Getting Defensive: Wild Sign Brodin to 6-Year Extension Alli Baker | October 12, 2014 Six More Years The Minnesota Wild have signed defenseman Jonas Brodin to a six year contract extension, the team announced Sunday morning. This means the 21-year-old Swede is set to…
Third Time’s a Charm: Minnesota Wild Preseason Alli Baker | September 28, 2014 A Win at Home In their third game of the preseason and first game at the Xcel Energy Center, the Minnesota Wild topped the Winnipeg Jets 4-3. Although Minnesota fans…
Minnesota Wild Vs Winnipeg Jets: Preseason 09/22/2014 Devin Slawson | September 23, 2014 The Minnesota Wild kicked off their preseason in ‘The Peg’ at MTS Centre against a potentially new division rival, Winnipeg Jets. Although the Wild didn’t have many of their regulars…
Hockey News: NHL Rule Changes; Saku Koivu Retires Marcy Di Michele | September 12, 2014 Apparently Marc-Andre Fleury isn’t a good goalie. [Sportsnet] The NHL has decided to make a few rule changes. [NHL.com] An assessment of the all of the upcoming changes. [Jeff Veillette]…
Minnesota Wild: Projections for 2014-15; Forwards Devin Slawson | September 12, 2014 Feel free to express your opinion and/or your projections for the Wild! The 2013-14 season for the Minnesota Wild featured high profile forwards go down with the injury bug, some…
Niederreiter, Minnesota Wild, Agree to Deal Alli Baker | September 11, 2014 A Done Deal After months of negotiations, the Minnesota Wild and forward Nino Niederreiter have finally agreed to a contract. The 22-year-old turned down a huge offer from Russia’s Kontinental…
6 Candidates from the Minnesota Wild for a Breakout Season Dustin Nelson | September 4, 2014 For many teams, making a Stanley Cup run means having a player or two have a breakout season. It’s at least a component of the puzzle. In the salary cap-era,…
Five Minnesota Wild Storylines To Follow In September Dustin Nelson | September 1, 2014 The #IsItOctoberYet hashtags are starting to get annoying, which means we’re at the end of August and finally getting into some real hockey news. Prospect tournaments, training camp, and preseason…
Minnesota Wild: RFA Problems Around the Corner Devin Slawson | August 26, 2014 When a good chunk of your prospect pool arrives to the NHL within the same year or two, you will eventually run into trouble of re-signing all of them to…
Wild Open to Long-Term Deal with Nino Niederreiter and Other Harbingers Dustin Nelson | July 15, 2014 Minnesota Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher has deftly navigated some tricky waters this off-season. One of the most difficult jobs he faces is not signing stars like Thomas Vanek, but…
The Most Mishandled Prospects, Part II: Islanders Edition Bill Schoeninger | May 27, 2014 Part 1 Properly developing young players is a difficult science to master. Some teams like the Detroit Red Wings appear to have mastered it. Other teams struggle to get the…
Did Game 3 Change Anything For Minnesota? Dustin Nelson | May 7, 2014 “Do-or-die” scenarios in the playoffs are funny. A team that handles them well only creates more of them. A team facing those must-win scenarios, like the Minnesota Wild have, hope…