Posts About "Kevin Fiala"
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...
Wild GM Guerin Lacks Trade Chips to Get a Center
September 29th, 2019 One quick look around the Minnesota wilderness will reveal what is a commonly accepted fact in nature and around the NHL: Top-six centers don’t grow on trees. Wild general manager Bill Guerin must now find what does to send back in return, as he reportedly seeks to add depth down the middle. Keep in mind mere foliage likely isn’t to...
Wild Re-Sign Fiala for 2 Years, $6 Million
September 11th, 2019 ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild have re-signed left wing Kevin Fiala to a two-year, $6 million contract. The deal with the restricted free agent was done on Wednesday, two days before the team's first practice of training camp. Fiala will make $2....
Minnesota Wild: Youth to Watch for in 2019-20
July 23rd, 2019 As the offseason moves towards August, much of the dust has settled in terms of the availability of major free agent signings. Teams will add small pieces here and there, but now becomes the time to look within for further answers to team weaknesses. The Minnesota Wild have hardy, young talent that could really shine brighter this...
Predators Trade Fiala to Wild for Granlund
February 25th, 2019 The Minnesota Wild have traded forward Mikael Granlund to the Nashville Predators in exchange for left winger Kevin Fiala. The deal occurred with less than 20 minutes remaining until the 3:00 pm Trade Deadline and was a one-for-one trade. https://twitter.com/TSN_Sports/status/1100118907183079426 This trade appeared to come out of...
'Nashville Predators Only' NHL Awards
May 30th, 2018 The Nashville Predators were the cream of the NHL's crop during the regular season but ultimately fell short during the playoffs. That doesn't diminish their regular-season prowess, where many players stepped up. Some Predators deserve to be recognized for their career years, and while they may not win any NHL awards, we should take a...
Maple Leafs Have Their Way With Predators
March 23rd, 2018 Thursday featured one of the best games of the NHL season. Oh, also the Nashville Predators and Toronto Maple Leafs played. The Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Islanders combined for 13 goals while the Predators were merely a speed bump for the Leafs. Besides an incredible pass from P.K. Subban to Viktor Arvidsson, the Predators never...
