Expectations for the Wild are high this year
The Minnesota Wild play their home opener Saturday night when they take on the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Xcel Energy Center.
Thursday night the Wild beat the mighty Blackhawks in Chicago for their first win of the season.
Dane Mizutani covers the Wild for the St. Paul Pioneer Press. He tells Phil Picardi that anything less than a Stanley Cup championship will be seen as a disappointment.
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