The Wild are going to have to fight and claw to rid the taste of last year in fans’ mouth all season. It doesn’t help when not only does 95 percent of the team returns, but the same habits still exist after two games. Hell, they even did the player intros to “Psycho” by Muse like they did last season. It all felt the same. A glitch in the Matrix. Deja vu.
Saturday night, the Wild welcomed their fans by hosting a block party on West 7th Street in St. Paul aptly named “Hocktoberfest.