With more than two-thirds of the NHL season played, we now have a clearer picture as who the leading candidates are for the best NHL rookie of the year. This season, as opposed to recent years, there is no clear-cut candidate to win the Calder Trophy, but rather a plethora of worthy candidates to consider for ...
Finland has played the role of spoiler for the past two Olympic hockey tournaments, winning bronze in 2010 and silver in 2006. Though never considered among the pre-Olympic favorites, the Finns bring a tough brand of physical, two-way hockey in the North American style, blended seamlessly with speed and skill traditionally associated with the European ...
An army made up of just privates and generals cannot win a war. Much the same, the Minnesota Wild, breaking in promising recruits like Mikael Granlund, Jonas Brodin, Jason Zucker, and Charlie Coyle, while led to the battle by Zach Parise, Mikko Koivu, and Ryan Suter, is lacking the quality personnel between the bottom and ...
Captain Kirk once learned that one Tribble is cute, but too many Tribbles are trouble. The same goes for rookies on an NHL team. In a topsy-turvy season, the Minnesota Wild has been forced to go against gospel, playing an unusually large number of rookie skaters in high-leverage game situations. Freshmen Mikael Granlund, Charlie Coyle, ...
Mikael Granlund has had an up and down start to his NHL career with the Minnesota Wild, but there should be no mistake that he is doing just fine.
About one-third into the shortened NHL season, enough games have been played to have a good idea who the leading candidates are for the top rookie in the NHL. This season, as opposed to recent years, there is no clear-cut candidate to win the Calder Trophy, but rather a plethora of worthy candidates to consider ...
Pre-season projection: Playoff team Current stock: Dropping Team record: 6-5-1 (11th in the conference, tied for eighth) As the Wild thrashed the Avalanche on opening night, Mike Greenlay, Minnesota’s TV color guy couldn’t help but wiggle the forest green and Iron Range red tattooed on his butt by bragging, “We’ve been talking about the fact that the ...
The sprint to the NHL playoffs begins Saturday, and with little time to prepare for the season, things could get quite interesting sooner rather than later. Predicting what may happen is a challenge, but as one not afraid to go out on a limb, here are a handful of predictions for the upcoming season: Tuukka ...
Ask any Wild fan who their top prospect is and every one of them will say Mikael Granlund without any hesitation. However, throw in the word “defensive” between “top” and “prospect” and the waters get a little muddy. I’m not a betting man, but I think it’s safe to say the results of a poll ...
As future hall of famers Teemu Selanne and Daniel Alfredsson are getting ready to start their farewell tours throughout NHL arenas, fans are getting ready to welcome in the next generation of potential superstars that arrive in training camps at the beginning of every season. In the end only one rookie will be able to ...
