The day after buying out Zach Parise and Ryan Suter, Minnesota Wild General Manager Bill Guerin returns to Straight From the Source to discuss the reasons for the buyouts, how the calls went with Zach and Ryan and why he has decided to stay off Twitter, especially on a day like yesterday, Plus, Billy provides an update on Kaprizov and Fiala's contract negotiations, the expansion draft and his pursuit of defensemen in free agency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Straight From The Source with Michael Russo: A show about the Minnesota Wild

Wild GM Billy Guerin, the day after Zach Parise and Ryan Suter are bought out.

With the NHL draft two weeks away, Wild director of amateur scouting Judd Brackett returns to SFTS as he preps to take two players in the first round, discusses scouting during a pandemic and contrasts Boeser vs. Eriksson Ek plus talks Marco Rossi, Matt Boldy, Ryan O'Rourke, Daemon Hunt and much, much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2021 Minnesota Wild NHL Draft primer with Judd Brackett

Former Wild, Canucks, Penguins and Caps forward Matt Cooke joins SFTS to discuss his new role as Chaska High's boys' hockey coach, and he and his family's decision to settle down in Minnesota. Cooke looks back on his somewhat controversial NHL career with Vancouver, Washington, Pittsburgh and Minnesota. Matt also offers his opinion on NHL Player Safety department and what a disciplinary hearing is really like. Cooke also addresses current players like Tom Wilson, Ryan Reaves and Nazem Kadri and what he thinks of their play on the ice. Plus, Matt dishes on Billy Guerin, Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin and the 2003 Wild-Canucks series from a Vancouver perspective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Cooke on NHL Player Safety, retirement and coaching kids at Chaska High

In a MEATY Straight From the Source podcast, Russo conducts a glorified mailbag/Q&A on everything from Jack Eichel, Sam Reinhart and Sasha Barkov, the Parise situation, the expansion draft, re-signing Kaprizov, Fiala and Eriksson Ek, possibly trading Dumba and Fiala and a look back to this season and Game 7. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Russo's Minnesota Wild season review mailbag.

Longtime Wild and North Stars play by play voice Bob Kurtz, who is flirting with retirement, talks about his long broadcasting career in Minnesota, Boston and beyond, his influences and favorite memories in the game. Kurtzy and Russo discuss the best and worst press boxes, the old days, longtime sidekick Tom Reid and so much more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Wild force game seven vs Vegas, and we speak with the voice of Minnesota hockey, Bob Kurtz

John Forslund joins SFTS to discuss the Minnesota Wild / Vegas Golden Knights series. Johnny F talks about his new gig in Seattle, his time and contract dispute with the Canes, staying in Rudy Gobert's hotel room right after him early in the pandemic, how he got his start and unearthed his signature calls (That's Hockey, Baby, and Hey, Hey, What do ya say), Johnny also discusses how he made it to where he is today and advice for aspiring broadcasters and he gives his thoughts on all the divisional series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Minnesota beat Vegas in game one in OT, John Forslund from NBC Sports on Wild vs Golden Knights

Part Three of The Athletic’s Origins story for Dell Technologies ‘Small Business Podference’ series. In this episode The Athletic’s co-founders Alex Mather and Adam Hansmann continue on about the company’s expansion into the U.K., how the team got through the shutdown of sports and challenges that lay ahead. Writers, Marcus Thompson, Anthony Slater, Zach Harper and David Aldridge give their thoughts on that process as well. For the complete lineup of episodes, visit delltechnologiespodference.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bonus Episode: The Athletic’s Small Business Story | Part 3 of 3

Part Two of The Athletic’s Origins story for Dell Technologies ‘Small Business Podference’ series. In this episode The Athletic’s co-founders Alex Mather and Adam Hansmann continue on about the company’s first steps into the marketplace. The challenges they met selling this idea to investors, and journalists they were trying to recruit, specifically with the expansion into the Bay Area. Writers, Marcus Thompson and Anthony Slater give their thoughts on that process as well. For the complete lineup of episodes, visit delltechnologiespodference.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bonus Episode: The Athletic’s Small Business Story | Part 2 of 3

Part One of The Athletic’s Origins story for Dell Technologies ‘Small Business Podference’ series. In this episode we hear from The Athletic’s co-founders Alex Mather and Adam Hansmann about how they met, how an idea for better sports coverage materialized into a significant media player in the sports landscape and the spirit at the heart of The Athletic’s culture. For the complete lineup of episodes, visit delltechnologiespodference.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bonus Episode: The Athletic’s Small Business Story | Part 1 of 3

The architect of the playoff bound Minnesota Wild, Billy Guerin joins Russo this week on SFTS. The always entertaining "Billy G" talks playoffs, changing the Wild's culture, Kaprizov, expansion, Boldy, the media, Evason and a passionate endorsement of Victor Rask.  Plus Russo touches on Zach Parise being a healthy scratch, Cam Talbot's recent struggles, and Mike stick taps his friend Derek Boogaard, who shockingly passed away, 10 years ago today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The truth test is now - Billy Guerin - Minnesota Wild GM on the state of the team ahead of the playoffs.

The true test is now - Billy Guerin - Minnesota Wild GM on the state of the team ahead of the playoffs.

Vegas Golden Knights Insider Gary Lawless joins Russo to talk the potential Golden Knights-Wild series, the new NHL TV package, Tom Wilson and the NY Rangers shocking statement on George Parros, Plus Gary and Mike discuss the impact of an intimidating player like Ryan Reaves, how Mark Stone might be the smartest NHL player and the guys reminisce about the NHL season putting on hold, when Vegas was in St. Paul when the pandemic shut down last season. Finally Russo takes your Wild questions on Joel Eriksson Ek, Matt Boldy what the next contracts for Fiala and Kaprizov might look like, and who the Wild might entice the Seattle Kraken to take in the expansion draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vegas Golden Knights insider Gary Lawless on the rivalry between Minnesota and Vegas.

Russo discusses his emotional interview with Wild first-round pick Marco Rossi, who is on the mend from myocarditis. The Wild prospect is hopeful to get back to training by the middle of May to get back on track to rejoin the Wild in time for the 21/22 season. Wild assistant coach Brett McLean also joins SFTS to discuss his transition to coaching in the NHL, how the Wild fixed their power play, Kaprizov, Fiala, Johansson, Sturm, Boldy and two fun businesses he owns in Kelowna. Plus, Mike takes your twitter questions on the Wild, as Dean Evanson's team is playoff bound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marco Rossi happy to be alive. Brett McLean - Minnesota assistant coach on the playoff bound Wild.

Former Avalanche and Flames great and current Iowa Wild Assistant Coach Alex Tanguay joins SFTS to talk about when he was Patrick Roy and Ray Bourque's "designated chauffeur," plus Alex looks back on his 2001 Cup clinching goal for Colorado and the Avs' shocking 2003 playoff loss to the Minnesota Wild. Alex discusses his transition to coaching the likes of Matt Boldy, Calen Addison, Connor Dewar and ... Cody McLeod. Mike takes twitter questions from Wild fans on the Expansion draft, line combos, more on the Wild's prospects and who gets the Cup from Captain Spurgeon if the Wild win it all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Tanguay - Iowa Wild Assistant Coach

Wild assistant director of player development and former Blaine, St. Cloud State and NHL forward Matt Hendricks joins SFTS to talk Wild prospects, from Marco Rossi and Matt Boldy to Filip Johansson and Calen Addison. Plus life after hockey, his career, the players he hated to play against, his support for the military, the toughest fights and his renowned paralyzer shootout move. Enjoy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Hendricks updates Wild fans on the teams top prospects.

The Athletic's Michael Russo shares his thoughts in the form of an audio diary and talks to some of the most interesting players, coaches, scouts, and executives in the game, while on the road with the Minnesota Wild.

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