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Minnesota Wild threw a better TD pass than the Vikings, J.J. McCarthy did all season<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There’s a quarterback in Minnesota after all.<\/p>\n

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The Vikings might just have to convince the Wild to let them borrow the most accurate QB in town for a little while.<\/p>\n

The jokes came quickly to Minnesota sports fans on Thursday night after an exquisite goal on the ice by the Wild.<\/p>\n

The so-called QB in this case was Jake Middleton, the veteran defenseman, who lofted a pass diagonally down the ice toward Vinnie Hinostroza.<\/p>\n

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Hinostroza gathered it in with his glove, plopped it down on the ice in front of himself and ripped it into the net for a goal.<\/p>\n

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It was quite the finish, putting the Wild up 2-0 en route to a 4-1 win.<\/p>\n

The pinpoint accuracy on the Middleton deep pass didn’t exactly remind Vikings fans of their QB, J.J. McCarthy.<\/p>\n

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At least the Wild are good, now 31-14-10 on the season, trying to make up for the sadness that was the Vikings’ campaign that missed the playoffs.<\/p>\n

Minnesota fans will surely get behind this team in hopes of backing a winner as the winter rolls on.<\/p>\n

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