Wild Need To Try To Get Nikita Kucherov

Image courtesy of © Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images By Thomas Williams - 2 hours ago That's Wild It's no secret that Nikita Kucherov and Kirill Kaprizov would love playing together. Two of the best wingers in the league that share a home country. Kucherov is heading to free agency and especially if Quinn Hughes isn't hanging around, then maybe the Wild should just go ahead and spend that money on one of the best players of his generation. It feels like a move that you don't even need to think about. Would it be super smart to potentially hand $120 million to a 34-year-old winger? Maybe not but Kucherov is the kind of player you happily take whenever you can and make this team even more dangerous offensively. You figure out the rest later. [The Athletic] The Wild collapsed big time against the Tampa Bay Lightning and it has suddenly put the future of the team's goaltending in focus. [Hockey Wilderness] There are more reasons for optimism about this team's near future. Brock Faber is nearing his return as he's back on the ice at Wild practice. [Hockey Wilderness] Faber was at Wild practice for the second straight day on Friday and he understands that his terrifying skull fracture injury could have been even worse. [NHL.com] Off the trail... The New Jersey Devils and Connor Hellebuyck decided to be cowards. As they visit the Winnipeg Jets and Hellebuyck would face the team that he requested a trade from this past summer (and got his wish), the Devils announced that their starter will not be playing. And to make it even worse, they gave the excuse of playing him would lower their win probability. It has made everyone look terrible and cowardly. [Daily Faceoff] The Chicago Blackhawks are a mess. They're having another bad season and questions need to be asked. Will they ever stop rebuilding? Will Connor Bedard eventually ask out before his current contract is over? What will they have to do this season to make it worth while and not just finish with yet another top-five draft pick that will add another disappointing young player to this disappointing team. [Sportsnet] Mark Scheifele scored with just a second left in regulation to earn a big massive win over the Lightning. After losing nine straight, the Jets seem to be getting back to feeling themselves. [NHL.com] By Thomas Williams Think you could write a story like this? Hockey Wilderness wants you to develop your voice, find an audience, and we'll pay you to do it. Just fill out this form .