Posts About "Stu Bickel"
New Year, Same Story for the Minnesota Wild
January 4th, 2015 Same Old Story If their New Year's resolution was to play with a some heart, the Minnesota Wild have already failed. After giving the State of Hockey false hope Friday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Minnesota went back to their usual style of gameplay Saturday night in Dallas. The Wild were dominated early by the Stars,...
3 Things You Need to Know: Wild vs. Ducks
October 16th, 2014 This Friday, the Minnesota Wild will play their third game of the season and first game against an opponent that isn't the Colorado Avalanche. Here are three things you need to know before tuning in to the game: 1. Streaking The Minnesota Wild probably couldn't have started the 2014-15 season any better. The team won its past two games...
No Goalies Were Harmed in the Playing of This Game
September 23rd, 2014 I know it's nothing special and the preseason doesn't mean much, but it's still hockey and I'm excited about it. I hope most of you Minnesota Wild fans are excited about it, as well. The team may have lost tonight to the Winnipeg Jets, but the young club has some serious promise. That's very evident after watching the game...
Welcome to the State of Hockey: Minnesota's Newest Additions
September 10th, 2014 With all the offseason chaos, sometimes it's hard to keep track of which players your team acquired and which players went elsewhere. Then the season starts and you ask yourself questions like: "since when did we get Thomas Vanek?" Well, if you're a Minnesota Wild fan you should probably be aware of the fact that Vanek is now a member...
New York Rangers: Recapping Day One of Free Agency
July 2nd, 2012 Entering free agency, the New York Rangers were one of the teams that was expected to make a major move. However, July 1st came and passed, and The Rangers, just like most teams, didn't make any major acquisitions. With top free agents such as Zach Parise and Ryan Suter holding off on deciding their futures for at least one more day, the...
NHL Free Agency: Which New York Rangers Will Return?
June 15th, 2012 In the 2011-12 season, the New York Rangers established themselves as one of the best teams in the NHL. They recorded 51 wins and 109 points during the regular season, which was good enough to be tops in the Eastern Conference. Ultimately, they Rangers finished the season two wins shy of reaching the Stanley Cup Finals. Going forward,...
New Jersey Devils Tie Series With Win in Penalty-Riddled Game 4
May 22nd, 2012 The New Jersey Devils evened their best-of-seven Eastern Conference Finals matchup with the Rangers at two games apiece on Monday, but that was only part of the story. In the final twenty minutes of the contest, as the Rangers found themselves on the wrong end of a stellar goaltending performance and unable to get anything going...
New York Battles Washington for Series Lead
May 6th, 2012 In war, battles rage over territory and supremacy. The Eastern Conference champs must conquer the East before they can conquer the West. The process takes time, power and an army of soldiers ready to lie down to play the puck. Resilience has buoyed the New York Rangers above other teams. Maybe it's the New York attitude of closing the...
New York Rangers Win Playoff Fight, Face Slumping Red Wings
March 21st, 2012 The Rangers have fought through the season clinching a playoff spot Monday night defeating their division rivals, the New Jersey Devils, but all is not quiet on the Eastern front. Much work must be done over the Blueshirts final ten games of the season. The Rangers hold a three-point lead over the Pittsburgh Penguins and a five-point...
