Posts tagged with "Chuck Fletcher"
Niederreiter Not Concerned About Trade Rumors
June 15th, 2017 Nino Niederreiter is currently a hot commodity. We are just one week away from the expansion draft and trade rumors continue to circulate through the hockey universe. There have been several names that continuously comes up in trade talks, including Niederreiter.After being traded to the Minnesota Wild in 2013, Niederreiter has...
Wild Assistant Coach Scott Stevens Resigns
May 31st, 2017 The Minnesota Wild now have another need that has to be addressed this summer. According to Michael Russo of the Star Tribune, assistant coach Scott Stevens has resigned. Stevens pulled head coach Bruce Boudreau aside recently, telling him his intentions to step down. Boudreau stated that Stevens will be "very difficult to replace" and...
Rumor Rundown: Wild's Niederreiter Topic of Trade Talk?
May 17th, 2017 The fast-approaching NHL Expansion Draft for the Vegas Golden Knights could very well lead to a flurry of trade activity in the final hours beforehand. Several teams are in a bind with the draft's exposure requirements, as they risk losing good players and getting nothing in return.One of those teams that looks to be feeling the...
3 "Not-so Wild" Free Agent Candidates for the Wild
May 17th, 2017 The Minnesota Wild and their general manager, Chuck Fletcher, have said that roster changes will be coming this summer. Fletcher has no plans to shake up the team in big ways, but we should expect to see some new faces in a Wild sweater next season. Fletcher has been known to make plenty of moves at the trade deadline, as well as free...
Wild Need Pure Goal Scorer
April 28th, 2017 There is something that most NHL teams have and the Wild need, and that's a pure goal scorer. They have been without a pure, natural goal scorer since the Marian Gaborik days. Gaborik parted ways with the Wild following the 2008-09 season and has left a void that the Wild have not been able to fill. Consistency is Key Since then, the...
Changes Needed For The Wild
April 25th, 2017 Different year, same Wild team, same results. The Wild saw what was a record-setting year come to yet another abrupt end as they were eliminated in five games by the St. Louis Blues. A team that was outstanding and dominated offensively was eliminated quickly and early in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and one has to wonder...
