Michael Russo
Reporter | Wild/Hockey
E-mail: mrusso@startribune.com
Michael Russo covers the Minnesota Wild and the NHL.
Recent content from Michael Russo
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'Crisis' time for Wild's Sheppard
The pressure's on for the third-year center to improve his game -- dramatically. He has no points and just 13 shots.
Nov 7, 2009 -
Wild slow to stir from two-period sleepwalk
After a pair of inspired victories, the team stumbled against its division rival, and tried to recover when it was too late.
Nov 6, 2009 -
New-sprouting lip fuzz is for a good cause
Wild players didn't lose their razors. They're not trying to make a fashion statement.
Nov 5, 2009 -
Boogaard grows game, not goal total
The last time the Wild enforcer scored was 171 games ago (Jan. 7, 2006), but his next tally could be coming soon.
Nov 5, 2009 -
Wild's Zidlicky not tied down
Marek Zidlicky and Sid the Kid's slugfest is a big hit on YouTube, but it also shows a transgression missed by the refs.
Nov 4, 2009 -
A spirited (self) defense
Wild assistant GM wishes youngsters (like James Sheppard) were playing better, but he's satisfied he did his job.
Oct 31, 2009 -
Michael Russo's short takes: Nov. 1
Oct 31, 2009 -
Another familiar face makes his return to X
Wild fans never got to see the return of injured Rangers star Marian Gaborik on Friday night, so they had to settle for Aaron Voros instead.
Oct 31, 2009 -
Sykora, one riled Wild, takes it out on Rangers
Still fuming after a healthy scratch one game ago, he got the scoring started and added an assist for good measure.
Oct 30, 2009 -
Gaborik is living large, but injury imperils return
When Marian Gaborik walks out of his luxury apartment in Manhattan, he's a stone's throw from Central Park and a few blocks from Lincoln Center.
Oct 29, 2009
