Posts About "Nino Niederreiter"
Islanders Have Long Struggled With Prospect Development
February 21st, 2020 The New York Islanders have plenty of handpicked talent through the NHL draft in their line-up today. Mathew Barzal, Brock Nelson, Ryan Pulock are a few stand-out names that have found success at the NHL level, and are a core of this Islanders group. However, dating back to 2011, there have been some major swings and misses in...
Niederreiter for Rask Trade Revisited
January 17th, 2020 One year has passed since the Carolina Hurricanes acquired Nino Niederreiter from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for Victor Rask. One-for-one swaps are rare in today's NHL, but it was one month prior to the trade deadline and both players were in need of a change of...
3 Red Flags to the Carolina Hurricanes' Hot Start
October 18th, 2019 There hasn’t been much to complain about lately for the Carolina Hurricanes. They’re 6-2-0, tied for second place in the NHL, and their team seems to be clicking on and off the ice. The 2019-20 season is still in its infancy, but the Hurricanes are currently on a 123-point pace. While that’s probably not sustainable, they do have...
Bruins Miss on Niederreiter Trade Due to Lack of Center Depth
January 17th, 2019 The Boston Bruins missed the boat on a deal that could have landed them a scoring right winger to fill their top-six hole. It wasn't necessarily an issue of bad work by general manager Don Sweeney, however, just an issue of timing and team necessity by the Minnesota Wild. Related: Hurricanes Trade Rask to Wild for Niederreiter The Wild...
Wild Trade Niederreiter to Hurricanes for Rask
January 17th, 2019 The Minnesota Wild have traded Nino Niederreiter to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Victor Rask, the Wild announced Thursday. Niederreiter is in the second year of a five-year, $26.25 million contract that carries a $5.25 million annual cap hit. Rask is in the third year of a six-year, $24 million contract that carries a $4...
NHL News & Notes: Niederreiter & Rask Trade, Byron, Alzner & More
January 17th, 2019 In today's News & Notes, the Minnesota Wild have traded Nino Niederreiter to the Carolina Hurricanes for Victor Rask, Paul Byron has been suspended, the Montreal Canadiens have recalled Karl Alzner, Brandon Dubinsky has returned to practice and Ben Lovejoy will miss Thursday's game. Related: NHL News & Notes: Kesler, Backes...
Wild Players Most Likely to Be Traded
June 14th, 2018 The Minnesota Wild have had a busy offseason since being eliminated in the playoffs by the Winnipeg Jets. The team kicked things off by firing their general manager Chuck Fletcher. This move was long overdue and needed to be done if the team ever wanted to be successful. The Wild also managed to find Fletcher's successor in Paul Fenton....
Niederreiter & Zucker and Playoff Scoring
May 25th, 2018 The Minnesota Wild have a troubled history with impact goal scorers, so much to the point where a 20-goal season is an incredible accomplishment. The Wild have a small handful of 20-goal scorers on their team, two of the youngest are Nino Niederreiter and Jason Zucker. Each of these players is expected to put up a bulk of the goals, and...
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 Young Forward
February 19th, 2018 During the Minnesota Wild's long playoff drought, the team was in the process of stacking its farm system. All the main young prospects are now NHL-caliber players in the form of Jason Zucker, Charlie Coyle, Mikael Granlund, and Nino Niederreiter. Each of the four players is 26 or younger, meaning that they haven't yet hit their peaks....
Europe Producing Better Rookies than North America
February 8th, 2018 The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) has produced more talent than any other developmental league, representing 52 percent of NHL rosters on opening night this season. This should come as no surprise as the CHL annually has the most players selected in the draft, including 41 percent of the 217 picks in 2017. However, since the 2013 draft,...
Top 5 Swiss Players in The NHL
January 9th, 2018 Through the 2017 NHL season, only three different Swiss-born hockey players have won the Stanley Cup. The first was goaltender David Aebischer who did so with the Colorado Avalanche in 2001 as Patrick Roy's backup. The second came a few years later when Martin Gerber manned the net for 60 regular season games for the 2006 Carolina...
Minnesota Wild Healthy with Playoff Hopes
January 6th, 2018 We are officially in 2018 and that means the NHL regular season is roughly halfway over. Teams are beginning to smell the postseason, whereas wild card teams and those on the outside are feeling the pressure for a playoff push. This is where the Minnesota Wild fit in -- they own the final wild-card spot with a game in hand over the...
