Anthony Vella

[Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 @joncoopertweets]

Imagine Trump ever being invited to join a photo like this — not in a million years.

Four presidents. Zero drama. Just smiles, respect, and a shared love of country. 🇺🇸

[Ryan Vick @RyanVick_4]

The crowd. The celly. The call by @AnthonyLaPanta. The whole damn thing.

Absolute cinema. #mnwild

[Minnesota Wild @mnwild]

GOOOOOOOD MORNING WILD FANS

[Michael Russo @RussoHockey]

This gives a great view of the reactions in the press box: Dallas' management box above @WildJoeRadio left shoulder vs. fist-pumping Wild management as far right as you can see, plus @JohnForslund's call, @AnthonyLaPanta's call and The Athletic guys getting to work closest to Joe

[Minnesota Wild @mnwild]

ON. HIS. HEAD.

[Minnesota Wild @mnwild]

𝙊𝙐𝙍 Minnesota boy

[Minnesota Wild @mnwild]

MOOOOOOOOSE

MIN 2 - DAL 2 | P3 14:40

[Anthony Vella @avella44]

@kessler_mark @RussoHockey Sure, but the Wild have 94 points and the Oilers max out at 99 if they win tonight. And Chicago is obviously too far back to be relevant.

[Chris Mason @cmace30]

Debate topic:

If the playoffs were to start today, the 2nd & 3rd best teams in the NHL would play in the first round.

By the end of the second round two of the top three teams in the entire NHL will be eliminated from the playoffs!

Dallas and/or Minnesota are better off dropping down to the first wild card spot than finishing higher in the standings.

How is this good for the league? It punishes excellence, kills potential blockbuster matchups in later rounds, and undermines the entire 82-game (soon 84-game) regular season grind. Teams battle all year to earn the highest possible seed and the advantages that come with it, only for the format to throw that merit out the window.

Division rivalries, less travel, it changes every year. Yes, those factors exist. But they don’t justify a system where the best teams knock each other out early while lesser seeds move on.

The fair, logical fix: Go back to true conference seeding 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6, 4 vs 5. Reward the regular season. Protect the top teams. Deliver better, more meaningful hockey throughout the playoffs.

It’s mind blowing to me that more GM’s aren’t more vocal for this change.

Thoughts???

I’ll hang up and listen ✌️

[Anthony Vella @avella44]

@Twins Nah, I'm good

[Anthony Vella @avella44]

What a clown show

[Andrew—#IAmTheResistance @AmoneyResists]

He. Can’t. Even. Fucking. Pronounce. The. Name. Of. The. Drug. He’s. Holding. A. Press. Conference. On. To. Lie. About.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like. https://t.co/uts7JpJZzN

[Anthony Vella @avella44]

@Twins @AaronGleeman I don't believe a word of that last paragraph. Moving on to root for a different team.

[Anthony Vella @avella44]

@Twins 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski]

It’s that time again. Post your favorite signs from today for entry in my Top 15 No King sign contest!

[André Treiber @andrebttx]

Somerset, Kentucky has been declared a mass casualty event after a violent tornado struck the area last night with insufficient warning.

It is also in a National Weather Service coverage gap left by Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s cuts to the NWS. DOGE likely cost lives last night.

[Joe @JoePostingg]

I don't think JD Vance killed the Pope, I think meeting JD Vance probably drained the Pope's will to live. It's subtly different.

[Anthony Vella @avella44]

So apparently @Bitmoji rolled out a hideous new design. Guess I'll never be using that app again, ugh...

[Anthony Vella @avella44]

@mnwild Boldy #mnwildfirst