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Adam Stafki

Adam is based out of White Bear Lake, MN and covers the Minnesota Wild for THW.

To the AHL and Back Again: A Marco Scandella Story

Adam Stafki | May 13, 2014

The Minnesota Wild entered the 2008 NHL draft with one goal in mind: to find a top-four caliber defensemen. With that in mind they selected a defensemen in the first…

Minnesota Wild and the Hierarchy of Playoff Scoring

Adam Stafki | May 11, 2014

The road to offensive success in the postseason can best be described as a hierarchy. At the base lies the most basic necessity: veteran production. These are the guys that…

Norris Trophy Breakdown: Point Production is the Key to Victory

Adam Stafki | April 10, 2014

If there is one thing that the NHL media loves to do (other than talk about the Maple Leafs collapse) it’s to predict the future. The playoff seeds haven’t even…

The Minnesota Wild and the Perpetual Carousel of Starting Goalies

Adam Stafki | April 2, 2014

Like every other organization in the NHL the Minnesota Wild entered the 2013-14 season with a few question marks. A combination of limited cap space and emerging young talent had…

The Transcendent Rise of Mikael Granlund

Adam Stafki | March 25, 2014

Heading into the 2012 offseason the Minnesota Wild didn’t have much left in the positivity tank. They had gone from leading the NHL in points on December 17th to finishing…

2008 NHL Draft Review: Defensemen and Goalies

Adam Stafki | March 13, 2014

The Defensemen Drafted in 2008 The NHL landscape is littered with highly touted defensemen who could never quite fulfill the expectations that come along with a 1st round selection. In…

Tough Schedule Highlights the Minnesota Wild’s Fight for the Playoffs

Adam Stafki | March 10, 2014

The end of 2013 could not have come soon enough for the Minnesota Wild. After spending the first two-and-a-half months competing for a top three spot in the Central Division…

Top Five Defensemen Under 25

Adam Stafki | January 25, 2013

When it comes to talented youth playing in the NHL one word comes to mind: plentiful. Every team in the league seems to have a budding superstar who is on…

Vladimir Tarasenko’s Blazing Start is More Than Just Stats

Adam Stafki | January 23, 2013

Six minutes and thirty-six seconds, that’s how long it took for Vladimir Tarasenko to introduce himself to the NHL. Fifteen minutes later he made it clear that he was there…

Vladimir Tarasenko Might be the Missing Link in St. Louis

Adam Stafki | January 15, 2013

It’s no secret that the Blues have struggled in the offensive zone in recent years. In fact, in the seven seasons since the 2004-2005 lockout the Blues have finished in…

Dawn of the T. J. Oshie Era in St. Louis

Adam Stafki | January 13, 2013

The 2005 NHL Draft was like any other. Every organization walked into the Westin Hotel in Ottawa hoping to select a player that would forever change the fate of their…

Is it Time to Split the Norris Trophy?

Adam Stafki | October 24, 2012

The NHL is no stranger to the idea of change. Its history has been built upon it.  From the decision to limit teams to one goal per power play in…

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