Worst Seats in the House w/ Michael Russo & Anthony LaPanta - Minnesota Wild Podcast

Guerin’s change of heart

15 Jul 2022

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Russo and LaPanta break down the Cam Talbot trade, rave about the prospects, talk #mnwild goalie situation & free agency, and Russo loses it on Ta...

12-year-old steals the show

12 Jul 2022

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Russo and LaPanta talk Kaprizov, goalie situation, draft, and free agency, but a packed house at Elsie’s is blown away by 12-yo Jack’s questions. ...

Fiala trade breakdown

30 Jun 2022

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After 100 pods of speculation, Kevin Fiala is traded for a 1st-round pick & Brock Faber, and Russo and Panther break it down. Plus, they talk Avs'...

The Prosssenator & The Panther

21 Jun 2022

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Anthony LaPanta & Nate Prosser discuss the Stanley Cup final, tell stories, talk about the Pross Box and more, Live from Tuttle’s. Supported by:...

Stanley Cup preview

14 Jun 2022

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Russo and LaPanta preview the #avs #tblightning Stanley Cup Final, look back at the East Final and answer lots of #mnwild Twitter questions: Next Live...

Conference final preview

01 Jun 2022

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Michael Russo and Anthony LaPanta break down the Western and Eastern Conference Finals, then answer #mnwild Twitter questions galore. Supported by: R...

Offseason preview

26 May 2022

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Russo and LaPanta, in a fun show at Elsie’s, look ahead to the offseason, talk Fiala, Dumba & the current playoffs & answer lots of question...

Wild postmortem

18 May 2022

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Russo and LaPanta hold season wrapup after the Wild’s disappointing exit, plus analyze Guerin/Evason’s presser (Fiala, Fleury/Talbot, etc) Next li...

Best of three

10 May 2022

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At Tuttle’s, Russo and LaPanta preview Game 5 of #mnwild and #stlblues and the rest of the series tied at 2, plus answer awesome questions from the ...

Digesting Game 1

04 May 2022

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Michael Russo, Anthony Lapanta & Jeremy Rutherford talk Game 1 loss look ahead to Game 2 of #mnwild #stlblues series, plus former Blaine coach Dav...

Bill Guerin LIVE!

26 Apr 2022

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Minnesota Wild General Manager Bill Guerin joins Michael Russo and Anthony LaPanta in front of a PACKED house at Tuttle’s. Stories are told, and que...

Wild vs. Blues

21 Apr 2022

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Michael Russo and Anthony LaPanta talk the upcoming Wild-Blues series, who starts Game 1, Kevin Fiala's hot streak, and managing rest before the playo...

Russo tries to slay dragon

12 Apr 2022

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Michael Russo and Anthony LaPanta talk Wild-Blues, Middleton, #mnwild goalie rotation, and Russo’s attempt to beat LaPanta for fantasy title. The ...

Wild rolling

05 Apr 2022

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The Wild are riding a 10-game point streak into Nashville, and LaPanta and Russo break down the recent hot streak, Fleury/Talbot, Kaprizov/Zuccarello,...

Worlds are colliding!

29 Mar 2022

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While Russo is on "vacation", Bally Sports North’s Wes Walz and Tim Laudner join Anthony LaPanta for a night at Tuttle’s filled with stories and W...

Flower Power

23 Mar 2022

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One day after the Wild traded for future Hall of Famer Marc-Andre Fleury, Russo and LaPanta breakdown an active trade deadline for the #mnwild. The ...

Breaking down Jost-Sturm trade

16 Mar 2022

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Hours after the Wild acquired Tyson Jost, Russo and LaPanta break down the trade, talk #mnwild trade deadline, and their continued slide down the stan...

Toast to Hoyle

08 Mar 2022

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Russo and LaPanta discuss the struggling Wild, their goaltending and defensive woes, Jack McBain's future, the trade deadline, and toast Anthony's lat...

Wild are loooooose

24 Feb 2022

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Russo and LaPanta discuss the Wild, whose game has started to slip lately, and talk Fiala, goaltending, and more. The next live show is at Splitrock...

Welcome Megan

18 Feb 2022

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Russo and LaPanta break down the Wild’s inconsistent week, look ahead and welcome Wild media relations specialist Megan Kogut to give fans a sense o...

Russo’s achy back

10 Feb 2022

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Russo and LaPanta talk about Wild-Jets fireworks, Foligno's possible suspension, acquiring a center, and Russo’s excruciating couple weeks. Next l...

Wild midseason report

04 Feb 2022

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Russo and LaPanta talk #mnwild at the midseason, Greenway extension, Boldy’s first 10 NHL games, Fiala’s hot streak and much more. Next live sho...

Wyoming Road Trip

26 Jan 2022

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Live from Splitrocks, Russo and LaPanta talk trade deadline, #mnwild culture and hot streak, Dewar, Kaprizov, GREEF Line and take questions. Next li...

Russo Rants

20 Jan 2022

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In the latest Worst Seats, Russo and Panther talk revised Wild schedule, Twitter, MacKinnon, Oilers tension, trading for a center, Greenway and Hartma...

Likable Pross

14 Jan 2022

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Nate Prosser, one of the most liked teammates in #mnwild history, and his father, Chris, join Russo and Lapanta to talk about his improbable and grati...

Russo’s in no mood for roses

05 Jan 2022

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Russo and LaPanta dissect a busy day of Wild news with the NHL debuts of Rossi and Boldy, Rask put on waivers, Bjugstad hurt, and rehash the Winter Cl...

Frigid Classic

31 Dec 2021

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Russo and LaPanta talk sub-zero Winter Classic, Evason’s extension, schedule chaos, #mnwild adversity and more.    Next live show at Tuttle’s Ja...

Jinxes are real

23 Dec 2021

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Russo puts a hex on the Wild, witnesses a car accident, and LaPanta and Russo talk Eriksson Ek’s injury and how Wild react, Fiala’s game in Dallas...

T-shirts and Budget travel

16 Dec 2021

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Live from Elsie’s, Panther, and Russo talk #mnwild, COVID, Olympics, Khusnutdinov and invite Dane Mizutani up to rip the T-shirt guy.   Next live s...

Gabby, Yeozie head honchos again

07 Dec 2021

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Russo and LaPanta talk about the return of Bruce Boudreau and Mike Yeo as head coaches, plus talk Wild, their playoff chances, wonder if they're a cen...

Another packed house

30 Nov 2021

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In front of a full house at Tuttles, Russo and LaPanta discuss Mikko Koivu’s No. 9 retirement, Hartman, Sturm, and the #mnwild’s ability to conten...

LaPanta takes a cork to the eye

23 Nov 2021

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One day after LaPanta calls a game half-blind, Russo and Panther recount the scary incident, talk about Russo's travel nightmare and discuss Kevin Fia...

Packed House at Tuttle’s

16 Nov 2021

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Russo tries to get the audience to pick on LaPanta. Also, Kaprizov expectations, Wild’s great start and what’s different, awesome questions from t...

Panther’s on Margo s*it list

04 Nov 2021

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LaPanta's in hot water again with his wife, plus Russo and Panther talk Kaprizov, Fiala, Parise's return to Minnesota and answer tons of Twitter quest...

Wild COVID situation

28 Oct 2021

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The Wild are off to a great start but will now deal with some adversity as the coronavirus strikes the team again. Russo and Lapanta also on the Wild'...

Home opener preview

19 Oct 2021

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Russo and LaPanta dissect a 2-0 road trip, preview tonight’s home opener vs. WPG, rave about Freddy Gaudreau and the #mnwild’s depth.  Plus, an i...

Russo as a GM?

14 Oct 2021

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Live from Elsie’s, LaPanta puts the kibosh on any thought Russo could ever manage a hockey team, plus a #mnwild season preview.    Next live show ...

Final roster projection

07 Oct 2021

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Russo and LaPanta guess the final roster, plus talk Beckman, Duhaime, Rossi, Eichel, Kaprizov, Fiala and Leipold's comments on Parise and Suter.    ...

LIVE from Elsie’s

28 Sep 2021

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Russo and LaPanta catch you up on the latest in Wild and Winter Classic news, LIVE from Elsie’s in NE Minneapolis.   Supported by: Grain Belt (http...

NOW, he’s Dollar Bill Kirill

22 Sep 2021

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Russo and LaPanta do a breaking news Worst Seats pod where they dissect the Kaprizov contract, talk Rossi and Boldy, Dewar and Duhaime, talk Trampled ...

Live show Sept. 27!

17 Sep 2021

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Russo and LaPanta return to discuss the latest in the Kirill Kaprizov negotiations, if the Wild would ever even consider trading him, plus Boldy, Ross...

Winter Classic Jersey reax

07 Sep 2021

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On this week's Worst Seats, LaPanta and Russo discussed the mixed Winter Classic jersey reax, predict #mnwild Olympians, who should wear the A's, Khus...

The Grill Master gets beat

31 Aug 2021

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During a fun, live showdown at Kowalski’s in Shoreview, the self-provisioned Akaushi steak master Anthony LaPanta gets edged out by Troy during a fu...

Live show coming Aug. 30!

20 Aug 2021

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Russo and LaPanta discuss Fiala contract, Rossi feeling 100%, the Winter Classic, a humbling surprise at Profile, and they announce an Aug. 30, 6 p.m....

Dolla Bill Kirill to the KHL?

11 Aug 2021

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Russo and LaPanta discuss the latest threat in the problematic Wild-Kirill Kaprizov contract negotiation, plus they break down the Central Division, t...

Why take Fiala to arb?

06 Aug 2021

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Russo and LaPanta discuss whether the NHL will follow the NFL's vaccination path, break down the Wild's decision to take Kevin Fiala to arb, and talk ...

Unwrapping the Wild’s offseason moves

30 Jul 2021

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Russo and LaPanta talk about the Wild draft, their free-agent pickups highlighted by Goligoski, Kaprizov negotiations, and of course Jack Eichel.   ...

Russo’s playing hurt

22 Jul 2021

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Russo and LaPanta discuss how to replace Soucy/Suter, talk Kaprizov, Jack Eichel, a possible Foligno Bros. union, free agency, and Russo's pending sur...

Digesting Parise-Suter news

14 Jul 2021

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Why the Wild bought out Parise, Suter, the expansion and cap repercussions, where will they sign, and who do the Wild sign.   Supported by: Aquarius ...

One LaPanta falls in a pond

13 Jul 2021

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Panther and Russo discuss expansion scenarios, buyouts, trades, the Tampa Bay Lightning's latest Cup championship, and how to get into the sports biz....

Ek Yeah!

05 Jul 2021

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Russo and LaPanta break down Joel Eriksson Ek's new 8-year deal, the Kirill Kaprizov and Kevin Fiala negotiations, expansion, and the Cup Final.   Su...

Louuuuuu!

28 Jun 2021

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Lou Nanne invites Russo to his gorgeous cabin on Balsam Lake for storytime, what it was like GMing back in the day, Dino Ciccarelli, plus they talk St...

Ode to TK

23 Jun 2021

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Russo and LaPanta pay tribute to late Tom Kurvers and talk #mnwild offseason, Kaprizov negotiations, center trades, and Stanley Cup playoffs.   Suppo...

Sunday dinner at LaPanta’s

14 Jun 2021

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Russo and LaPanta do a podcast with many, many distractions but talk awards, Kaprizov contract, talk expansion and center acquisitions. Plus Chad Graf...

Welcome Billy G

03 Jun 2021

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Wild GM Billy Guerin pops into Worst Seats to talk the #mnwild’s season with LaPanta and Russo plus a busy offseason that includes re-signing Kapriz...

Game 6 advance

26 May 2021

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Russo and LaPanta tee up Game 6, plus talk Parise, Addison, Boldy, Kaprizov and discover LaPanta has been mispronouncing Akaushi.   Supported by: Aqu...

Game 3 advance

20 May 2021

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Russo and LaPanta break down the first 2 games of #mnwild #goldenknights series and tee up Game 3. We talk fans in the stands, Fleury, freeing up Kapr...

Wild playoff preview

13 May 2021

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Russo and LaPanta preview the Wild entering the playoffs and talk Eichel, Fiala, Parise, Russo’s touching Boogaard article, and much more.   Suppor...

Kapri$ov this, Kapri$ov that

06 May 2021

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Russo and LaPanta laud Kaprizov, break down the #mnwild & state of officiating, plus they discuss NHL stories: Tom Wilson, Backes, T.J. Oshie's ha...

Russo lives the LA life

30 Apr 2021

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Russo and LaPanta talk #mnwild playoffs, Russo's Marco Rossi story, Rask's redemption, Bjugstad, Parise and Russo hanging at the Polo Lounge in Beverl...

Russo rants

22 Apr 2021

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The sun hasn’t put Russo in a better mood as he rants about some know it all’s, and Russo and LaPanta talk about a Wild team in an unusual positio...

Digesting trade deadline

13 Apr 2021

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Russo and LaPanta dissect Monday's trade deadline that saw no #mnwild changes and few big changes leaguewide, plus the state of the Wild and when Russ...

Wild redemption series vs. Avs?

05 Apr 2021

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Russo and LaPanta break down the upcoming Wild-Avs series after Minnesota was trounced two weeks ago against the division leaders. Plus, fans in the s...

LaPanta mutes himself

23 Mar 2021

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LaPanta and Russo are joined by Kevin Gorg to share hilarious stories and talk #mnwild homestand and the upcoming trade deadline.   Supported by: Kri...

How Good are the Wild?

19 Mar 2021

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Russo and LaPanta break down #mnwild, plus Dumba's injury, Avs charitable shot crew, best and worst broadcast/press locations and when Kevin Gorg flip...

Panther, The Exterminator

11 Mar 2021

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Russo and LaPanta break down the surging Wild, the play of Kaprizov, Kahkonen, Eriksson Ek, and Brodin, plus Panthers gives in and vows to hire an ext...

Russo Does Vegas

02 Mar 2021

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Russo and LaPanta break down the Wild's 7-game point streak, Russo's first road trip, Kaprizov, Al Stalock, Zach Parise, the West Division, and much m...

Wild on a tear

25 Feb 2021

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Russo and LaPanta break down the #mnwild's 4-game win streak, the Kaprizov-Rask-Zuccarello line, Hartman's move to center, and Kahkonen. Supported by:...

Spying on the LaPantas

19 Feb 2021

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Russo and LaPanta break down everything about the Wild's past 2 games, talk Eichel, power play, Addison/Mermis.   Supported by: Kowalski’s (https:/...

COVID, COVID, COVID

11 Feb 2021

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Russo and LaPanta break down the #mnwild's COVID-19 outbreak, how it happened and what's coming down the pike. They talk Mikko Koivu's retirement, the...

Hockey and cooking

03 Feb 2021

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Russo and LaPanta talk COVID-19 outbreaks and why Russo didn't go to Denver, Rossi, Fiala, injuries, Greenway on the PP.   Thanks to Kowalski’s (ht...

Worst Seats in the House - Walzie throwing darts

29 Jan 2021

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Russo and LaPanta are joined by former Minnesota Wild player and FSN color guy Wes Walz to discuss the Wild's start, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov vs. Gaborik...

Home opener preview

22 Jan 2021

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Fresh off a 3-1 Wild road trip, LaPanta and Russo talk Eriksson Ek, the fourth line, Cam Talbot, the No. 1 center situation, and the upcoming homestan...

Kirill The Thrill is the Real Deal

15 Jan 2021

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LaPanta and Russo break down Kirill Kaprizov's magnificent NHL debut, dissect Game 1's rallying victory, talk Cam Talbot and the Wild's issue up the m...

Wild Training camp chatter

09 Jan 2021

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With the wild opener 5 days away, Russo and LaPanta dissect Friday’s scrimmage and wonder if something’s up with Rossi. They talk potential taxi s...

Storytime with Panther

31 Dec 2020

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LaPanta tells stories about Bill Murray and his garbage disposal dog Phil and Russo/Panther talk #mnwild captaincy, Boldy, Rossi, and much more. Thank...

Ode to Tom

18 Dec 2020

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During the latest WSITH, Russo and LaPanta discuss the tragic loss of Anthony's colleague, Tom Hanneman, then update the NHL, Minnesota Wild, captainc...

Anatomy of Parrish story

11 Dec 2020

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In the latest WSITH with Anthony LaPanta and Michael Russo, Russo tells how Thursday's hard yet hopeful Parrish story came about. He offers behind the...

Russo pulls calf, hospitalized

03 Dec 2020

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Russo and LaPanta talk #mnwild captaincy, Rossi, Kaprizov, NHL/NHLPA battle and Russo's shopping habits and ability to make fantasy trades from an ER ...

Fun chat w/ Zach Parise

25 Nov 2020

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Zach Parise, the all-time leading goal scorer among MN-born players, joins Michael Russo and Anthony LaPanta on Worst Seats in the House to candidly d...

Russo/LaPanta back to work

20 Nov 2020

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Russo covered 2 real-life Gopher games and Panther’s doing college football. They talk Gophers, #mnwild questions, and the latest in what’s becomi...

NAME REVEAL

12 Nov 2020

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The newly named Worst Seats in the House with Michael Russo and Anthony LaPanta answer #mnwild questions, talk best and least favorite cities, next se...

Hockey diversion

06 Nov 2020

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Russo and LaPanta try to get your minds off the election by talking Minnesota Wild, Guerin’s first year, best road trips and how no hockey has cost ...

Ex-Gophers ”Good” Ben Hankinson

28 Oct 2020

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Agent Ben Hankinson joins LaPanta and Russo to talk Big Buff's future, Brock Boeser trade rumors, Nick Bjugstad coming home, Ryan McDonagh's contract ...

Ode to Sid and Doc

20 Oct 2020

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Lapanta and Russo discuss the legacy of the late Sid Hartman, the career of retired Doc Emrick and take your Twitter questions.   Thanks to Aquarius ...

Name our show

14 Oct 2020

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Russo and Panther break down the Cam Talbot signing, answer Twitter ?’s, and help us name this show using hashtag #namethepodcast! Thanks to Aquariu...

Wild rebuild

08 Oct 2020

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Russo and Lapanta break down and analyze Marco Rossi and dissect what felt like a dozen trades, signings and predict what’s to come. Thanks to Aquar...

pt 2 - Wild Twitter questions galore

23 Sep 2020

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Russo returns to answer scores of Minnesota Wild questions.   Thanks to Aquarius Home Services (https://aquariushomeservices.com/) Profile By Sanford...

pt 1 - Welcome Elliotte Friedman

23 Sep 2020

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One of the NHL's great Insiders Elliotte Friedman joins to talk the art of breaking stories, the blessing/curse of social media, Dumba, Pietrangelo, D...

Russo/LaPanta dissect lots of Wild news

18 Sep 2020

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LaPanta and Russo talk a busy Wild week of news after the Johansson and Bjugstad acquisitions, trade of Staal, Brodin extension, Dumba trade rumors an...

Hyvästi To Koivu

09 Sep 2020

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Panther and Russo talk about Mikko Koivu’s career and legacy, answer tons of Twitter questions and talk steak and wine. Thanks to Aquarius Home Serv...

Panther joins

03 Sep 2020

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LaPanta and Russo break down the Stanley Cup playoffs and answer your Minnesota Wild questions.   Thanks to Aquarius Home Services (https://aquariush...

Russo welcomes NBC and TSN’s Gord Miller

25 Aug 2020

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Miller talks NHL bubble, Kaprizov, how risky it is to pay goalies and prospects. Plus, Russo answers Twitter questions galore   Thanks to Profile By ...

What now for Wild?

19 Aug 2020

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Michael Russo delves into many questions, including those from Twitter, on what's up with the Wild. Thanks to Profile By Sanford (https://www.ProfileP...

Guerin’s plan

14 Aug 2020

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Michael Russo on his conversations with Guerin and what the Wild offseason could look like. Thanks to Profile By Sanford (https://www.ProfilePlan.com,...

Wild goes mild

08 Aug 2020

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Michael Russo on the “playoff'' loss and all of the ramifications. Thanks to SCHEELS, with a new store in Eden Prairie. (https://www.scheels.com/,) ...

Russo previews playoffs

31 Jul 2020

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Michael Russo on Vancouver, the bubble, writing from home and the goalies.   Thanks to Bosch Law Firm (http://www.WorkCompExperts.com,) Profile By Sa...

Wild return to practice

22 Jul 2020

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Michael Russo on what he's seeing at the rink and why he's not going to Edmonton.   Thanks to Bosch Law Firm (https://www.WorkCompExperts.com,) Profi...

Kaprisov, Evason and all the news

17 Jul 2020

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Michael Russo on a big week for the Wild and the big questions as team prepares for Edmonton.   Thanks to Bosch Law Firm (https://www.WorkCompExperts...

Evason staying?

10 Jul 2020

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Michael Russo on Evason, Kaprisov, Koivu, Dumba, Spurgeon and the restart.   Thanks to Bosch Law Firm (https://www.WorkCompExperts.com,) Profile By S...