Stay ConnectedThe Athletic’s Michael Russo shares his thoughts in the form of an audio diary and talks to some of the most interesting players, coaches, scouts, and executives in the game, while on the road with the Minnesota Wild.
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Steve Goldstein, the play by play voice of the Florida Panthers joins Mike on this week's edition of Straight From the Source. 'Goldy' talks about his history working in south Florida as the Panthers play by play, the Panthers exciting start to the 2021/2022 season and former Wild forward Andrew Brunette stepping into the hot seat, behind the bench taking the place of Joel Quenneville as the head coach of the Panthers. Steve tells Mike about his charity 'Goldies Gang', which allows less fortunate kids to playing hockey and be able to watch Panthers games for free.
Russo also provides updates on the Wild who are first in the Central Division, even tough they lost back to back games in the state of Florida to the Panthers and Lightning this weekend.
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Wild rookie Brandon Duhaime joins SFTS to talk about life as an NHLer compared to the AHL, Duhaime addresses the sacrifices his family made to allow a Floridian to make it all the way to the big show, and his friendship with Arizona Coyotes superstar Jakob Chychrun. Plus, Brandon discusses how excited he is to play his first NHL game this weekend at Florida and the school shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School, which is right in his backyard and where he would have gone to high school had he not left for British Columbia as a teenager.
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During a laugh-out-loud-funny podcast, Tom Reid, the former North Stars and Blackhawks defenseman and longtime Wild radio color analyst joins SFTS to tell hilarious story after story about the good 'ole days and a lifetime in hockey, including his best pranks, Kurtzie, Lou Nanne, J.P. Parise, playing against Jean Beliveau and of course his thoughts on the Wild's exciting start.
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Minnesota Wild director of team operations Andrew Heydt returns to SFTS to tell the epic story of how Bill Guerin and Kirill Kaprizov got back to Minnesota after he signed, navigating team travel in the midst of a world pandemic like last week's audible after positive tests and a look back at last season's Wild outbreak. Plus, planning Duluth and the upcoming Winter Classic.
Russo also provides updates on the WIld's recent struggles including the power outage from Kirill Kaprizov and Kevin Fiala ahead of tonight's game vs the Ottawa Senators.
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Wild center Nico Sturm joins SFTS to talk about that Matt Dumba slapper to his "jewels," his doppelganger , Nick Bjugstad, and being a pending free agent. The Wild's hard working defensive center talks about taking advantage of every opportunity that the Wild coaching staff awards him, and he answers questions from Wild fans via Russo's twitter, including who's the fastest and funniest Wild player, his untraditional road to the NHL, his professional hockey-playing girlfriend, his awesome autograph and he takes part in a German-themed rapid fire.
Plus Russo provides an update on the red hot Wild, who might find themselves in a bit of COVID-19 trouble, with some players being put on the inactive list tomorrow after testing positive.
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After a breakout season, Joel Eriksson Ek, armed with an 8-year deal, joins SFTS to talk about new line-mates Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello, his impressive fitness regimen, why he makes opponents so mad, why Jonas Brodin has been so important to him on and off the ice and what life is like for him in Sweden and Minnesota.
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Wild.com’s Dan Myers returns to SFTS to preview the Central with Russo, as the Wild get set to kick off their season on Friday in Anaheim. Dan and Russo discuss the Wild's continued interest in Jack Eichel and the boys do a complete Minnesota Wild overview on each line and defensive pairing. Plus they look forward to Brandon Duhaime’s NHL debut, Joel Eriksson Ek fitting in with Kaprizov and Zuccarello, plus the addition of Rem Pitlick, Wild prospects and much more.
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Gritty, agitating second-line center and avid outdoorsman Ryan Hartman joins SFTS to talk about his ascension as an impactful Wild player, why he signed for less money to stay, the crazy 2019 story as to going off the grid and finding out he was traded AND a free agent, where his antagonistic style stems from, the impact cancer has made on his life, his love of fishing and Minnesota and a harrowing childhood near-death experience falling through ice.
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Wild veteran Marcus Foligno returns to SFTS to talk about the Winter Classic, getting an "A" and making the Wild locker room welcoming to everybody, Marcus also addresses his pal Jack Eichel, his new line-mate Ryan Hartman, and he shares some more funny Kirill Kaprizov and Adam Beckman stories. Plus Marcus addresses the decision his brother Nick made to join the Bruins in Boston instead of the Wild. Marcus also talks about his favorite locker room pranks, his typical game day routine and his evolution as an NHL leader and player.
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Fresh off the Minnesota Wild rookie camp, Mike Russo welcomes Marco Rossi and Matthew Boldy, the Wild's top two prospects to the season premiere of Straight From the Source.
The boys discuss their excitement at competing for spots on the Wild's roster this fall, and they answer twitter questions from Wild fans too.
Plus Mike address the continued negotiations between Minnesota Wild and star player Kirill Kaprizov who remains without a contract for the new season.
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