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Here's an indication of the Wild's lofty perch this season — and the respect it is commanding from the rival Blackhawks. In a recent Chicago Sun-Times piece, Patrick Kane called Wednesday's game at Xcel Energy Center the "biggest game of the year" for Chicago.
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So yeah, if one of the best players for one of the NHL's best teams declares a game against the Wild to be that important, you should probably watch it. Blackhawks at Wild, 7 p.m., NBCSN.
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"Stay put and find those true diamonds in the rough that are there in later rounds. Look at the current world champs: they are able to parlay late picks and people off the street into a pretty decent team."
"duckman1958" commenting on the Vikings' draft strategy at startribune.com.
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