Minnesota Wild Suffering Trouble with Tribbles Sheng Peng | February 21, 2013 Captain Kirk once learned that one Tribble is cute, but too many Tribbles are trouble. The same goes for rookies on an NHL team. In a topsy-turvy season, the Minnesota…
Minnesota Wild First Quarter Review Sheng Peng | February 12, 2013 Pre-season projection: Playoff team Current stock: Dropping Team record: 6-5-1 (11th in the conference, tied for eighth) As the Wild thrashed the Avalanche on opening night, Mike Greenlay, Minnesota’s TV…
The Great Myth of the 1994-95 Lockout Sheng Peng | February 4, 2013 It’s a great myth that the 1994-95 lockout inflicted lasting damage on the careers of many veteran NHL stars. After 1993-94, the league suffered a well-documented drop in scoring that…
Zach Parise and Ryan Suter: Start of an American Armada in Minnesota? Sheng Peng | January 16, 2013 Coincidence and fortune had to intersect for Zach Parise and Ryan Suter to cross into Minnesota last July 4th: Coincidence that both were unrestricted free agents at the same time…
Zach Parise and Ryan Suter Face the Minnesota Curse Sheng Peng | January 11, 2013 It might be a sort of cosmic joke that those boys of summer, the Twins, are the most successful professional sports franchise in the coldest state of the continental US.…
Minnesota Wild: A Tradition of Busted Hopes Sheng Peng | January 2, 2013 Much like the New Year, a new NHL season is also a time to hope. Minnesota Wild fans have hopes that cross and are at a crossroads this New Year:…
Minnesota’s Devilish Connections Sheng Peng | December 27, 2012 July 4, 2012 was the day that Zach Parise and Ryan Suter broke free from their original squads to sign with the Minnesota Wild. The day that Wild fans broke…
Willie Mitchell: The One That Got Away Sheng Peng | December 1, 2012 The one that got away. Every franchise has had their share, but there’s always a few players who stand out. For the Minnesota Wild, Marian Gaborik is probably the first…
A Brief Hockey Card History of the Minnesota Wild Sheng Peng | November 21, 2012 Millions of paintings have been painted, but it’s a few, well-chosen paintings that make a museum. Much the same way, millions of hockey cards have been manufactured, and it’s a…
Patrick O’Sullivan and What Should Have Been Sheng Peng | October 4, 2012 A week ago, former NHL top prospect Patrick O’Sullivan quietly signed with a Finnish team, HIFK Helsinki. It would be easy to see this move as just another disappointing twist…
Which Minnesota Wild Prospect Benefits Most from the Lockout? Sheng Peng | September 17, 2012 On February 16, 2005, before he announced the cancellation the 2004-05 NHL season, Gary Bettman may as well have whistled, “Always look on the bright side of life.” For the…
Wild Gambles: Chuck Fletcher’s All-In Signings Sheng Peng | August 31, 2012 After a couple of aimless seasons out of the playoffs, Minnesota Wild general manager takes a huge gamble to reset the course of the franchise. Sound familiar? On the…
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