The Minnesota Wild has been considered a top defensive team in the NHL for some time now. Whether through analytics or the eye test, it’s hard to say that the Wild haven’t been built through goaltending and defense. However, the defensive core was disbanded over the offseason with the departure of Ryan Suter and Carson Soucy. The plus side is that they brought in some solid replacements for Suter, and general manager Bill Guerin bolstered the third pair too. For context purposes, these defensemen are the only ones that have at least 50 minutes of time on ice so far this season.
Wild’s blue line additions paying huge dividends to team success
