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The Wild can make moves, despite its big contracts. Here's how
North Score: The contracts of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter do eat up plenty of cap space, but the notion that the Wild is stuck, salary-cap wise, is just plain incorrect.
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Wild signs Anas to two-year, two-way contract
Iowa Wild forward Sam Anas led the AHL team in goals and set a single-season franchise record with 26 in 70 games.
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Scoggins: Fans' recent anger is telling about state of Twin Cities sports market
Fans are red-faced angry over the Wild, Wolves and Twins - and rightfully so. Maybe that collective anger is a good thing, though.
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Reusse: NHL expansion paying off in Vegas - Minnesota not so lucky
While the Vegas Golden Knights thrive this season, initial investments in Minnesota pro sports franchises were modest and so was the access to talent.
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Two years later: Evaluating the Tom Thibodeau and Bruce Boudreau hires
Almost exactly two years ago, the head coaching landscape in Minnesota sports changed considerably with the hiring of veteran coaches for the Wild and Wolves.,
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Wild signs 19-year-old Shaw to entry-level deal
The 19-year-old was a high scoring center for Medicine Hat of the Western Hockey League.
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TV ratings show it's still 'State of Hockey' -- but Wolves close gap on Wild
Other good news for the Wild (and FSN) is that, per Sports Business Daily, the Wild ranked fourth among the 22 U.S. markets for which local TV data is available.
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Did Jake Guentzel learn to bleepin' trash talk like this at Hill-Murray?
When the Penguins put a microphone on Jake Guentzel over the weekend, he responded in a big way -- with his stick and his mouth.
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Predators' Fenton interviews for Wild GM position
Longtime Nashville executive Paul Fenton is a candidate to replace Chuck Fletcher. The 58-year-old also interviewed for the Wild's general manager job in 2009 when Fletcher was hired.
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More changes possible but Wild's Boudreau insists 'it's not a rebuild'
The Wild cut ties with Chuck Fletcher on Monday following nine seasons together, and a new voice in charge is likely to bring different ideas.
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Scoggins: Leipold should let new GM make big changes as needed
The Wild isn't on the cusp of hoisting the Stanley Cup, so why prevent a general manager from making necessary changes, even if they are grand in scope?
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After firing Fletcher, Wild owner seeks revisions rather than rebuild
After firing GM Chuck Fletcher, owner Craig Leipold said he isn't seeking a major overhaul. Instead, he wants a replacement to 'shake it up' while sharing his vision.
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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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