It's All-Star Weekend for the NHL, and Tony and Joe are here to break down all the action! OK, maybe not all the action, as they weren't gonna watch it. 

But they had reasons, and they discussed their gripes with All-Star Weekend, what the Wild should be looking for at the trade deadline, and dig into the mailbag. Enjoy!

Topics include:

• Looking at Joe's initial foray into The Office
• How an Office writer got Tony into sportswriting
• How the NHL All-Star Game isn't for you
• Ugh... Why Kid Rock??
• Ugh... Why Patrick Kane??
• Previewing what Seattle's entry into the league means for Minnesota
• Minnesota getting destroyed by Pittsburgh
• Sam Anas
• The Wild's complete lack of speed
• Coming up with Minnesota Wild Skills Competition Events
• Giving Nate Prosser some Props...ser
• Looking at Minnesota's needs at the Trade Deadline
• Looking at trading Charlie Coyle
• Are there any sacred cows on this roster?
• Is Jaromir Jagr a good fit in St. Paul?
• Which Central Division teams will slow down?
• What needs to be changed if Minnesota can't make the playoffs?
• Why Minnesota's scouting department needs an overhaul
• Ranking the original trilogy

And much more!

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NOTE: Tony couldn't come up with garbage things Kid Rock said on the spot, but our friends at OutSports could. You can read more here.

With the Minnesota Wild on a bye week, we decided to get you some other Minnesota Sports Talk this week. While the Vikings got a mention or two, today's topic of choice was the Twins. Maija from Twinkie Town stopped by to help us break down the Twins offseason.

Tony and Joe talk a setback for Nino Niederreiter, the Wild's domination of Tampa Bay on Hockey Day in Minnesota, and comment on the Wild's trade deadline strategy. Then Maija lets us know about the Twins' rebuilt bullpen, their pursuit of Yu Darvish, and Minnesota's potential path to the Central Division crown.

By the way, we promised more mailbag and talk about the Wild Card Race. That had to get axed for scheduling conflicts this week, but we'll make sure to get to that next week. 

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That happened.

For a bit of a change of pace this week, we wanted to give you, the Hockey Wilderness Podcast listener, something we haven't been able to give you for quite some time.

That is, some talk about a team that advanced out of the first round of the playoffs. 

Sure, maybe we didn't know it at the time, but Joe and Tony delivered on some Vikings talk. The HWP crew reminisced on their miserable lives of Vikings fandom, swapped some good stories, and then we went to Matthew Coller of ESPN 1500 the day after the game to recap the Vikings' miraculous win, and look ahead to a possible Super Bowl.

Oh, yeah, and we also chatted about the Wild at the end.

Topics included:

• Our journey with the Vikings
• Our most joyful Vikings moments
• Tony stanning for Randy Moss
• Why the hurt from the '98 Championship loss will never go away
• The guys break down Paul Allen's most agonized calls
• The moment when Stefon Diggs caught the touchdown
• What makes Diggs a Top-10 receiver in the NFL
• Giving the Vikings defense credit
• Case Keenum's journey and future with the Vikings
• The unsung heroes of the playoff game
• Previewing the NFC Championship Game vs. Philadelphia
• The potential of having a home Super Bowl in Minneapolis
• Nino Niederreiter's injury
• Mikael Granlund playing out of his mind
• Sorting through the Wild's road woes
• Tony's experience as a street preacher

And more!

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Awwwww, yeah!

We took an unofficial, unplanned hiatus (and we're sorry about that!), but now the Hockey Wilderness Podcast is back! 

Tony and Joe sat down on Sunday morning to talk about Zach Parise's return, the Wild at midseason, and prospect stuff.

Topics include:

• Tony and Joe's New Year's Resolutions
• Zach Parise's return to the lineup
• Can the Wild fix their lack of speed?
• Jordan Greenway making the USA Olympic Team
• Dmitri Sokolov's World Junior run
• Chuck Fletcher finally meets Kirill Kaprizov
• Looking at 3 players who have made us happy at midseason
• Looking at 3 players who have not made us happy at midseason

And much more!

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