Posts About "Pierre-Marc Bouchard"
Pierre-Marc Bouchard Retires Due to Concussions
March 18th, 2016 Pierre-Marc Bouchard, the 31-year old former eighth overall pick who played 11 NHL seasons with the Minnesota Wild and New York Islanders has decided to hang up his skates due to ongoing concussion issues. On Mar 25, 2009 Bouchard was on the receiving end of a huge hit delivered by Nate Thompson of the...
Blackhawks Acquire Potential Second Line Center
February 7th, 2014 Similar to the Kris Versteeg deal that came out of nowhere in November, Stan Bowman was working the phones again Thursday. His efforts culminated in another trade, this time with Islanders' GM Garth Snow: https://twitter.com/TramyersCSN/status/431629038109487105 Some are dismissing the move as meaningless. I think the...
Misreading the Marketplace: Nashville's Confusing Spending Spree
August 1st, 2013 Fourteen years for four guys. That was the price of doing business for the Nashville Predators when free agency opened on July 5. Actually, it was fourteen years and $36.4 million. The issue? The typically thrifty Predators poured big money into players who may only give them small returns. Did a lack of patience and a...
Minnesota Wild: 2012-13 Regular Season Review
April 30th, 2013 Pre-season projection: Playoff team Final team record: 26-19-3 (8th in Western Conference) Flip a coin. The Minnesota Wild made the playoffs for the first time in five years; they almost played themselves out with a 5-6-1 finish, blowing their shot at the division. They scratched out critical season-ending tilts with the Los...
Minnesota Wild Third Quarter Review
April 4th, 2013 Pre-season projection: Playoff team Current stock: Holding Team record: 21-13-2 (3rd in Western Conference, 1st in Northwest Division) Surprisingly, the Minnesota Wild held their grip to the top of the Northwest, putting six points between themselves and ninth place with an 8-4 push that was punctuated by a franchise-best...
Wild Winning Streak Overshadowed By Penguins, Iginla
March 28th, 2013 It’s no secret that the Pittsburgh Penguins' acquisition of Jarome Iginla and their baker’s dozen of wins in succession have stolen most of the NHL media attention. Perhaps the extensive gushing is good news for a Minnesota Wild squad that has sneakily won seven straight games themselves. The Wild were at the center of the hockey...
Minnesota Wild: Four Who Must Step Up
March 25th, 2013 The Minnesota Wild is headed for a fall. It's no exaggeration to say that Devin Setoguchi and Matt Cullen have ignited the 14-5-1 explosion which has propelled the Wild near the top of the Northwest Division. With 11 goals leading the squad in that stretch, Setoguchi has done the finishing, while his centerman Cullen has shown off...
Fantasy Hockey: Five Wingers Under 25% Owned
March 23rd, 2013 With the playoffs approaching rapidly in most fantasy hockey formats, managers are probably scrambling to pick up the last bits of waiver-wire/free agent gems in their respective pools. Since some consider the best defense to be a good offense, it might be prudent to lock up some of fantasy hockey's lesser known players for the...
Minnesota Wild Suffering Trouble with Tribbles
February 21st, 2013 Captain Kirk once learned that one Tribble is cute, but too many Tribbles are trouble. The same goes for rookies on an NHL team. In a topsy-turvy season, the Minnesota Wild has been forced to go against gospel, playing an unusually large number of rookie skaters in high-leverage game situations. Freshmen Mikael Granlund,...
Minnesota Wild First Quarter Review
February 12th, 2013 Pre-season projection: Playoff team Current stock: Dropping Team record: 6-5-1 (11th in the conference, tied for eighth) As the Wild thrashed the Avalanche on opening night, Mike Greenlay, Minnesota's TV color guy couldn't help but wiggle the forest green and Iron Range red tattooed on his butt by bragging, "We've been talking...
Game On, Minnesota: Time for a Wild Training Camp!
January 6th, 2013 It was announced in the early hours of Sunday morning that the National Hockey League and the NHL Players Association reached a deal agreeing on the framework of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. There is a lot left to do and, according to Commissioner Bettman, there are a lot of I’s to dot and T’s to cross and everything...
Minnesota Wild: A Tradition of Busted Hopes
January 2nd, 2013 Much like the New Year, a new NHL season is also a time to hope. Minnesota Wild fans have hopes that cross and are at a crossroads this New Year: That there's a 2012-13 season to showcase the second richest free agent signings in league history, Zach Parise and Ryan Suter. In honor of the New Year and a new season, let's look back...
