Posts About "Kevin Fiala"
Wild Will Want to See More of the Same From Kevin Fiala
December 31st, 2020 Kevin Fiala was one of the only positive transactions that happened during former Minnesota Wild general manager Paul Fenton's tenure. Once described as a game-breaker, Fiala struggled after the trade for fan-favorite Mikael Granlund. The first half of the 2019-20 season was frustrating for Fiala. However, few could have envisioned...
Minnesota Wild New Year's Resolutions for 2021
December 31st, 2020 New Year's resolutions are a popular trend that has been going on for years, and the Minnesota Wild have a few of their own they need to keep to make this next season a success. Many people have trouble keeping to their resolutions and with the Wild, they'll have to maintain hard work to keep theirs going throughout the shortened...
Wild Need to Find a Zuccarello Fill-In
December 10th, 2020 News broke last week that the Minnesota Wild will be without one of their top-six forwards for at least the start of the upcoming season. Winger Mats Zuccarello is expected to miss some considerable time due to torn ligament in his arm that recently required surgery. The damage is located in the same arm that Zuccarello broke a couple...
Wild Need a Boost From Their Winger Depth
December 2nd, 2020 The Minnesota Wild roster has been completely revamped in the last few seasons, with the exception of a few key players such as wing Zach Parise, defenseman Ryan Suter and until the last few months center Mikko Koivu. This past season has been no different with player overhaul. The forwards have really seen some dramatic changes...
Wild's 3 Best Contracts for 2021
November 9th, 2020 After five grueling seasons of missing the mark, Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin has decided that enough is enough. In a year where almost everything has seen delays due to COVID-19, including the 2020-21 NHL season, Guerin pushed forward. He has made a clear statement that he means business. Seemingly, with his eye on the...
Fiala's Journey From Swiss Prospect to Wild Game-Changer
September 9th, 2020 Kevin Fiala emerged as an offensive force for the Minnesota Wild during the 2019-20 season, but the road to NHL success was not easy for the talented 24-year-old from Switzerland. Kevin Fiala has turned into an offensive game-changer in Minnesota(Jess Starr/The Hockey Writers) Here is a look at his journey from highly touted...
Predators: Revisiting the Mikael Granlund/Kevin Fiala Trade
August 16th, 2020 When winger Mikael Granlund was traded to the Nashville Predators from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for Kevin Fiala at the 2018-19 trade deadline, there was a clear winner in the trade: the Predators. They secured a 27-year-old, top-line winger in Granlund, who still had another season remaining under contract at $5.75 million. In...
Canucks' 5 Takeaways From Game 2 Win
August 6th, 2020 After being shutout in Game 1, the Vancouver Canucks beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 in Game 2. Tanner Pearson scored the first playoff goal for the Canucks since Luca Sbisa’s goal in a Game 6 loss to the Calgary Flames in the 2014-15 postseason. The team took a 4-1 lead, but goaltender Jacob Markstrom let in two goals late as the Wild...
Wild Have to Focus on Positives From Unfortunate Game 2
August 5th, 2020 The 4-3 score doesn't really paint a fair picture of how lopsided the game was. The Minnesota Wild started Game 2 about as poorly as possible. They fell behind less than a minute in and were never really able to dig out of the hole. To their credit though, they never stopped trying. Even down to the final seconds, the Wild kept...
Wild Season Review: Poor Goaltending Defined Their Regular Season
July 26th, 2020 There were not very many issues when it came to the Minnesota Wild, but the main storyline over the course of the 2019-20 season was the fact that the team had poor goaltending. Actually, it was the worst in the NHL and prevented the Wild from making any run towards a top-three spot in the division, which would have meant an automatic...
Wild's Late Streak Secures Spot in Proposed 2020 NHL Playoffs
May 27th, 2020 Since Feb. 1, the Minnesota Wild are 12-6-1. It's a short span of time, but that's a standing point percentage of .658. If the Wild had been able to maintain that points percentage over the course of the entire season, they would have been the second-ranked team in the entire Western Conference. Kevin Fiala, Minnesota Wild (Jess...
Fiala Finally Arrives, Wild Times Ensue
March 9th, 2020 Just when it looked like the Minnesota Wild's season was swirling around the drain, suddenly there is flow and for now, at least, that flow appears to be heading towards postseason play. Hockey teams are always looking for flow and for the Wild, you can find it and if he takes off his helmet, you can also see some pretty impressive flow...
Greenway Scores in 3rd to Lift Wild over Coyotes 3-2
November 14th, 2019 ST. PAUL, Minn. — Jordan Greenway deflected in a goal with 7:49 remaining, and the Minnesota Wild returned home with a 3-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday night. Zach Parise had a goal and an assist and Kevin Fiala scored for the fourth time i...
