Minnesota Wild
Wild in Pivotal Playoff Run
April 15th, 2018 Six straight playoff appearances is a tremendous accomplishment for any franchise in sports. Only two teams in the NHL have more or an equal number to the Minnesota Wild, and those are the Anaheim Ducks (six) and the Pittsburgh Penguins (12). Wild head coach Bruce Boudreau...
Wild Elimination Looking Likely
April 14th, 2018 The Minnesota Wild and Winnipeg Jets are only two games into their best-of-seven series, yet it feels like it's already over. Head coach, Bruce Boudreau is "sick" of hearing about being the underdog. Now the entire hockey world gets a view as to why the Wild deserved to be...
Wild Round One Preview: Winnipeg Jets
April 11th, 2018 The Minnesota Wild concluded their regular season in style with a 6-3 win against the San Jose Sharks on the road last Saturday night. Win or lose, the Wild were already booked to play the Winnipeg Jets in the opening round of the playoffs, but the win was still a nice way...
Wild Limping to 6th Straight Postseason
April 5th, 2018 The Minnesota Wild took care of business on their own end Monday night, beating the Edmonton Oilers in a 3-0 shutout win. The game secured the Wild's spot in the postseason, bringing their streak to six years in a row. Winning the game gave Minnesota win number 27 on the...
Wild Hope Greenway Lives up to ELC
March 30th, 2018 The Luke Kunin injury was devastating for the Minnesota Wild in many ways. Waiving Chris Stewart to add the young prospect to the roster was a tough decision that the team felt it had to make. Losing Kunin for the entire season was a disaster for a team that gave up a lot...
Wild's Devan Dubnyk Controls Club's Fate
March 29th, 2018 In January 2015, Minnesota Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher made a trade seen as a minor deal to acquire a goaltender that could perhaps be a stop gap until a suitable starter could be found, as you can almost never find a franchise goaltender midseason. The Wild got...
Potential Wild Playoff Opponents
March 25th, 2018 With the 2017-18 NHL season winding down, fans begin to turn their attention towards the playoffs and what it means for their team. Some squads are preparing their golf clubs and other summer activities, while other teams are preparing for the grind of the Stanley Cup...
Wild's Zach Parise Is on Fire
March 23rd, 2018 When you're one of the stars of a team and you miss the first 39 games, it can severely damage any shot at the postseason and give a feeling of hopelessness. Even after returning, there is still major concern if the injury is healed properly or not. The lost practice time...
Wild Will Struggle to Make the Playoffs
March 18th, 2018 Minnesota sports have always been known for their luck, though not in a good way. Former Minnesota Vikings kicker Gary Anderson became the first kicker in NFL history to have a perfect regular season with no missed field goals or extra points, but went on to miss a 38-yard...
Bigger Impact Signing: Zach Parise or Ryan Suter
March 14th, 2018 The Fourth of July in 2012 was a glorious day in the state of Minnesota. Zach Parise and Ryan Suter joined forces to play for the state of hockey with matching 13-year, $98-million contracts. The signing changed the culture and fan outlook instantaneously for a team that...
Criticism Persists for Wild's Ryan Suter
March 9th, 2018 The hefty paydays for the Minnesota Wild's Zach Parise and Ryan Suter, with matching 13-year, $98 million contracts, was always going to get people talking. Parise has received his fair share of criticism, especially after some injury-riddled campaigns. Suter has missed...
Kunin Injury Forces Wild Roster Moves
March 7th, 2018 Days after the Minnesota Wild waived forward Chris Stewart, Luke Kunin has suffered an ACL tear. Stewart, who was waived in order to have enough cap flexibility to bring Kunin up from Iowa, was claimed by the Calgary Flames the following day. Kunin will miss the rest of the...
Wild Make Minor Tweaks for Playoff Push
March 1st, 2018 The NHL trade deadline has come and gone. The Minnesota Wild didn't bring in any big name players like in previous years, nor did they dish off star caliber talent. Instead, Minnesota decided to bet on their current roster. The decision was met with praise from goaltender...
