Wild shutout on home ice in game one of the playoffs vs St. Louis Blues

Wild shutout on home ice in game one of the playoffs vs St. Louis Blues

Author: The Athletic May 3, 2022 Duration: 1:31:32

Michael Russo discusses the Minnesota Wild's disappointing start to the playoffs, dropping a 4-0 decision to the St. Louis Blues on Minnesota home ice. Russo dives deep into the performance by the Wild who struggled on special teams and in net and to light the lamp. Mike also offers his opinion as to what the Wild need to do in game two to pull even with the Blues.

Russo welcomes St. Louis Blues writer Jeremy Rutherford to a special live room segment of SFTS taking Wild and Blues fans calls on the series. 


This segment was recorded before the start of game one on the afternoon of Monday, May 2nd. 


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