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Chuck Fletcher's timeline as Wild GM
Fletcher was hired to be the Wild's second general manager, succeeding Doug Risebrough in May of 2009.
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Amid Wild changes, Zucker and Dumba say they want to return
Although most of the lineup is under contract for next season, Jason Zucker and Matt Dumba are two core players who require new deals.
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Fletcher's legacy: Playoff years marked by early exits
The Wild will have a new general manager next season, as Chuck Fletcher's time expires.
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Chuck Fletcher's best and worst moves as Wild general manager
To understand how we got from May 2009, when Wild GM Chuck Fletcher was hired, to Monday when he was let go, it's instructive to look at the best and worst moves he made.
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Wild overcame plenty, but finish was disappointing
The disappointment of a third consecutive first-round playoff ouster defines mood for Wild's season
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Postseasons of Wild, Wolves offer some parallels
The middle class of sports — being good enough to reach the playoffs but not good enough to do much once you get there — can be a frustrating place.
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Wild notes: Cullen, at 41, undecided about returning
Matt Cullen seemed to be on the verge of retirement a year ago after collecting his second consecutive Stanley Cup with the Penguins, but signed with the Wild.
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Scoggins: Leipold must respond to Wild's latest early exit
Wild owner Craig Leipold has two choices: Stay the course and hope things will be different next season, or make major changes in management and/or roster construction.
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Five offseason questions for the Wild
What to watch for before the Wild returns to the ice next fall.
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Wild's quick playoff outs
The Wild has been eliminated in the first round six times during eight trips to the postseason since it appeared in the Western Conference final in 2003.
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Wild bows out of NHL playoffs with 5-0 loss to Winnipeg
Facing a win-or-go-home situation, the Wild allowed a goal 31 seconds into Friday night's game, and Winnipeg's party was on. The Wild went the final 141:37 of the series without a goal.
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Playoff action gives Wild rookies Seeler, Greenway valuable experience
Rookie defenseman Nick Seeler and winger Jordan Greenway appeared in every playoff game for the Wild.
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By the numbers: Wild's playoff woes
How bad has it been for the Wild in the playoffs? It's all in the numbers.
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Horrendous start headlines Wild's latest playoff demise
After getting creamed 5-0 by the Jets Friday at Bell MTS Place, the Wild has been eliminated in five games in back-to-back years.
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Wild-Winnipeg Game 5 recap
A look back at Friday night's game.
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Wild must overcome bad math to stay alive against Winnipeg
The Jets have beaten the Wild in all four games played in Winnipeg this season and have won 11 in a row on home ice. And that's only part of the challenge facing Minnesota in tonight's win-or-go-home Game 5.
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Boudreau: Wild needs 'everybody on board' to stave off elimination
"We're not a team that can survive with eight players playing good and the rest just being mediocre.," Wild coach Bruce Boudreau said after Friday morning's workout in Winnipeg.
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If the Wild is eliminated tonight, should it get a free pass because of injuries?
Anything short of a three-game Wild winning streak means a sixth consecutive season will end with a playoff defeat in the first or second round.
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Staal focused on winning, not justice after cross-check suspension
Eric Staal says he's more worried about helping to keep the Wild alive in the playoffs than Josh Morrissey's nasty hit.
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Wild-Jets Game 5 preview
The Wild will attempt to ward off elimination in Game 5 after falling behind 3-1 in the series to the Jets.
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Around the NHL
- Seguin, Stankoven score two goals each to power Stars' 4-1 win over Avalanche for 2-1 series lead
- Taylor Wenczkowski scores in 3rd OT, Boston beats Montreal 2-1 in Game 2 of PWHL semifinal series
- Skjei ends Carolina's power-play woes, helps Hurricanes beat Rangers 4-3 to extend 2nd-round series
- PWHL New York changing coaches with mutual agreement with Draper to step down and return to Alberta
- Bouchard scores in OT to lift Oilers to 4-3 win over Canucks in Game 2 to even playoff series
- Panthers take a 2-1 series lead over the Bruins, scoring 4 power-play goals in a 6-2 victory
- Compher scores late, Campbell makes 21 saves for 2nd straight shutout as Toronto beats Minnesota 2-0
- Rangers aim for sweep of Hurricanes in 2nd round of NHL playoffs
- Miro Heiskanen scores 2 power-play goals and Stars beat Avs 5-3 in Game 2 to even series
- Artemi Panarin scores in overtime, Rangers beat Hurricanes 3-2 to take 3-0 series lead
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