Posts About "Ryan Suter"
Every NHL Team’s Worst Contract
August 20th, 2018 In a salary cap league, contract negotiations become critical to building perennial contenders. A team cannot afford too many value-negative contracts: contracts where the money owed to the player is likely significantly higher than the value he will bring to the team over the length of the contract. General managers who avoid handing...
10 NHL Teams Trending Down for 2018-19
July 23rd, 2018 NHL Standings Predictions: Offseason Edition 10 NHL Teams Trending Up for 2018-19 A lot can happen between today and training camp or opening night, but now that my offseason standings predictions are out there, it’s time to take a look at 10 NHL teams that are trending down for 2018-19. Some of these teams lost key...
Minnesota Wild Funko Pop! Wish List
May 27th, 2018 Funko has created one of the most popular toy items on the market with their Pop! Vinyl collections. The company makes characters from everything including Star Wars to Step Brothers. They of course have also recently gotten into the world of sports. While the NHL only has two waves out so far they boast players such as Brent Burns,...
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...
