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Minnesota Wild’s Future Looks Bright After Jason Pominville Contract Extension
October 7th, 2013
Jason Pominville signed a five-year, $28 million contract with the Minnesota Wild last week, meaning that the team’s entire top line, which also consists of Zach Parise and Mikko Koivu, is signed through 2017-18.
Keeping the top line together is a good sign for the Wild. Not only do they avoid ...
Rick Adelman’s Return Most Underrated Offseason Move for Minnesota Timberwolves
September 24th, 2013
Rick Adelman may not be able to hit a three-point shot 39 percent of the time like Kevin Martin, defend the perimeter like Corey Brewer or be a force inside like Nikola Pekovic, but the 67-year-old coach became the Minnesota Timberwolves' most underrated pickup in the offseason when he announced ...
What Is Minnesota Wild Left Wing Jason Zucker’s Ceiling?
September 23rd, 2013
If it hadn’t been for Jason Zucker’s overtime goal in Game 3 of last season's Western Conference quarterfinals, the Chicago Blackhawks may have swept the Minnesota Wild.
It was Zucker’s only goal in the postseason and it came from a sharp angle, but it found its way past Corey Crawford and ...
Projecting Nino Niederreiter’s Impact for Minnesota Wild in 2013-14 Season
September 16th, 2013
Last Sunday my friend and I decided to catch the first period of the Minnesota Wild’s open scrimmage at the Xcel Energy Center before heading to the nearby Patrick McGovern’s to watch the Vikings play the Chicago Bears with a couple of our friends.
Going to the scrimmage would allow us ...
Top Storylines for Minnesota Wild 2013-14 Training Camp
September 9th, 2013
The biggest storyline heading into the Minnesota Wild’s 2013-14 training camp is how a band of 20-somethings is going to build off of last season’s playoff appearance.
Sure, Zach Parise, Mikko Koivu and Ryan Suter are still around, but the team lost a lot of experience when it unloaded Matt Cullen ...
Breaking Down Minnesota Wild’s New Uniforms for 2013-14 Season
September 2nd, 2013
The Minnesota Wild have unveiled new uniforms at the State Fair—and they made the right call with the new design.
It is basically the inverse of the green third jersey, which was presented at the State Fair four years ago and sort of makes the home and road sweaters look more ...
Biggest Ups and Downs of Minnesota Wild’s 2013 Offseason
August 19th, 2013
The Minnesota Wild did not bring in the haul they did last year when the signed Zach Parise and Ryan Suter to matching 13-year contracts on July 4. They did, however, make some dramatic moves that will place young players in prominent positions next season.
Devin Setoguchi, Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Matt Cullen ...
The Most Exciting Part of Each Top Minnesota Wild Prospect’s Game
August 14th, 2013
When you really think about it, the Minnesota Wild are banking on the play of five prospects next season.
Forwards Mikael Granlund, Charlie Coyle, Nino Niederreiter and Jason Zucker and defenseman Jonas Brodin will have to play like, well, established players if Minnesota is going to be successful next season.
I know ...
Diagnosing OKC Thunder’s Remaining Roster Flaws
August 13th, 2013
It’s hard to say the Oklahoma City Thunder are a “flawed” team.
They enter the 2013-14 season as the favorites in the Northwest Division and have one two of the best players in the league in Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook and probably would have advanced further in the playoffs if ...
Ranking the 5 Most Unbelievable Moments in Minnesota Wild History
August 12th, 2013
The Minnesota Wild have not been around long enough to win a Stanley Cup or even have a superstar worthy of retiring their number (other than, of course, the No. 1 set aside for Wild Fans because, you know, we’re all superstars), but there have been some pretty unbelievable moments ...