Posts About "Matt Dumba"
Brent Who? Wild's Dumba Is Top-Scoring D-man in NHL
November 28th, 2018 ST. PAUL, Minn. — More than seven years have passed since the Wild traded Brent Burns. Finally, there's a reason in Minnesota to stop wincing about dealing away one of the NHL's most potent defencemen. Matt Dumba leads all blue-liners in the league wit...
NHL Rumors: Panarin, Dumba, Zucker, More
July 16th, 2018 In today's rumor rundown, the Blue Jackets are no closer on a new contract with Artemi Panarin than they were before meeting the superstar winger on Monday. What does this mean in regard to a trade moving forward? Where do the Minnesota Wild sit with Matt Dumba and Jason Zucker and are the Oilers really considering trading Darnell...
What Will Wild Do With Dumba?
May 9th, 2018 Skill set aside, signing Zach Parise and Ryan Suter to their identical overpaid contracts hurts most when it comes to re-signing key players. The Minnesota Wild are using nearly 25 percent of their cap space on just those two and they are paying over $9 million combined for defensemen Jared Spurgeon and Jonas Brodin. That's a ton of...
Wild Round One Preview: Winnipeg Jets
April 11th, 2018 The Minnesota Wild concluded their regular season in style with a 6-3 win against the San Jose Sharks on the road last Saturday night. Win or lose, the Wild were already booked to play the Winnipeg Jets in the opening round of the playoffs, but the win was still a nice way to close out the season and shift attention toward the...
Wild Limping to 6th Straight Postseason
April 5th, 2018 The Minnesota Wild took care of business on their own end Monday night, beating the Edmonton Oilers in a 3-0 shutout win. The game secured the Wild's spot in the postseason, bringing their streak to six years in a row. Winning the game gave Minnesota win number 27 on the season at home and secured their second most points earned at...
Minnesota Wild's Best Defenseman
February 15th, 2018 In the short history of the Minnesota Wild, defense has almost always been the team's strong suit. Most recently with the expansion draft, the Wild were willing to part with a top-tier prospect in Alex Tuch to ensure that they could hold their strong defensive core together. Tuch has succeeded in Vegas to this point, while the Wild were...
Two Players the Wild Wish They Had
July 15th, 2017 If only they had certain players. If they had drafted or traded for those players things would be different. These are common phrases in the hockey community. Whether it was a failed draft selection, unsuccessful trade, or just daydreaming, fans, the media and even GMs often wish they had certain players playing for their team. For the...
Wild Send Tuch, Haula to Vegas
June 22nd, 2017 The Minnesota Wild have been motivated to keep their defensive core mostly intact. With a deal made between the Wild and the Vegas Golden Knights, the Wild will no longer have to worry. According to Michael Russo of the Star Tribune, the Wild are sending prospect Alex Tuch to the Knights. In exchange, the Knights will select Erik Haula...
Wild Keep Defensive Core Intact...for Now
June 19th, 2017 The NHL's temporary trade freeze came and went with the Minnesota Wild making no moves. There were plenty of rumors swirling that general manager Chuck Fletcher was receiving plenty of interest for guys such as Jonas Brodin, Matt Dumba and even Marco Scandella. The Wild, along with the other 29 NHL teams, released their protected...
The Most Competitive Team the Golden Knights Could Ice
June 19th, 2017 The NHL has released the protected lists for the Las Vegas expansion draft. Cue the excitement among Golden Knights fans dreaming up who will be at the T-Mobile Arena come October. Hockey fanatics are racking their brain trying to figure out what is the best team available to the Las Vegas Golden Knights? If you want to try, pick your...
Mock Expansion Draft: Golden Knights Select Best Players Available
June 18th, 2017 George McPhee is going to be a busy man over the next few days — perhaps the busiest man on the planet — leading up to Wednesday’s unveiling of the Vegas Golden Knights’ expansion draft roster. McPhee will be wheeling and dealing, engaging in trade negotiations with most, if not all of the NHL’s 30 other teams. A few deals...
THW Expansion Mock Draft: Canadiens Moves
June 9th, 2017 Over the last few weeks, the writers at THW had a bit of fun. We got together to create a realistic Vegas mock expansion draft. I was tasked as the general manager of the Montreal Canadiens. We were allowed to make trades with not only Vegas but with other general managers around the league to improve our teams, dump salary and maximize...
Brodin & Dumba's Trade Value
June 8th, 2017 In a week or less, the Stanley Cup Finals will come to an end. Once this happens, the NHL offseason will be in full swing. Almost all the teams have already begun their work, prepping for a busy month full of trades and blockbuster free agent signings. The Minnesota Wild are one of many teams looking to be active in the trade market...
