Minnesota Wild Should Stay the Course Sheng Peng | March 1, 2013 An army made up of just privates and generals cannot win a war. Much the same, the Minnesota Wild, breaking in promising recruits like Mikael Granlund, Jonas Brodin, Jason Zucker,…
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: 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:…
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…
Torrey Mitchell, Konopka Are Key Additions For Minnesota Wild Sebastian Egerton-Read | July 25, 2012 The big free agent signings of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter caught all of the headlines, and will continue to do so, but the huge 13-year contracts handed out to the two premier free agents in this year’s class were not the only important moves that Minnesota GM Chuck Fletcher made this season. He also made a trio of signings for his bottom six forward group bringing in Torrey Mitchell on a three-year deal, while signing Zenon Konopka and Jake Dowell to two-year deals.
Are Parise and Suter Worth 196 Million? David Brown | July 5, 2012 Minnesota has suffered. It has for a while. Zach Parise, Ryan Suter, and 196 million dollars changes it all. The Minnesota Vikings are 0-4 in Super Bowls and their best…
Suter meets with Poile and Preds, is he staying in Nashville? David Brown | June 1, 2012 Today is June 1 and my knuckles are telling me that there are only 30 days in June. That means in 30 days Ryan Suter and 14 other Predators will…
Minnesota Wild Season Grades: The Blue-Liners Sebastian Egerton-Read | April 25, 2012 There will be no playoff hockey for the Minnesota Wild once again in 2012, but the 2011-12 season has left much to discuss and consider in Hockey Town. GM Chuck…
Craig Leipold’s Monopoly: MN Wild Style Megan Nyberg | April 19, 2012 Monopoly is a game that requires luck and smarts. Rules must be followed and understood. Players need to know what they’re up against; weigh all their options and spend their…
Minnesota Wild Season Grades: The Goaltenders Sebastian Egerton-Read | April 18, 2012 This is the first article in a series of three on the Minnesota Wild. There will be no playoff hockey for the Minnesota Wild once again in 2012, but the…
Hits hit home in Minnesota Megan Nyberg | April 16, 2012 Dirty hit this. Dirty hit that. Cheap shot. Uncalled for hit. Undisciplined. Out of control. Penalties and game misconducts. Fights with unlikely characters (Crosby vs. Giroux). Harsh and not-harsh-enough suspensions…
Jason Zucker: From the WCHA to the State of Hockey Anatoliy Metter | March 28, 2012 With the Minnesota Wild missing out on post-season play once again, the team decided that it was time to give Jason Zucker a chance to showcase his talents at the…