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A CLOSER LOOK AT THE ROSTER PROJECTED FORWARD LINES ADDITIONS SUBTRACTIONS Kirill Kaprizov / Joel Eriksson Ek / Mats Zuccarello Matt Boldy / Marco Rossi / Vladimir Tarasenko Marcus Foligno / Danila Yurov / Ryan Hartman Yakov Trenin / Nico Sturm / Marcus Johansson D Jon Merrill D Declan Chisholm C Freddy Gaudreau G Marc-Andre Fleury LW Gustav Nyquist RW Vladimir Tarasenko C Nico Sturm C Danila Yurov D Zeev Buium D David Jiricek G Jesper Wallstedt P R E S E N T E D B Y Russo's Rants Photos / Zach Siegert/ZW Photography, Getty Images his days starring for the St. Louis Blues. They also reacquired once-Wild center Nico Sturm to stabilize a checking role, assist with their lowly penalty killing and hopefully help in the faceoff circle, where he's become elite in the four years since playing for the Wild. In those four years, by the way, Sturm won Stanley Cups with Colorado and Florida. Remember, the Wild had the best record in the NHL around mid-December of last season until injuries derailed every thing. Like a domino, players began to fall, like Kirill Kaprizov, Jonas Brodin, Jared Spurgeon, Jake Middleton, Joel Eriksson Ek and others. The Wild fell back to earth and eked into the playoffs before losing to Vegas in Round 1. The hope once again is if the Wild can remain healthy, they 'll have a chance to regain firm standing in a very tough Central Division. Obviously, they 'll need great goaltending from Filip Gustavsson and prolific scoring from the likes of Kaprizov, Boldy and Rossi, but where this team goes may largely depend on the young guys. The Wild could have nearly a half dozen youngsters in the lineup with Jesper Wallstedt elevated to backup goalie, Zeev Buium and David Jiricek v ying for roster spots on the blue line and Danila Yurov finally arriving in the United States from Russia and Liam Ohgren having a shot after spending much of last season in Iowa, where he scored 19 goals and 37 points in 41 games. PLAYERS TO WATCH Kaprizov: On the verge of perhaps the biggest extension in NHL history when this story went to print, Kaprizov is VYING FOR SPOTS: Danila Yurov, Liam Ohgren, Vinnie Hinostroza, Tyler Pitlick, Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Brett Leason Jonas Brodin / Brock Faber Jake Middleton / Jared Spurgeon Zeev Buium / David Jiricek SEVENTH DEFENSEMAN: Zach Bogosian PROJECTED GOALIES Filip Gustavsson / Jesper Wallstedt THIRD GOALIE: Cal Petersen M H J ON L I N E . C O M | O C T O B E R 2 0 2 5 28 Filip Gustavsson Wild forward Marcus Foligno pressured Moorhead native and New York Rangers defenseman Will Borgen on March 13, 2025. PROJECTED DEFENSE PAIRS VYING FOR SPOTS: David Jiricek, Jack Johnson, Carson Lambos Kirill Kaprizov Jake Middleton