Wild Report Cards 2023-24: John Hynes & Bill Guerin Mariah Stark (Holland) | September 3, 2024 With August gone, we are officially in September, which means training camp and preseason are just weeks away. While all Minnesota Wild player report cards have been handed out, the…
4 NHL General Managers on the Hot Seat This Season Michael Ostrower | July 14, 2024 All successful NHL teams are built through a general manager’s (GM) vision. A blueprint has to be made and executed through trades, signings, drafting, and elsewhere. There is no definitive…
NHL’s 5 Most Overrated General Managers Mike Fink | July 10, 2024 It’s impossible to build a Stanley Cup champion without a great general manager (GM) to lead the front office. They are the architects, the ones with a plan and a…
Wild’s GM Bill Guerin Right Choice for Team USA Mariah Stark (Holland) | February 12, 2024 It’s been a busy week with trade rumors swirling and the NHL announcing they would allow players to compete in the 2026 and 2030 Winter Olympics. A few days after…
NHL Rumors: Islanders, Blue Jackets, Sharks, Wild, Blues Jim Parsons | December 15, 2023 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Zach Parise is working out in preparation for an NHL comeback. Will he wind up playing somewhere other than with the New York Islanders? Meanwhile,…
Wild 2022-23 Report Cards: Bill Guerin Mariah Stark (Holland) | July 23, 2023 It’s time to do the final report card of the offseason for the Minnesota Wild and that means the general manager, Bill Guerin, is up. His grade, like Dean Evason,…
Wild Fans Can Trust in Guerin & Brackett’s Draft Approach Mariah Stark (Holland) | June 27, 2023 It’s officially one of the best weeks of the offseason for the NHL which means the 2023 NHL Entry Draft is just days away followed closely by free agency. While…
Wild’s Season Not a Failure According to Guerin Mariah Stark (Holland) | May 6, 2023 It’s been a little over a week since the Minnesota Wild’s season came to an abrupt end at the hands of the Dallas Stars in Round 1 of the 2023…
Wild Acquire John Klingberg from Ducks Colin Newby | March 3, 2023 The Anaheim Ducks traded defenseman John Klingberg to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for Andrej Sustr, Nikita Nesterenko, and a fourth-round pick in 2025. Pierre LeBrun first reported the last-minute…
Wild Acquire Sundqvist from Red Wings For a Draft Pick Declan Schroeder | March 3, 2023 The Minnesota Wild have acquired forward Oskar Sundqvist from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for a draft pick, according to Darren Dreger. Details on exactly which pick have not…
Revisiting the Oilers’ Stunning 1998 Playoff Upset of the Avalanche Brian Swane | December 27, 2022 *This article was published ahead of the Oilers’ 2022 Western Conference Final series against the Colorado Avalanche On May 26, 2022, the Edmonton Oilers punched their ticket to the Western…
Oilers’ Holiday Deals for Guerin & Hamrlik Revisited 25 Years Later Brian Swane | December 23, 2022 Only a few in-season transactions in the NHL history of the Edmonton Oilers coincide with a complete reversal in the team’s fortunes. Just last season after signing Evander Kane at the end…