How the Minnesota Wild Did the Impossible Nate Bauer | April 9, 2015 Well, looks like we made it. Following a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center a couple of days ago, the Minnesota Wild is playoff bound for…
Murphy’s Law: Minnesota Wild Version Nate Bauer | April 7, 2015 It seems the Minnesota Wild’s momentum previously built through the month of March has been effectively drop kicked into oblivion. After a four-day break, the Wild was looking at three…
Minnesota’s Lineup Logjam Nate Bauer | April 6, 2015 Since mid-January, the Minnesota Wild has been playing lights out hockey. The Wild has gone 26-7-3 since Devan Dubnyk was acquired from the Arizona Coyotes, and while Dubnyk has garnered much…
Player Profile: Nino Niederreiter Nate Bauer | April 2, 2015 When Nino Niederreiter was drafted 5th overall in the 2010 NHL draft by the New York Islanders, he was touted as a tremendous offensive talent. Draft analysts raved over his large…
Playoff Preview: The Wild’s West? Nate Bauer | April 2, 2015 The regular season is officially winding down and NHL teams in playoff contention are jockeying for position. Luckily for the Minnesota Wild, their playoff position seams relatively secure as they…
Minnesota Wild By the Numbers Nate Bauer | March 19, 2015 Since the all-star break, Minnesota has been on a historic run that has catapulted the Wild into playoff contention. From January 27th to right now, no team in the National Hockey…
Mike Yeo’s Wild No Stranger to Panic Button Nate Bauer | March 17, 2015 Depending who you ask in Minnesota, the Wild are one of two things: Either an under-achieving team that tends to impede itself with repeated mid-season struggles, or a resilient one…
Minnesota’s Curious Special Teams Conundrum Nate Bauer | March 17, 2015 It’s hard to overstate the importance of special teams in the NHL. 9 of the 16 teams currently in the playoffs are in the upper half of the league in…
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