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Brent Burns will return after suspension tonight
Burns will be suspended for two games, expect Marek Zidlicky to take is place in the lineup. * * * Last night, Minnesota Wild defenseman Brent Burns butt-ended Florida Panthers forward Steve Bernier after the final buzzer. Although apologetic the 25-year-old defenseman could face a suspension regarding the hit and Bernier could have a broken [...]
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Crashing the Net – Week 3
Monday, October 25, 2010
During last week’s Crashing the Net, we reviewed players such as Tomas Kopecky, Tim Thomas, and Tomas Fleischman. Hopefully you were able to scoop one of these guys up in your leagues before someone else snagged them. By now you should have a strong feel for your team that you drafted, which will now allow [...]
Continue reading...Jose Theodore finds a home in injury-prone Minnesota
Saturday, October 2, 2010
According to Michael Russo of the Star Tribune, the Minnesota Wild and Jose Theodore have agreed to terms. Signing a veteran netminder became a necessity after the team lost Josh Harding for the entire season. It was believed that Anton Khudobin would backup starter Niklas Backstrom but the team likely felt he was not ready. [...]
Continue reading...Fantasy Season in Review: Minnesota Wild
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Offensive Corps: Despite replacing defensive-minded coach Jacques Lemaire with Todd Richards, the Wild scored their least amount of goals since the lockout–with their 219 markers topping only Edmonton, Columbus and Calgary in the West. As such, there are not many players who provided fantasy value. Mikko Koivu had his second straight good season, recording 71 [...]
Continue reading...Will Olympic Success Carry Over?
Monday, March 1, 2010
This Olympics proved that certain players possess the talent to play against both top notch talent and on the smaller ice surface. Of course, we cannot predict how any player will perform once they return to their NHL teams, but lets look at some players who could can ride their added confidence level into heightened [...]
Continue reading...Cam Barker and Kim Johnsson Trade Jerseys
Friday, February 12, 2010
The Chicago Blackhawks sent defenseman Cam Barker to the Minnesota Wild for two more defensemen: Nick Leddy and Kim Johnsson. According to Jesse Rogers of ESPN Chicago Johnsson could play second or third pairing and should see time on both the powerplay and penalty kill. If you happen to own this 33-year-old blue liner, his [...]
Continue reading...Some Fresh Faces in Minny
Thursday, December 10, 2009
We all knew the 2009-10 season was going to mean some big changes for the Minnesota Wild. What we couldn’t have known is that a team with some already daunting challenges was going to be further tested by having to overcome numerous injuries. From a slew of concussions (Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Petr Sykora, Brent Burns), a [...]
Continue reading...Exposing Yahoo’s Fantasy Hockey Draft Rankings
Friday, September 11, 2009
Don’t get me wrong Yahoo is probably the best free place to host your fantasy league. In the past they weren’t offering their fantasy hockey participants the same features as the other fantasy sports, such as keeper leagues and free live scoring, but hockey now seems to be on par with the others. That being [...]
Continue reading...Minnesota Wild 2009/10 Season Preview (Update)
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Minnesota Wild 2008/09: 40-33-9 – 89 pts (3rd in Northwest, 9th in East) Arrived: Martin Havlat (CHI), Petr Sykora (PIT), Greg Zanon (NSH), Wade Dublielewicz (CBJ), Kyle Brodziak (EDM), Shane Hnidy (BOS) Departed: Marian Gaborik (NYR), Dan Fritsche, Peter Olvecky (NSH), Stephane Veilleux (TB) The Wild came painfully close to making their third straight playoff [...]
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Friday, November 19, 2010
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