Wildly Biased Show: Week #12-13

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Well hello again, hockey fans! Welcome to a special double-stack episode of the Wildly Biased Show!

Folks, since we last spoke the Minnesota Wild played six games and took points out of them all. A 4-0-2 record in those games has left the Wild a mere two points behind St. Louis for second place the Central Division with games in hand on everybody else.

Phil & I are back to discuss the Minnesota Wild's success over these past couple of weeks.  We discuss all kinds of stuff.

-The surprising success of Darcy Kuemper & his long term prospects with the Wild
-The Jekyll & Hyde performance of the Colorado Avalanche
-The non-existent Niklas Backstrom trade market
-The arrival of Jarret Stoll
-The possibility that Erik Haula has hit his ceiling
-Thomas Vanek's continued excellence
-Marco Scandella's attempt to end Antti Raanta's career
-Mikko Koivu's Selke Trophy potential
-Whether or not we still hate the Vancouver Canucks
-Just how peculiar the careers of the Sedin Twins have been
-The Wild's inability to develop goalies
-Jason Pominville's hot streak
-The official retirement of Keith Ballard

After all of that, we take a trip around the league to have a look at the flotsam of the NHL.

-The end of Patrick Kane's point streak
-The fallout of the Board Of Governor's meeting regarding expansion & executive compensation
-The curious legacy of Pascal Dupuis
-The looming rebranding of the Toronto Maple Leafs & Florida Panthers
-John Tortorella's benching of Ryan Johansen out in Columbus
-The insane contract demands of Andrew Ladd, Dustin Byfuglien, & Jacob Trouba
-STAMMERGEDDON!

All that plus all the non-sequiturs, dead air, & obscenities you could ever want! As you can see, it's a fun week.

Episode #12-13 (12/19/15) by Wildlybiased on Mixcloud

We'll be back next week to discuss the Wild's trip down to Nashville and the back-to-back St. Paul appearances of the Dallas Stars and Montreal Canadiens. Going to be a good test.

As always, feel free to drop us a line here on the blog or via e-mail (WildlyBiased@gmail.com). You can also hit us up on Twitter (Phil at @Phileeeeeeep and me at @WildlyBiased). We'd love to discuss the Wild, the NHL, or, really, whatever you feel like talking about.
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Wildly Biased Show: Week #5

Well hello again, podcast fans!  Welcome to Week #5 of the Wildly Biased Show!

The Wild are 2-0 at home this season and Phil & Trevor are back to break it all down. In this week's show they discuss the predictability of the Wild's loss in Anaheim, the trouble with trying to defend Shawn Horcoff, a solid win at home against the Jackets, the end of the Todd Richards Era, the beginning of the John Tortorella Era, exactly what went wrong for Columbus this season, Thomas Vanek's motivation, Mathew Dumba's struggles, the re-emergence of Marco Scandella, Charlie Coyle's struggles at center, the weird bond between the Blue Jackets & the Rangers, Stockholm Syndrome as a coaching technique, Ryan Suter's feisty new style, the significance of a Wild/Blue Jackets game in October, and just what the hell "Blue Jackets Hockey" means.

They also take their weekly trip around the league to discuss Connor McDavid's coming out party, the Cold War, how the Blackhawks will cope with the loss of Duncan Keith, how the Blues will cope with the loss of Paul Stastny, the amount of "talent" Todd Richards has worked with over the years, the likelihood of Montreal going undefeated this season, Zac Rinaldo's latest transgression, the universal sadness that comes with Kari Ramo's demotion, and the renewed Battle Of Alberta.

As always, the show's free to stream.  Also, as always, be aware that we use some big-boy language on the show.

Episode #5 (10/23/15) by Wildlybiased on Mixcloud

They'll be back next week to discuss the f rematch with the Ducks, the first round of this year's slugfest with the Jets, Connor McDavid's first appearance in St. Paul, and whatever else happens around the league.

As always, feel free to drop us a line here on the blog or via e-mail (WildlyBiased@gmail.com). You can also hit us up on Twitter (Phil at @Phileeeeeeep and me at @WildlyBiased). We'd love to discuss the Wild, the NHL, or, really, whatever you feel like talking about. We try to keep it open around here.