The Minnesota Wild have a goaltender problem. No, it’s not like you think. Devan Dubnyk appears to be just fine, and both goalies behind him on the roster in Darcy Kuemper and Alex Stalock aren’t injured either. Dubnyk is a fine goaltender, and so was Niklas Backstrom in his heyday. Dwayne Roloson is a name from Wild nostalgia and was solid as well as he and another goalie from Wild lore Manny Fernandez combined to be a formidable tandem. The common theme among those names though are that they were either free agent signings or acquired via trade. The Wild hasn’t drafted and developed an upper-echelon goaltender in their entire 16 year history.
The Wild’s goalie vicious cycle: Inability to draft and develop a franchise goalie
