The Minnesota Wild and their defenders have a certain stereotype about them. It’s almost a knock at this point in spite of how effective Minnesota’s defense corps has been historically. “The most boring team in hockey,” clamor fans of opposing teams, and to an extent, they have a point. Defense comes first on this team, especially for the players who make their bread from the back end of the ice. As far as prospects go, 2021 first-round draft selection Carson Lambos is as prototypical of a Minnesota Wild defender as you’ll ever find.
Lambos skates well, using his feet to keep pace with fast opponents as well as evade forecheckers.