Posts About "Jared Spurgeon"
TRADE: Minnesota Wild Acquire Sean Bergenheim
February 25th, 2015 On Tuesday evening, GM Chuck Fletcher made his first move of Trade Deadline season, showing that the Wild have every intention of creating a playoff push. The Minnesota Wild acquired Sean Bergenheim and a 2016 7th round pick from the Florida Panthers in exchange for a 2016 3rd round pick. Bergenheim will be looked upon to come...
Minnesota Wild's 5 Best Trade Assets
January 27th, 2015 With the Minnesota Wild struggling immensely right now, it wouldn't be a huge surprise to see them as sellers come March 2nd, the NHL Trade Deadline. Currently seven points behind the Calgary Flames for the second wildcard position, it looks unlikely that the Wild will be able climb back into the race, especially with their recent...
Minnesota Wild: Five Things to Watch in the Week Ahead
December 15th, 2014 Let's hope the Minnesota Wild got some motivation from their shootout victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday night, because they're certainly going to need it this week. Here's what to watch for over the next seven days: 1. Tough Opponents Minnesota starts their difficult week Tuesday night, when they play the Chicago...
Fantasy Hockey: Five Defensemen Under 25% Owned
November 19th, 2014 The fantasy hockey season might only be several weeks old, but there have definitely been some significant injuries that have probably caused managers to go ballistic on their computer or TV screen. While replacing a forward might be a bit of an easier task for fantasy hockey managers, finding a suitable backup option for a defender is...
Minnesota Wild Injuries Are Destroying Their Team
November 14th, 2014 The Minnesota Wild started off the 2014-15 campaign very strong, with hot goaltending, great production from its depth, and offensive fire power. That prompted people to get ahead of themselves, myself included, and think things like, Are the Minnesota Wild the Best Team in the NHL? However, once their depth was tested, it brought the...
Minnesota Continues Slump in New Jersey
November 12th, 2014 Frustration is growing in the State of Hockey and last night's game against the New Jersey Devils certainly didn't help. The Minnesota Wild dropped their fourth consecutive game, losing 3-1 in a lackluster effort. The lone goal of the night was scored by Minnesota native Ryan Carter. Rough on the Road This game against the Devils ended...
What Should The Minnesota Wild's Top Pairing Be In 2014/15?
September 1st, 2014 The Minnesota Wild tried out a couple of different configurations for their top defensive pairing last season, but which was the most successful, and which should they use to start 2014/15? All is revealed in my first article for The Hockey Writers. We're still at the part of the offseason where it's hard to make any...Brunoesque – Déjà Vu in Colorado
Minnesota Wild fans will not only remember game seven of the 2014 NHL playoffs, they will remember Nino Niederreiter. Nino brought us back to game seven of the Wild’s 2003 playoff series against Colorado in Colorado. It was Andrew Brunette who scored the game winner for the Wild in OT that year. Fast forward to 2014 and game...
Minnesota Wild Defeat Semyon Varlamov
April 25th, 2014 The Minnesota Wild led by Charlie Coyle, Jared Spurgeon and Mikael Granlund defeated Semyon Varlamov 2-1 on Thursday night in St. Paul. Varlamov is the only Colorado Avalanche player worth mentioning. He was the only one who had any action in the game. To say that Minnesota dominated this game is an understatement. They dominated at...
Minnesota Wild: Clear the Puck!
April 18th, 2014 Kyle Brodziak and Jared Spurgeon Failed to do that in Game 1 When you outplay your opponent, you should win the game. For the Minnesota Wild in Game 1 at the Pepsi Center in Denver last night, a couple of untimely errors by Kyle Brodziak and Jared Spurgeon proved to the Minnesota Wild that you can outplay your opponent for 57...
Injury Bug Running Through Minnesota
December 31st, 2013 The injury bug is running through the land of 10,000 lakes. In the final stretch of games in December, the Minnesota Wild lost star forward Zach Parise and defenseman Clayton Stoner. Defenseman Jared Spurgeon has also been held out of practice because of a minor injury and whether or not he misses time is not entirely...
Andrew Brunette and the Minnesota Wild Power Play
October 8th, 2013 As the Minnesota Wild begin a new season, one area that they have actively sought to improve upon is the power play. Many games are won on a very slim margin of error so a strong power play can often be the difference between a win or loss. Remaining competitive with division rivals is of the upmost importance and an improved power...
Minnesota Wild 2013 Season Player Grades: The Blue Liners
May 23rd, 2013 The Minnesota Wild were most concerned about their blue line heading into the shortened 2013 NHL season, even with the addition of Ryan Suter, and it proved to be the place of most concern throughout the regular season and into the playoffs. Most of the problems can be attributed to youth and inexperience and that point could have hardly...
