Thoughts and reaction from Wild's shootout loss in Florida
SUNRISE, Fla -- After the Wild's 2-1 shootout loss here, they've got as many wins (3) as the Panthers who beat them on Jonathan Huberdeau and Brad Boyes shootout goals. It was a familiar script for the...
View ArticlePostgame blog: Notes and reaction from the Wild's 5-3 win over Chicago
CHICAGO -- Jason Pominville scored two goals (both assisted by Mikael Granlund), Justin Fontaine scored a goal as did Kyle Brodziak and Zach Parise got it all started with a power play goal in the...
View ArticleMikko Koivu, Zach Parise split up for first time; how the new line combos...
We've been talking about these two days -- Wednesday and Thursday -- as big days for the Wild. After taking the day off yesterday and holding the team Halloween party (picture courtesy of Nino...
View ArticlePostgame blog: Jason Pominville's big night, Mikael Granlund's emergence, and...
Fear not, Wild fans, Jason Pominville can in fact do more than score goals. After recording his eighth goal of the season to give the Wild a 2-1 lead Friday, Pominville assisted on a Nino Niederreiter...
View ArticlePostgame thoughts and reaction from a crazy game in Colorado
That sound you heard at the end of the that game? That was me hitting my head against the keyboard. Man, what a game. If only I saw the final 10 minutes. I kid. Sort of. The Wild were down 2-0 with...
View ArticleMinnesota Wild: Where will Mikael Granlund play after his impressive Olympic...
Welcome back. After a three-week break for the Olympics, I'm back to covering the Wild on a full-time basis. And the Wild are back in St. Paul. The team practiced Monday at Xcel Energy Center for the...
View ArticleWild get the stretch run started the right way with a win in Edmonton
After the second shutout of his career, Darcy Kuemper stood in front of loud speakers in the visiting locker room here in Edmonton with a pool of media members in front of him and TV cameras in his...
View ArticleYeo says Wild need new lines after struggling to score again
On the heels of a 4-1 loss to the Boston Bruins Monday, coach Mike Yeo said it's time the Wild mix up their lines. For the most part, they've been the same since the Wild acquired goal-scorer Matt...
View ArticleAfter changing three lines, Wild explode for season-high six goals
Somewhere 30,000 feet above the ground in the the earliest of hours Tuesday as the Wild traveled from Boston to New York, coach Mike Yeo laid the blueprint for his team's 6-0 shellacking of the New...
View ArticleMatt Duchene likely out for playoff series against the Wild
While it doesn't feel like it after Game 1, the Wild have caught a break. It's not overly surprising, but Saturday before Game 2, Avalanche coach Patrick Roy said center Matt Duchene, the Avs' regular...
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