Wild to start Kähkönen in net against Blues

Minnesota Wild head coach and goaltender Kappo Kähkönen met with the media, via Zoom, Friday morning, ahead of their game against the St. Louis Blues.

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Evason said that Marcus Foligno is close to returning and made the trip with the team to St. Louis. Evason also said that he loves that the Wild block a lot of shots, that center Nick Bjugstad did not make the trip to St. Louis, what he sees in Victor Rask’s offensive game, Ryan Hartman’s impact on the team, Foligno’s impact on the team, and what some keys are to beating the Blues.

Kähkönen discussed how he stays sharp between starts, if he likes to rest or get on-ice training between starts, his relationship with goaltender Cam Talbot, where he sees his game now, and what it is like to play behind the Wild defensemen.