Posts About "Ryan Suter"
Rantanen Extends Hot Start, Leads Avalanche past Wild 4-2
October 6th, 2019 DENVER — Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 4-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night. Rantanen, who missed training camp and the preseason before agreeing to a contract with Colorado last weekend, has t...
Wild Had to Pony Up the Cash for Spurgeon
September 21st, 2019 Like the bang from the barrel of a gun, Jared Spurgeon’s new massive deal signals the start of the Bill Guerin era with the Minnesota Wild. Guerin got the defenseman to put pen to paper and agree to a $53 million extension as the freshly minted general manager begins to build his team. Jared Spurgeon - (Amy Irvin / The Hockey...
Wild's Assets and Problems Facing Next GM
August 7th, 2019 The Minnesota Wild are at a pivotal point in their history right now. The team seems to be lacking direction after missing the playoffs for the first time in the past seven years, and owner Craig Leipold will have a big role in shaping the direction of the franchise with his selection of the new general manager. In this time of...
Wild: A Look at the Parise & Suter Era
July 15th, 2019 The Minnesota Wild will begin their 19th season of existence when the puck drops for the 2019-20 season on Oct. 3. For the State of Hockey franchise, one can think of their existence in two separate eras. The pre-Zach Parise and Ryan Suter era, and the Parise/Suter era. When the season kicks off on that October evening, it will mark...
Revisiting David Poile's Drafts - 2003
May 2nd, 2019 Recently, I’ve been diving into David Poile’s draft history as general manager of the Nashville Predators. Since he’s been the franchise’s only GM, he’s been at the helm for every draft since 1998. Beginning with that first draft, I’m working forward to the present, with this installment covering the 2003 Draft. For...
Minnesota Wild All-Time Starting Lineup
September 6th, 2018 The Minnesota Wild have had some impact players in their brief history. The problem is that very few of them have stuck around for more than five years and didn't have enough of an impact to win the Stanley Cup. There have been no Cup victories and only a single division title in all the team's history. All things considered, this...
