MN Wild in “Very Positive” Talks with DirecTV

Matt Blewett-Imagn Images via Reuters Connect The Minnesota Wild (6-3-2) are in Seattle on Saturday night for a 9 p.m. puck drop against the Kraken, looking to end their two-game losing streak. Like every game on this road trip, Wild vs Kraken will air on Wild+ tonight, the team-owned network that replaced FanDuel Sports North this season. The new broadcast setup has left a big chunk of cable and satellite customers in the State of Hockey without Wild+. As of Saturday morning, neither DirecTV nor Comcast Xfinity customers have Wild+ available as part of any package. For now, unless you subscribe to Charter Spectrum or Fubo streaming, you have to subscribe separately to Wild+ on Amazon Prime Video or not watch games. Talks between MN Wild and DirecTV reportedly heating up Late Friday night, a fan asked Michael Russo (The Athletic) whether there was any news on a DirecTV deal, pointing out that DirecTV s guide was listing a Wild pregame show, the game and a post