{"id":8258,"date":"2025-11-14T10:06:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T10:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/wild-recall-defenseman-david-spacek-from-iowa-2\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T10:06:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T10:06:58","slug":"wild-recall-defenseman-david-spacek-from-iowa-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/?p=8258","title":{"rendered":"Wild Recall Defenseman David Spacek From Iowa"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Wild<\/p>\n

ST. PAUL, Minn –<\/strong>\u00a0Before its game against the\u00a0San Jose Sharks\u00a0(7-6-3) the\u00a0Minnesota Wild\u00a0(7-7-3) recalled defenseman David Spacek from the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL).<\/p>\n

Spacek, 22, was a fifth round pick by the Wild from the 2022 NHL Draft. He has played in 145 games with the Iowa Wild in parts of three seasons. He has recorded seven goals, 42 assists and 49 points.<\/p>\n

The 6-foot defender has six assists in 12 games this season for Iowa. With Jake Middleton sick, adding Spacek will provide the Wild with a seventh defenseman incase someone can’t play tonight.<\/p>\n

Artemi Panarin is continuing to show that he hasn\u2019t lost a step.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Going into the 2025-26 season, there were a lot of questions around Panarin\u2019s future, given that he was without a contract extension past this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Well into his 30s, concerns about Panarin\u2019s age and longevity were prevalent when it came to the argument of the New York\u00a0Rangers\u00a0giving him a long-term contract extension or opting to go in a different direction.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The noise around his contract situation became even louder when Panarin just didn\u2019t look like himself to start the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A lower-body injury kept Panarin out for a good chunk of training camp, and his slow start to the season caught the attention of not just the local media, but the national media.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Panarin\u2019s six-game pointless streak was when a very important question began to hover over everyone\u2019s mind: Had Father Time finally caught up to Panarin?<\/p>\n

Trade rumors ran rampant, and the reports indicating the Rangers\u2019 patient approach regarding signing Panarin to a contract extension indicated the Russian superstar was losing leverage in negotiations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Through this most recent stretch, Panarin has completely flipped the narrative.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It didn\u2019t start on the ice. The 34-year-old decided to shave his head and proclaimed it was time for a change.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had to change something,\u201d Panarin said about shaving his head. \u201cNext stop, left stick for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

This actually wasn\u2019t the first time he shaved his head as a symbol of individual change. Before the 2023-24 season, Panarin decided to shave his head so he could get a “fresh start” and “remove evil energy.” He went on to have a career year, posting 49 goals, 71 assists, and 120 points.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Since shaving his head, Panarin has recorded three goals, six assists, and nine points over the Rangers\u2019 last four games.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Beyond just his stats, Panarin has seemed to be playing a lot more freely with the same magician-type hockey qualities we\u2019ve been accustomed to seeing from him.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Panarin is proving that Father Time has not caught up to him just yet and he\u2019s still worthy of being considered one of the most highly explosive offensive talents in the NHL.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While Panarin still isn\u2019t guaranteed to get the long-term contract extension he is coveting from the Rangers, he\u2019s continuing to make a strong case for why he\u2019s the Blueshirts\u2019 most valuable player.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ST. PAUL, Minn –\u00a0Before its game against the\u00a0San Jose Sharks\u00a0(7-6-3) the\u00a0Minnesota Wild\u00a0(7-7-3) recalled defenseman David Spacek from the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL). Spacek, 22, was a fifth round…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8257,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-breaking-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t