Minnesota Wild defenseman Jon Merrill joins SFTS to talk about the Merrill Monsters, his bearded dragon, RuPaul, inclusivity and social justice, his legendary stache, agreeing to a contract extension at the Winter Classic and how the red-hot Minnesota Wild compares to two teams he recently went to the Stanley Cup final with, Vegas and Montreal.\nPlus Russo discusses the last week of Minnesota Wild games, including a sweep of the Rangers and Islanders in New York, Jordan Greenway's three year extension, Kirill Kaprizov first all-star appearance, Kevin Fiala's hot streak and Matt Boldy says goodbye to the AHL, as he is here to stay in the NHL.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices