Derek Felska

Do you ever get that feeling of deja vu?  Why?  Back in 2000, the Wild drafted Maxim Sushinsky in the…

Perhaps its fitting on a day where millions of Americans bust out their grills to celebrate Independence Day, that I…

If you are a regular reader of my work you probably know I’m a bit of a prospect geek.  During…

I think I finally know how Oprah Winfrey feels when she gleefully tells her audience that they will all be…

Before I say anything else, Happy 150th Canada Day to our neighbors to the north!  NHL Free Agency on July…

About a month ago, my sump pump failed and my basement got water in it.  About 40-50 gallons made its…

If watching the Vegas Golden Knights make their selections in the expansion draft was a real-life version of a fantasy…

For any Wild fan who watched the 1st round with the hope the team would somehow make a deal they…

Technology makes our lives easier, but access to technology is uneven throughout the world and most of us fortunate enough…

One thing I pride myself as a writer is that I keep track of the Minnesota Wild’s prospects where I…

The old drafting axiom is you ‘never take a goaltender with your 1st round pick.’  No problem this year for…

The shot across the bow.  The maritime version of a warning shot as a way to encourage another ship to…

The Stanley Cup and Conn Smythe have been awarded.  You can go and enjoy summer without worrying about whether or…

The NHL is a copy cat league.  If one team wins the Stanley Cup with grit and toughness, then teams…

The Memorial Cup is behind us and the NHL Combine has concluded and with the Stanley Cup Finals still in…

The Minnesota Wild’s season may have come to an end, but they still have had players and prospects playing meaningful…

The Stock Market game, perhaps one of my favorite memories from my junior high days.  In 8th grade, our Social…

Everyone needs a little time to process and calm down from what was another disappointing finish to a Wild season….

The NFL draft has become the premier draft event in professional sports in North America.  It is exhaustively covered in…

When the Western Conference playoff picture became more clear in the last two weeks of the NHL regular season, as…

Blues Lead Series 3-1 Minnesota Wild 1.25 Goals For Per Game (15th in the NHL Playoffs) 1.75 Goals Against Per…

Spoiler alert, (I am only saying that because I guess its the polite thing to do, even with an older…

Blues Lead Series 3-0 Minnesota Wild 1.00 Goals For Per Game (15th in the NHL Playoffs) 2.33 Goals Against Per…

Mental toughness.  Its an important thing for nearly anyone to learn in life, whether at the workplace, school or at…

Blues Lead Series 2-0 Minnesota Wild 1.00 Goals For Per Game (14th in the NHL Playoffs) 2.00 Goals Against Per…

A long while ago, on the wild.com message boards a fan made a quip about Pascal Dupuis that always gets…

Blues Lead Series 1-0 Minnesota Wild 1.00 Goals For Per Game (11th in the NHL Playoffs) 2.00 Goals Against Per…

Its all about the quest for 16.  The team that wins 16 games in the playoffs will be the ones…

Minnesota Wild (49-25-8)  106pts  2nd in the Central 3.21 Goals For Per Game (2nd in the NHL) 2.51 Goals Against…