Posts About "Ryan Suter"
2017-18 Wild Plagued With Injuries
May 11th, 2018 Injuries are something no one can predict and no one can prevent. They are bound to happen in professional sports with the risk increasing greatly in contact sports such as hockey and football. The Minnesota Wild have always had key players injured (Marian Gaborik's entire tenure) but the 2017-18 season was extremely brutal for the...
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...
Bigger Impact Signing: Zach Parise or Ryan Suter
March 14th, 2018 The Fourth of July in 2012 was a glorious day in the state of Minnesota. Zach Parise and Ryan Suter joined forces to play for the state of hockey with matching 13-year, $98-million contracts. The signing changed the culture and fan outlook instantaneously for a team that had failed to make the postseason for four straight years. Even...
Criticism Persists for Wild's Ryan Suter
March 9th, 2018 The hefty paydays for the Minnesota Wild's Zach Parise and Ryan Suter, with matching 13-year, $98 million contracts, was always going to get people talking. Parise has received his fair share of criticism, especially after some injury-riddled campaigns. Suter has missed only five total games since joining the Wild prior to the 2012-13...
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...
Minnesota Wild All-Star History
February 5th, 2018 The 63rd All-Star Game in Tampa, Florida has come and gone. This means all-time All-Stars for each hockey team are solidified until the following season. The Minnesota Wild remain a fairly young team; their history of All-Star selections is rather slim but these players have meant a great deal to the State of Hockey. 53rd All-Star Game...
