To be successful in one of the most stressful positions in sports, goalies are expected to have quick reflexes, superior vision, and short memories. Invariably, the last person with a chance to stop the puck is the one who gets the blame — fairly or not — when a goal-against goes up on the scoreboard.

For Wild goalie Jesper Wallstedt, long stretches of the 2024-25 season are a time he would like to forget. To his credit, he has, after some introspection.

“It was more about thinking through last year. Get through it, analyze it, put it behind and not think about it anymore,” said Wallstedt, who won nine of 27 appearances for the Iowa Wild last season, and went 0-2 in his lone NHL appearances last December. “Then, look forward with excitement to the season coming up. I feel like (my) head

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