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Revisiting the Wild deal that helped Vegas reach the conference finals
Few people could have seen any of this coming — not even the biggest Vegas Golden Knights optimist or the biggest Wild pessimist.
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2017 Wild Preview
Big expectations for Charlie Coyle, concerns about Zach Parise's back and the acquisition of larger, more physical players are among the themes for the Wild as the 2017-18 regular season begins.
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Anders Lee scores; USA beats Canada 5-4 in world hockey shootout
Cam Atkinson's goal past former Wild goalie Darcy Kuemper in the sixth round of the shootout gave the Americans the victory in the IIHF World Championship opener.
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A Canadian politician thinks American commentators are ruining hockey
David Adams Richards, a Canadian senator, went on quite the verbal journey earlier this week. The upshot: American commentators are ruining Canada's national sport.
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Granlund is Finland's World Cup captain; 4 Minnesotans on Team USA
Wild prospect Kirill Kaprizov will also participate in the tournament after helping Russia to gold at the recent Olympic Games.
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With sports, the more we know the less we enjoy them
Were the Wild and Wolves playoff series less enjoyable because fans had access to all the information they could ever want -- and knew the match-ups were lopsided against their teams?
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Zucker named finalist for NHL's King Clancy Memorial Trophy
The Sedin twins and P.K. Subban are the other finalists for the award, which honors leadership and strong community work.
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Wild signs two, including 50-goal scorer from Canadian junior league
Forward Dmitry Sokolov tallied a career-high 96 points – including 50 goals – in 64 games in the Ontario Hockey League last season.
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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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Around the NHL
- Brandt scores with 3 seconds left, Boston beats Minnesota 2-1 to keep playoff hopes alive
- Draisaitl, Hyman lead Oilers to 6-1 rout of Kings to take 2-1 series lead
- MacKinnon, Nichushkin lead 5-goal outburst in 3rd period, Avs rally for 6-2 win over Jets in Game 3
- Casey DeSmith makes 29 saves as the Canucks take 2-1 series lead over the Preds
- Golden Knights have limited Stars' scoring chances to take 2-0 series lead
- Sergei Bobrovsky makes 26 saves, Panthers beat Lightning 5-3 to take 3-0 series lead
- Brent Burns, Dmitry Orlov help Hurricanes hold on to beat Islanders 3-2 for 3-0 series lead
- Defending champion Golden Knights beat Stars 3-1 to take 2-0 series lead home to Vegas
- Anze Kopitar scores in overtime, Kings beat Oilers 5-4 in Game 2 to tie series
- Bruins beat Maple Leafs 4-2 in Game 3 to take series lead
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