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In this episode, Derek (@CreaseAndAssist), Kalisha (@KalishaTownsell), and Theresa (@MNSOTA24) discuss which player Wild fans would like to see moved this summer, the way too early prediction for where the team will finish for the 2024-25 season, and share memories of the late great Al Shaver, the voice of the Minnesota North Stars. We will also take time to answer listener questions too.

If you would like to join the conversation, tweet at one of us and tag it #CreasePodcast, and we'll put it on our next show.

Also as a reminder, please join us at our NHL draft party on June 28th at Tom Reid's Hockey City Pub from 5:30pm-10:00pm, we'd love to meet and greet!

In this episode, Derek (@CreaseAndAssist), Kalisha (@KalishaTownsell), and Theresa (@MNSOTA24) discuss the conclusion of the 2023-24 Minnesota Wild season, and in particular the comments made by Wild General Manager, Bill Guerin in his post-season press conference. We also share our listeners "Way Too Early Wild Slogans" for the 2024-25 Wild season. Lastly, we finish it up by talking about the NHL relocating and selling the Arizona Coyotes to Ryan Smith and the club moving to Salt Lake City, Utah.

If you would like to join the conversation, tweet one of us and tag it #CreasePodcast, and we will discuss it on our next show. Thanks to everyone who has interacted with us this season (voting on polls, commenting, tweeting at us), it has truly been a treat.

If you would like to join our playoff bracket challenge, go to https://bracketchallenge.nhl.com/en/leagues and search for the league CreasePodcast, and use the password CreaseAndAssist. This is purely for fun, and we will mention updates in future shows. 

So while Derek (@CreaseAndAssist) was away, Theresa (@MNSOTA24) and Kalisha (@KalishaTownsell) had some things to say about the Minnesota Wild in his absence. It also appears that our listeners had a lot to say as well, especially by the number of questions received that they would love to ask Wild General Manager Bill Guerin. Theresa and Kalisha enjoyed answering those questions for you all (technical difficulties may have ensued), and we hope you love the sarcastic spin we gave them. They also discussed a poll in regards to how the fans are feeling about the organization in the remaining days of the season. And then, if they didn't answer enough questions, they answered a few more, and then gave their picks for the NCAA Men's Hockey Championship winner as well as a bit of general hockey news.

If you would like to be a part of the conversation, please tweet at Derek, Theresa, or Kalisha, and use the hashtag #CreasePodcast, and we'll be  sure to add it to the next episode. 

In this episode, Derek (@CreaseAndAssist), Theresa (@MNSOTA24), and Kalisha (@KalishaTownsell) discuss the recent suspension of Ryan Hartman and whether it was justified or not. We also have a short segment where we consider what one question each of us would ask Wild General Manager Bill Guerin if we could as well as answer listener questions. Lastly, Derek discusses his thoughts on the NCAA transfer portal in full effect.

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In this episode, Derek (@CreaseAndAssist) and Theresa (@MNSOTA24) discuss the Minnesota Wild's latest misfortunes in March as well as discuss how fans see the rest of the 2023-24 season playing out. They also discuss the return of Vladislav Firstov from Russia as well as answer listener questions. Theresa then tackles the NHL's ignorance of CTE as another enforcer and former Wild player Chris Simon passes away far too soon. 

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In this episode, Derek (@CreaseAndAssist) and Theresa (@MNSOTA24) discuss the resurgence of Marc-Andre Fleury as the Wild make a push for the post-season. Have the Wild abandoned the Gus Bus for good? We also discuss the arrival of Marat Khusnutdinov and his Minnesota Wild debut. After that, we answer listener question, share some news around the hockey world, and round out the episode with Theresa talking about the Alpharetta, GA based ownership group and their push for NHL expansion to Georgia (for the third time).

If you would like to join the conversation, you can tweet at Derek, Theresa, or Kalisha (@KalishaTownsell) and tag it #CreasePodcast, and we'll answer it on our next show.