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Stanley Cup Final preview
This year's Stanley Cup Final features two franchises seeking their first championship: one team no one thought would win anything significant this season, and another with many doubters of its own.
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Creative roster building? Fenton's been there in Nashville
North Score: Paul Fenton said analytics will play a role in every move he makes. That's what he did in Nashville, which is now a Stanley Cup contender.
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Souhan: Fenton seeks elusive formula of roster moves, puck luck
New Wild GM Paul Fenton is going to have to be creative and probably ruthless in remaking the roster of a team that has advanced to the conference finals just once.
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Fenton's strength as talent evaluator key to his GM hiring by Wild
The addition of Nashville staples such as goalie Pekka Rinne, captain Roman Josi and several others were part of Paul Fenton's legacy as assistant general manager with the Predators,
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Wild's Boudreau, Fenton prepare to build rapport
Getting familiar with the Wild's personnel is on new GM Paul Fenton's agenda as he transitions to the organization, and coach Bruce Boudreau is ready to help.
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Tweak the Process: The new rallying cry for the Minnesota Wild
After listening to new Wild GM Paul Fenton and others Tuesday, maybe rebuilding and tweaking are distinctions without a real difference, at least when it comes to the Wild's situation.
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Wild names Nashville's Paul Fenton as next general manager
With Nashville, Fenton oversaw amateur player development, managed the pro and amateur scouting staffs and advised GM David Poile on player personnel decisions.
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About Paul Fenton
Fenton has been with Nashville for 20 seasons, the past 12 as assistant general manager to David Poile
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Wild signs 21-year-old Finnish goalie Kaapo Kahkonen
A standout in the Finnish Elite League, Kahkonen was also the goalie for Finland's gold medal junior team in 2016.
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If you think the Wild GM search is taking forever, you must have forgotten 2009
There has been a fair amount of grumbling recently that the Wild's search to replace General Manager Chuck Fletcher seems to be taking too long. Is that a valid point?
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Souhan: Analytics crunch numbers but give personalities short shrift
You want to win a championship? You'd better have the right kinds and combinations of people on your team.
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Reusse: Jets have Up North fan bases in their corner
Winnipeg's Dustin Byfuglien grew up in Roseau, 22 miles west of Warroad and the archrival for hockey supremacy in the northwest corner of Minnesota.
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Wild has three names on short list for GM job
Reported GM finalsits include executive with ties to Leipold.
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Travis Boyd gets first taste of NHL playoffs with the Capitals
Washington rookie Travis Boyd hasn't spent much time in the NHL, but the Hopkins native has crammed plenty of memorable moments into his limited experience.
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NHL Eastern Conference final preview
A look at the matchup between the Capitals and Lightning.
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94 saves! Five overtimes! Former Minnesota prep goalie stars in AHL thriller
Alex Lyon, who stopped all but one of the 95 shots he faced in an American Hockey League playoff game that ended early Thursday morning, was honored as Minnesota's best high school goalie a few years ago.
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Reusse: Playoffs show success of Gary Bettman-era NHL expansion
Nashville, Tampa Bay, Las Vegas and soon Seattle are alive with hockey fever while the NBA has settled for relocating teams in secondary markets like Oklahoma City,
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Vegas Golden Nights: The most successful expansion franchise ever
North Score: Wild fans might not want to hear it, but the Golden Knights used the scraps from 30 teams, including Erik Haula and Alex Tuch, to make first-year history.
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Sports misery? Move over, Minnesota. Washington D.C. has the title
Washington's teams in the four major men's sports -- NBA, NHL, NFL and MLB -- have not made it to a conference title game in 20 years and have lost in all 13 tries.
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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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Around the NHL
- Zibanejad has 2 goals and 1 assist, Panarin scores as Rangers beat Hurricanes 4-3 in Game 1
- Radek Faksa scores in return, Stars beat defending Stanley Cup champ Golden Knights 2-1 in Game 7
- Panthers, Bruins set to meet again in playoff rematch, this time in Round 2
- Bruins taking lessons, sense of fight into 2nd-round matchup with Panthers
- David Pastrnak scores in overtime to lift Bruins to Game 7 win over rival Maple Leafs
- Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews is available for Game 7 with Bruins after sitting last 2 games
- Bourbonnais, Shelton propel New York to 5-2 victory over Minnesota in regular-season finale
- The Canucks ready for all-Canadian second-round after eliminating Nashville
- Noah Hanifin breaks late tie, Golden Knights beat Stars 2-0 to force Game 7
- Canucks advance to 2nd round, beating Predators 1-0 in Game 6 on Pius Suter's late goal
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