Nate Bauer
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Nate has been a Minnesota Wild contributor at The Hockey Writers since 2014 and previously spent time covering the University of Minnesota Duluth men's hockey team. For everything Minnesota Wild related, follow him on Twitter @natebauer.
Author's Posts
Playoffs or Not, Wild Have Major Issues
March 15th, 2016 As hard as it may be to believe, the Minnesota Wild are within reach of a playoff spot despite a tumultuous season that has included plenty of drama, including the firing of former head coach Mike Yeo. The Wild are in a fight with the Colorado Avalanche for the final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference. Minnesota is currently tied...
3 Thoughts on the Brief Torchetti Era
March 8th, 2016 The Minnesota Wild are 8-4 since John Torchetti took over head coaching duties following the dismissal of Mike Yeo. The twelve games have featured a three game losing streak sandwiched between a pair of four game winning streaks, the former of which saw the Wild score 21 goals in the four games. Minnesota has ridden the streak and...
Minnesota Wild the Movie: Part 2
February 16th, 2016 In this, the second article in a three-part series, we continue to look at the bad movie that is the Minnesota Wild. Today we're focused on the movie's producer, Chuck Fletcher. The producer Chuck Fletcher became the Minnesota Wild's General Manager on May 21, 2009 and has held the post ever since. In the movie world, producers are the...
Wild Embarrassingly Scapegoat Yeo
February 16th, 2016 Following the Minnesota Wild's loss to the Boston Bruins Saturday, the team's 8th consecutive loss, head coach Mike Yeo was fired by GM Chuck Fletcher. This came as welcome news for legions of Wild fans who have long called for the head of the franchise's third ever coach. When teams like the Wild that have huge expectations on them lose...
Minnesota Wild the Movie: Part 1
February 9th, 2016 Plummeting down the standings with 10 losses in the last 11 games. Sound familiar Minnesota Wild fans? Of course it does, you've seen this before. Yes the Wild again find themselves desperately grasping for any semblance of hope as another season works to slip away from Minnesota. It's a movie we're all tired of seeing, but somehow...
Wild Have No More Excuses
January 27th, 2016 The Minnesota Wild have been here before. Slumping through the middle portion of their 82 game NHL schedule and dropping in the standings faster than the winter temperatures in Minnesota. We've seen this before, mid-season skids have marked the Mike Yeo era in Minnesota from the beginning. This year is glaringly different for one key...