What a time to be a Minnesota sports fan.  Well, at least a Minnesota hockey fan.  Well after tonight’s Gopher loss to Michigan Tech, it’s a good time to be a Minnesota Wild fan.

The wild are still clinging to the top spot in the NHL after playing with nearly 10 rookies and having a regular rotation into the training room.  Latendresse and Zidlicky have been out a majority of the season with Clutterbuck and Setoguchi missing recent games.  Perhaps the most noteworthy injury is Josh Harding’s “upper body” issue resulting from an errant elbow from a fellow Wild member.  This has been noteworthy because, with Backstrom already sidelined, the Wild called up Matt Hacket from the Houston Aeros of the AHL.  He made his NHL debut after Harding went down in the first minute of the game on December 6^th.  His first start came the next game on December 8^th.  He’s handled himself surprisingly well in his first two appearances notching a win in both games.

It seems like finally one Minnesota team has things going right for them (knock on wood).  Hopefully the Gophs can come back tomorrow night to split the series with Tech.

It’s also worth noting that while watching Hockey the last few nights, the promos for the Timberwolves are actually making me a little excited to watch them play.  I hope Rubio is worth all the drama that he created the last few years.

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