Shootouts Disappearing With AHL’s New Overtime Rules Dustin Nelson | October 29, 2014 You don’t have to look far to find someone upset with how overtime is handled in the NHL. Some people want teams to get three points for regulation wins. Some…
Is There Hope for the Edmonton Oilers? Dustin Nelson | October 22, 2014 Edmonton grabbed their first win of the season Monday night over a very good Tampa Bay Lightning team, leaving the Carolina Hurricanes as the only team in the NHL who…
Five Minnesota Wild Storylines To Follow In October Dustin Nelson | October 9, 2014 It’s opening night for the wild and it’s time to take a look at some Minnesota Wild storylines for the first month of the season that you should be tracking.…
The Defense of Kyle Brodziak Dustin Nelson | October 5, 2014 Everybody has a role. Sometimes that role changes rapidly and the shift of expectations doesn’t follow quite as quickly. The Wild’s Kyle Brodziak has spent large parts of the last two season…
None Shall Pass: Bryzgalov Blocks Kuemper’s Path Dustin Nelson | September 18, 2014 When Chuck Fletcher said early in the summer that he was willing to carry three goaltenders on his NHL roster, none of those three goaltenders were supposed to have a…
Traverse City Breakouts: 12 Prospects to Watch Dustin Nelson | September 8, 2014 The annual Traverse City Prospects Tournament begins Friday, September 12 with six teams sending a roster full of prospects to compete. Prospects and invitees from the New York Rangers, St.…
5 Minnesota Wild Prospects Who Could Surprise Dustin Nelson | September 8, 2014 For the Minnesota Wild, prospects who surprised and surpassed expectations were a big part of the team’s success last season. Players like Erik Haula and Justin Fontaine, who prior to…
4 Minnesota Wild Players Who Need A Bounce-Back Season Dustin Nelson | September 5, 2014 There’s an old bit of folk wisdom that I learned from my Grandfather years ago. He’d say, You’re not a true Wild fan until you’ve blamed Mikko Koivu for something.…
6 Candidates from the Minnesota Wild for a Breakout Season Dustin Nelson | September 4, 2014 For many teams, making a Stanley Cup run means having a player or two have a breakout season. It’s at least a component of the puzzle. In the salary cap-era,…
Who Do The Wild Protect In An Expansion Draft? Dustin Nelson | September 2, 2014 With speculation about NHL expansion going mad last week — expanding itself from speculation about Las Vegas or Seattle getting a team to both are definitely getting a team, then…
Five Minnesota Wild Storylines To Follow In September Dustin Nelson | September 1, 2014 The #IsItOctoberYet hashtags are starting to get annoying, which means we’re at the end of August and finally getting into some real hockey news. Prospect tournaments, training camp, and preseason…
The Minnesota Wild: 7 Bold Predictions For Next Season Dustin Nelson | August 21, 2014 It’s approaching tradition in the hum-drum between the beginning of August up until camp opens in September, that writers offer some barely defensible predictions about the coming season based on…