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The Minnesota Wild will start their best of 5 series against Vancouver August 2 in Edmonton. The Wild start camp today in St. Paul but many of the players have been skating and getting ready for the return for weeks now. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

The NHL plans to return to play starting August 1. Edmonton and Toronto appear to be the hub cities when play resumes. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. Jim says the Wild and the rest of the Western Conference will likely be headed for Edmonton.

The Minnesota Wild shutout the Vegas Golden Knights Tuesday night 4-0 behind a shutout by Alex Stalock. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says the Wild may have benefited from the Jason Zucker trade.

The Timberwolves and the Wild both lost Monday night and both are trending toward missing the playoffs. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

The Minnesota Wild have won 5 games in a row and are now tied with 3 other teams with 32 points for the last playoff spot in the Western Conference. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

The Minnesota Wild are just 2 points out of the last wildcard spot in the Western Conference after posting a 4-game winning streak which includes a 4-2 win at Florida Tuesday night. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan and I talked about the struggles of the Minnesota Wild and the Timberwolves. I asked Jim if either organization should tear it down and start over. He explained how complicated and risky that is.

The Minnesota Wild lost 5-2 to the Detroit Red Wings Saturday night. Tyler Bertuzzi scored 3 goals and former Wild player Thomas Vanek added 2 goals for Detroit.

The Minnesota Wild lost 3-2 at home against the Pittsburgh Penguins Monday night. Minnesota trailed 2-1 after 1 period and 3-1 after 2. The Wild managed a 3rd period goal from Zach Parise but it wasn't enough to pull out the win.

The Minnesota Wild lost 5-2 at Chicago Thursday night. Minnesota tied the game at 1 in the 1st period on a goal from Zach Parise before Chicago scored 3 unanswered goals to lead 4-1 in the 3rd period.