Mizutani: Bill Guerin Built the Wild His Way and He Deserves His Flowers
Bill Guerin’s aggressive roster overhaul helped Minnesota win a franchise-record 113 points and its first playoff series in more than a decade.
- On Thursday, Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin watched his team defeat the Dallas Stars 5-2 at Grand Casino Arena, advancing to the second round for the first time in over a decade.
- Guerin aggressively reshaped the roster by buying out Zach Parise and Ryan Suter in 2021, building a legitimate Stanley Cup contender despite early skepticism regarding his methods.
- Calculated risks led to acquiring Marc-Andre Fleury, Brock Faber, and Filip Gustavsson; while the Gustav Nyquist rental faltered, these transactions established the depth required for playoff success.
- Beyond the Wild, Guerin overcame winter criticism to lead Team USA to gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, their first gold since the 1980 Miracle on Ice.
- The Wild now prepare to face the Colorado Avalanche with a Western Conference finals spot at stake, as Guerin focuses on long-term growth and potential extensions for Quinn Hughes.
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Mizutani: Bill Guerin built the Wild his way and he deserves his flowers
The celebration from general manager Bill Guerin was rather subdued after the Wild earned a 5-2 win over the Dallas Stars on Thursday night at Grand Casino Arena to advance to the second round for the first time in more than a decade. As a multiple-time Stanley Cup champion himself, Guerin understands better than most that this was only the first step in a journey that will require so much more blood, so much more sweat, and so much more tears. …
Quinn Hughes Continues to Reward Bill Guerin and the Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild are off to Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs as they will take on the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Colorado Avalanche. A main reason the Wild are marching on is the play of defenseman Quinn Hughes. Remember, Wild General Manager Bill Guerin went all in back in December, trading for Hughes from the Vancouver Canucks. Guerin had just signed Kirill Kaprizov to a record-breaking deal and knew he needed a game-changer on the backen…
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