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The Wild's week ahead

January 7, 2017 at 10:53PM
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WILD'S WEEK AHEAD

Sunday: 7 p.m. at Anaheim

Thursday: 7 p.m. vs. Montreal

Saturday: 7 p.m. at Dallas

Sun., Thurs. NBCSN; Sat. FSN

Player to watch: Shea Weber, Canadiens

Ryan Suter's former defense partner in Nashville is second among NHL defensemen in goal scoring.

VOICES

"That's the stupidest statement I've heard in life. After 40 games, I've got to believe they're pretty well entrenched with what they're doing."

Wild coach Bruce Boudreau, upset that a Ducks reporter asserted that Anaheim — which recently gave up 55 shots — still has a tendency for defensive breakdowns dating to Boudreau's tenure.

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