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Scoggins: Wild's core of young players hasn't improved -- and that's on GM Fletcher
Chuck Fletcher staked his team's future, and possibly his job, on the belief that a group of young players would grow and improve individually. The plan looks murky at present.
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Overtime hex holds as Wild loses to Dallas again
Quiet early, restless in the middle and electric late, the fans' reaction mirrored the roller coaster of a game that ended with another Wild loss.
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Wild coach's response to firing tweet: 'I was really disappointed to see Hoppy holding that sign'
Saying the team has 'so much talent,' the former Wild center made his feelings known after the team lost in overtime to Dallas.
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Wild draft pick Tuch comes up big in the Beanpot
The most excitement Wild fans have gotten in weeks came Monday night when one of the team's prized prospects scored in overtime to give Boston College a victory for the Beanpot championship.
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Postgame: Wild's latest loss at least allows it to gain ground
Thomas Vanek's overtime mistake proved costly as the Wild fell for a sixth straight game and 11th time in 12 games.
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Wild-Dallas game recap
A look at Tuesday's game.
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NHL Stadium Series takes over TCF Bank Stadium for outdoor hockey
The transformation from football field to ice rink started on Tuesday at TCF Bank Stadium in preparation of the upcoming NHL Stadium Series outdoor game on Feb. 21.
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Vanek, Zucker return tonight for the Wild vs. Stars
The two skilled forwards, scratched Saturday in St. Louis, return against the Dallas Stars. Darcy Kuemper is in goal.
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Hockey on one wheel: Unicyclists put a true Minnesota spin on hockey
What do you get when you combine the state of hockey with the nation's largest unicycle club? Why, unicycle hockey, of course.
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Slumping Wild comes home, looking for help in the stands
Coming back to Minnesota for a three-game homestand has coach Mike Yeo feeling wary. So he's asking for help from fans at the X.
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RandBall: Wild's top 11 scorers almost all either have not reached or are past prime years
The question starts with the Wild's roster construction, the core of which is an extreme mix of veterans and youth.
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Wild-Dallas game preview
This is the fifth and final meeting between the Central Division rivals this season. The Stars have won three, one in overtime.
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Crosby on a scoring roll
Sidney Crosby scored on a pair of goals to extend his goal streak to a career-best seven games in the Penguins' win over the Ducks. Henrik Lundqvist lifted the Rangers past the Devils.
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Spurgeon, Koivu miss Wild's practice; Reilly recalled
Spurgeon is doubtful for Tuesday's game with Dallas at Xcel Energy Center after suffering a bad bruise in Saturday's loss. Coach Mike Yeo expects Koivu to play.
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As losses pile up, trade options are few for struggling Wild
Stressed-out-looking GM Chuck Fletcher said 13 times in an eight-minute interview that the current cast of Wild players must start playing "the right way."
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Alex Ovechkin makes history
Alex Ovechkin joined Wayne Gretzky and Mike Gartner as the only players in NHL history to score 30 or more goals in each of their first 11 seasons.
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NHL Insider:Ex-Wild enforcer John Scott went from joke to All-Star MVP
Former Wild enforcer John Scott became quite a story.
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Wild get an 'A' for effort and another 'L' in the standings
Coach Mike Yeo and GM Chuck Fletcher want the Wild to get back to defending well, and believe it or not, that for the most part occurred against the Blues.
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Yeo sends message by scratching underachieving Zucker, Vanek
Vanek and Zucker sit, a sign no one is untouchable in altering the Wild's course.
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Blues' David Backes hasn't forgotten Minnesota hockey roots
Minnesota hockey — outdoor rinks and a career in Mankato — still resonate with David Backes.
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Around the NHL
- Lightning trade with Predators to bring veteran defenseman Ryan McDonagh back to Tampa Bay
- Craig Berube eyes opportunity to build, push Maple Leafs over the hump
- Oilers beat Canucks 3-2 in Game 7 to advance to Western Conference final
- Avalanche face hard decisions with Landeskog, Nichushkin in offseason after 2nd round loss to Dallas
- Jess Healey's goal lifts Boston to 4-3 win vs Minnesota in 1st game of PWHL championship series
- Canada edges Switzerland 3-2, United States routs Kazakhstan 10-1 at hockey world championship
- Canucks must 'want that big moment' vs. Oilers in Game 7, coach says
- Aleksander Barkov, the Panthers' reluctant star, leads without having to say much
- Oilers beat Canucks 5-1 to force deciding Game 7 in second-round series
- Canada tops Finland, Sweden beats Latvia, Switzerland routs Denmark at men's hockey worlds
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