It was an exciting year for the Minnesota Wild beginning with the signing of premier wing Zach Parise and defensemen Ryan Suter. Both were expected to have immediate impacts on both the offensive and defensive zones. Parise led the way in both points (38) and goals (18) and Suter carried the team with 28 assists. Parise is not afraid to [...]
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NHL Free Agency Day 1: Recap
The Minnesota Wild began their foray into the depths of the NHL Free Agency period with a clear aggression to bolster depth, tenacity, and skill. To combat the lack of “toughness” and respect given to Wild players this past season, Chuck Fletcher inked the 6’1 213 pound center Zenon Konopka to a two year deal. Konopka, an undrafted free agent [...]
Parise-Suter Sweepstakes: The Possible Outcomes *Updated*
With everybody on edge, and record contracts almost certainly to be signed, the Zach Parise and Ryan Suter Sweepstakes will come to an end on Monday, July 2nd. Word has it that over 20 teams submitted offers to the pair; a frenzy for talent that hasn’t been seen in a long time. *Update* Parise has list down to 3 [...]
Wild Must Use Nashville Predators Model in Order to Succeed
If the Wild want sustained success, they need not look forward to the Nashville Predators as a franchise model to emulate. Here’s what Nashville has done right: Drafting and Development Their leading scorer in 2009-10, Patric Hornqvist was the last pick in the 2005 draft. Pekka Rinne, their current goaltender, was an eighth round pick in 2004 (there no [...]
Wild Miss Opporunity to Correct Poor Start With Loss Against Injured Penguins
Facing the beat up Pittsburgh Penguins at home on NBC, the Wild were handed an opportunity to curtail the pain of their putrid start by defeating a perennial contender on national television. But they flopped, losing the game 4-2. The Penguins played the game without cornerstone players Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Tyler Kennedy, Kris Letang and Brooks Orpik and still [...]
Dany Heatley Returns to Ottawa (Again), but It Just Doesn’t Feel the Same
I go to school near San Jose, California and got to cover the Sharks when Dany Heatley returned to Ottawa for the first time as an opposing player. I remember the hype around the game. Although it landed on the same day that LeBron returned to Cleveland (which, obviously, was a bigger event that day), both players and fans in [...]
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