Minnesota’s consecutive road wins over Northwest division rivals the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers on Monday and Tuesday weren’t especially pretty and may have offered little encouragement for Minnesota Wild fans hoping that this team could be a serious contender in the Western conference. However, they did provide an absolutely vital four points. After a ...
When Anaheim Ducks’ General Manager Bob Murray fired head coach Randy Carlyle last November he knew the medicinal fix that his offensively talented roster, which was already on course to miss the playoffs for the second time in three seasons, needed. He decided to call up the NHL’s now proven Doctor of offensive depth in ...
Wednesday’s NHL trade deadline brought several surprising major trades. The Minnesota Wild’s move to acquire Jason Pominville ranks pretty high among those. Here’s why it wasn’t the right choice.
The Minnesota Wild had their seven-game winning streak snapped in a match-up against the Dallas Stars on Friday night. That loss was disappointing, but the winning streak clearly established Mike Yeo’s team as a contender for the Northwest division and as one of the favorites to claim a playoff place for the 2013 NHL playoffs. ...
The Minnesota Wild were big buyers during the summer free agency period signing top free agents Zach Parise and Ryan Suter to huge contracts. Through 30 games of the 2013 NHL season Chuck Fletcher’s team have shown enough to suggest that the GM should be looking to add a little at the NHL trade deadline ...
Mikael Granlund was sent back to the AHL’s Houston Aeros towards the beginning of the month after losing his line-up spot with the Minnesota Wild. While the Wild continue on a hot streak that has seen them take over the top of the Northwest division standings, Granlund will need to put in his hardest ...
As the shortened 2013 NHL season has advanced, it is beginning to look more and more like the rejuvenated Minnesota Wild do have a legitimate shot at reaching the postseason and potentially even winning their division. A franchise that invested heavily this offseason by signing top free agents Ryan Suter and Zach Parise has been ...
Matt Cullen is turning back the clock to 2006 when he was a key offensive piece on a Stanley Cup winning team in the Carolina Hurricanes and the 2013 Minnesota Wild are benefiting. This team is starting to roll and the play of Cullen as the second line center has been pretty valuable in Minnesota’s ...
It was announced on Wednesday that the Minnesota Wild had signed veteran defenseman Brett Clark for the rest of the season. The 36 year old brings over 600 games of NHL experience to a blue line that is generally made up of less experienced players. The addition of Clark makes sense on a lot of levels, ...
NHL ice hockey somehow made its way onto a Sportscenter discussion on Monday when ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith was asked to compare the winning streak of the NBA’s Miami Heat with the points streak of the NHL’s very own Chicago Blackhawks. Smith would quickly dismiss the question as completely foolish claiming that the Blackhawks ...
