Adam Stafki
Adam is based out of White Bear Lake, MN and covers the Minnesota Wild for THW.
Author's Posts
Minnesota Wild and the Hierarchy of Playoff Scoring
May 11th, 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 have experienced the chaos of postseason play and are expected to be the backbone of a Stanley Cup run. One step up sits the blooming youngsters. Most are pretty...
Norris Trophy Breakdown: Point Production is the Key to Victory
April 10th, 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 been solidified but that hasn’t stopped pundits from chiming in with who they think will win which series or which player will be the deciding factor if they go up against...
The Minnesota Wild and the Perpetual Carousel of Starting Goalies
April 2nd, 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 kept the Wild quiet during free agency. They shied away from plugging veterans into vacant roles (with a few exceptions) and instead used their prospect depth...
The Transcendent Rise of Mikael Granlund
March 25th, 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 12th in the Western Conference. Their chronically feeble offense had sputtered yet again, ranking dead last in goals per game with 2.02, and worst of all, they would...
2008 NHL Draft Review: Defensemen and Goalies
March 13th, 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 fact, you can go year by year for the past decade and come across countless ‘blue chip’ blueliners who were once upon a time considered the hope of a...
Tough Schedule Highlights the Minnesota Wild’s Fight for the Playoffs
March 10th, 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 they had gone into a tailspin to close out the calendar year. In the span of 12 days they had suffered through a six-game losing streak that not only threatened...
