Minnesota Wild: Three early expectations for Matt Boldy next season

Matt Boldy continued to show his promise this past season which consisted of time at Boston College and with the Iowa Wild. (Photo by Harrison Barden/Getty Images)
Matt Boldy continued to show his promise this past season which consisted of time at Boston College and with the Iowa Wild. (Photo by Harrison Barden/Getty Images)
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Matt Boldy was among the six players called up by the Minnesota Wild as part of the team’s taxi squad for a first-round NHL Stanley Cup playoff series against Las Vegas.(Photo by Codie McLachlan/Getty Images)

Boldy is a young kid at only 20 and as such, still needs to develop to become an effective NHL player. As such, he may find himself playing less minutes until he shows the coaching staff what he can provide for the Wild at his max potential.

Boldy certainly provided a spark to the Iowa Wild when he arrived there and the same could be said for the NHL. One comparable situation could be Cole Caufield and the Montreal Canadiens this year.  Caufield played some time in the AHL before stepping in the NHL and helping the Canadiens reach the Stanley Cup Final

Let’s not jump the gun here, with perhaps playing a lower amount of minutes he may not produce to how Caufield does for Montreal.