After the Minnesota Wild lost by a score of 9-1 to the St. Louis Blues, a team that is about to crater to the will of opposing general managers and sell off some rental skaters, a glimmer of hope shone through the cloud of shit.
Over in Iowa, the AHL Wild were facing the league’s top team in the Chicago Wolves. Beyond this matchup in a weird shortened season for the minor league, Matt Boldy was making his professional hockey debut.
One of Minnesota’s top prospects, the 2019 first-round pick signed his entry-level contract after his season with Boston College came to an end last month.