The Iowa Wild slipped a bit further into the quagmire it appears to be sinking into with three weekend losses — all by a single goal. The Wild fell twice by identical 3-2 scores t home to the Lake Erie Monsters Friday and Saturday and then found itself coming up short again at Chicago Sunday
The Wild made what are likely its final roster moves of the pre-season Friday (Oct. 2), returning Zac Dalpe to the Iowa Wild along with forward Brett Bulmer and defenseman Tyson Strachan. Dalpe had been set to Iowa earlier but was called up to play in the final pre-season game for the Wild last night.
A pair of Midwest-based NHL teams ran into each other in pre-season action Thursday (Sept. 25), the Wild downing the Blue Jackets at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus. Jason Zucker played a key role for the Wild, setting up the first goal and adding another helper later before securing the win with his empty netter
