Wild's Wes Walz: On Game 7 pressure, memories of 2003 and more In an appearance on Friday's Daily Delivery podcast, Walz recalled the Wild's run in 2003, which included a pair of Game 7 wins on the road, and told a fantastic story about Vancouver's Todd Bertuzzi.
May 28, 2021 — 7:00am Text size Copy shortlink: Former Wild forward Wes Walz, now an analyst for the team's Bally Sports North broadcasts, normally believes that momentum is something that is earned during the course of a hockey game instead of something transferred throughout the course of a playoff series. The ability to forget the past — and do it quickly — is the hallmark of a professional athlete, Walz said. Cliches about taking things one game at a time are really the only way to survive both the relentlessness of a season (or a postseason) and to escape the prison of self-doubt that can trap those who can't move on.