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Wild's Blake Coleman: Pots game-winner in Wild debut
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Coleman scored the game-winning goal on the power play in Thursday's 3-1 victory over the Predators.
Acquired from Calgary in an offseason trade, Coleman made an immediate impact in his Minnesota debut, taking a feed down low from Bobby Brink, wheeling to the front of the net and snapping the puck past Juuse Saros midway through the first period. Coleman is coming off his fourth career 20-goal campaign, but the 34-year-old has topped 40 points only once, instead providing value as a physical presence -- he's reached triple digits in hits in each of the last nine seasons.
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Wild's Jesper Wallstedt: Sharp in season-opening win
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Wallstedt turned aside 19 shots in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Predators.
Roman Josi spoiled his shutout bid with a one-timer midway through the second period, but otherwise Wallstedt had an answer for everything Nashville fired his way. The 23-year-old netminder figures to see a heavy workload over the first month of the season while Filip Gustavsson is recovering from hip surgery, but Wallstedt should be up to the task after a breakout 2025-26 that saw him deliver a 2.61 GAA and .915 save percentage over 35 regular-season games.
Wallstedt is expected to start on the road against Nashville on Thursday, per Dylan Loucks of The Hockey News.
Wallstedt has an 18-9-6 record, 2.61 GAA and .915 save percentage in 35 regular-season appearances with Minnesota in 2025-26. He's likely to be leaned on heavily at the start of the 2026-27 campaign because Filip Gustavsson (hip) is expected to be out until at least early November. Calvin Pickard will serve as the backup Thursday, and he might get the occasional start during Gustavsson's absence.
Stramel made a solid push for a roster spot with the Wild, but ultimately fell just short with the announcement of his move to AHL Iowa. The 21-year-old center had a strong 2025-26 campaign as Michigan State University's alternate captain, where he compiled 19 goals and 44 points across 37 appearances. While he won't be begin the season in the majors, his inclusion on Minnesota's roster until NHL Opening Night indicates that he might be right around the corner from making his NHL debut. He's a safe stash in most dynasty fantasy leagues.
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Wild's Brock Faber: Without timetable to return
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Faber underwent a procedure to repair his fractured skull and is without a timetable to return, per Michael Russo of The Athletic.
Faber left Friday's preseason contest against the Stars in the second period with his confirmed skull fracture. The 24-year-old's status will be closely monitored in the coming days until a timetable for his return is provided. Faber's role is not one that can be easily filled, as he exploded for 15 goals, 51 points, 173 shots on net and 148 blocked shots across 80 regular-season games in the 2025-26 campaign. He's a worthy candidate to occupy the IR spot in fantasy until he's able to return to Minnesota's top defensive pairing.
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Wild's Brock Faber: Begins season on IR
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Faber (upper body) will begin the 2026-27 regular season on injured reserve, per Dylan Loucks of The Hockey News.
Faber suffered the upper body injury during Friday's preseason matchup against the Stars. While he stayed in the game until the end of the second intermission, the issue has been revealed to be serious enough to keep him off the ice for Opening Night. It's a tough loss for the Wild's defensive unit, as Faber had a career year in the 2025-26 season with 15 goals, 51 points, 173 shots on net and 148 blocked shots across 80 regular-season games. His status will be monitored closely until more information about his timetable for return is released. Regardless, he will likely return to a role on the team's top pairing next to Quinn Hughes when healthy.
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Wild's Filip Gustavsson: Moves to injured reserve
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Gustavsson (hip) was placed on injured reserve Monday, according to Dylan Loucks of The Hockey News.
Gustavsson is expected to be out until at least early November. He posted a 28-15-6 record with two shutouts, a 2.69 GAA and a .903 save percentage in 50 appearances for Minnesota during the 2025-26 regular season. Once he returns, Gustavsson will be in the mix for starts with Jesper Wallstedt.
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Wild's Jesper Wallstedt: Another close loss
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Wallstedt stopped 16 of 18 shots in Friday's 2-1 preseason loss to the Stars.
Wallstedt lost both of his preseason outings, giving up three goals on 42 shots. He faced an NHL-caliber roster Friday, so the narrow loss is nothing to be concerned about. Expect to see a heavy amount of starts for Wallstedt while Filip Gustavsson (hip) finishes his recovery early in 2026-27.
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Wild's Brock Faber: Exits Friday's game
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Faber sustained an apparent upper-body injury after being hit with a puck in the second period of Friday's preseason game versus the Stars, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports.
Faber initially remained in the game, but he was pulled during the second intermission. The 24-year-old defenseman's status wasn't updated after the game, though Smith reports there was at least an element of precaution involved. Faber will have a decent amount of time to get healthy ahead of the Wild's season opener Thursday in Nashville.
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Wild's Mason Shaw: Hits waivers
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Shaw was put on waivers by Minnesota on Thursday.
Shaw had 15 goals, 44 points and 67 PIM in 71 regular-season outings with AHL Manitoba in 2025-26. The 27-year-old hasn't played in the NHL since 2023-24 when he had a goal, three points and 34 PIM in 20 regular-season outings with Minnesota.
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Wild's Tyler Pitlick: Placed on waivers
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Pitlick was placed on waivers by the Wild on Thursday for the purpose of reassignment to AHL Iowa.
Pitlick made 32 regular-season appearances for the Wild last year, recording two goals, 78 hits, 24 PIM and 19 blocked shots while averaging a career-low 7:46 of ice time. He'll begin the regular season in the minors if he clears waivers but will be a candidate to be called up if Minnesota deals with injuries at some point.
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Wild's Justin Kirkland: Waived by Minnesota
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Kirkland was placed on waivers by the Wild on Thursday for the purpose of reassignment to AHL Iowa.
Kirkland is coming off back-to-back years in which he made at least 20 regular-season appearances with Calgary, and he signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Wild during the offseason. He'll likely spend most of the year in the minors once again, but his NHL experience makes him a candidate to be called up if the Wild need additional depth at some point.
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Wild's Dylan Gambrell: Put on waivers
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Gambrell was placed on waivers by Minnesota on Thursday.
Gambrell had 10 goals and 36 points in 35 regular-season appearances with AHL Iowa in 2025-26. The 30-year-old is likely to spend most, if not all, of the upcoming campaign in the minors.
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Wild's Caedan Bankier: Cut from camp
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Bankier was placed on waivers by the Wild on Thursday.
Bankier generated 10 goals and 10 assists in 66 regular-season games for AHL Iowa last year, but that wasn't enough for him to break into the NHL roster. Selected by the organization in the third round of the 2021 NHL Draft, the 23-year-old center is a long shot to appear in an NHL game this year.
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Wild's Roman Schmidt: Hits waiver wire
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Schmidt was designated for waivers Thursday.
Schmidt has logged 98 regular-season games in the minors, producing just three goals and six assists. As such, even if he does see NHL action this year, he doesn't offer enough offensive upside to be worth picking up in fantasy contests.
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Wild's Carson Lambos: Waived Thursday
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Lambos was waived by Minnesota on Thursday.
Lambos had eight goals, 19 points and 48 PIM in 70 regular-season appearances in AHL Iowa. He made his NHL debut Dec. 18, 2025 in which he had a plus-1 rating, one shot and one block. Lambos hasn't appeared in an NHL game since that date, but it wouldn't be surprising if he gets another chance with Minnesota at some point during the 2026-27 campaign.
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Wild's Matt Kiersted: Placed on waivers
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Kiersted was put on waivers by Minnesota on Thursday.
Kiersted had four goals, 12 points and 38 PIM in 49 regular-season appearances with AHL Iowa in 2025-26. He also has two goals and eight points in 45 career NHL regular-season games. The 28-year-old is likely to spend the majority of the upcoming campaign in the minors, but he might be summoned for a stint or two during the season, should the Wild require an injury replacement on the blue line.
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Wild's Jesper Wallstedt: Gets no help in preseason loss
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Wallstedt stopped 22 of 24 shots in Wednesday's 2-0 preseason loss to the Stars.
Wallstedt was tasked with his first start of the preseason, but the team in front of him was largely an AHL-level roster. In that context, this was a good performance for Wallstedt, who will also play in Minnesota's preseason finale at home versus the Stars on Friday. The 23-year-old netminder will carry a heavy load in goal to begin 2026-27 while Filip Gustavsson (hip) misses the first month-plus of the campaign.
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