On Tuesday the Minnesota Wild placed Petr Sykora and Robbie Earl on waivers. This morning at 11:00 AM both players cleared waivers. What does this mean? First and foremost, it means that Petr Sykora’s run as a member of the Wild has come to a disappointing end. Sykora, who has scored 20 or more goals per [...]
Continue reading...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...Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Notable lineup happenings from around the NHL: Kings wings Ryan Smyth (upper-body) will not play tonight and will be out “longer than that, for sure,” according to Terry Murray. We will update you when we know more about the injury. Alexander Frolov will move onto the top line. Kings Lineup UPDATE: Smyth is expected to [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 22, 2009
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Martin Havlat posted on his Twitter page (@martinhavlat) that he expects newly signed Petr Sykora to be playing on the Wild’s top line with him when the season kicks off – Mikko Koivu will likely be the top line’s center. Sykora had a weak offensive season last year so hopefully being lined up with a [...]
Continue reading...Monday, September 21, 2009
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Hey all, I’m Stu, and I’ll be posting a weekly “what happened in the NHL and what I think of it” post every Monday morning. Think of it as Peter King’s Monday Morning QB on SI.com, only much shorter, with far less football, and without a couple million Starbucks references. Phil Kessel The big one [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 17, 2009
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The StarTribune reports the Minnesota Wild have signed free agent winger Petr Sykora to a a one year $1.6 million contract. Sykora had been attending the Wild training camp on a tryout.
Continue reading...Thursday, September 10, 2009
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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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Thursday, January 21, 2010
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