The Minnesota Wild Season in Review Part 5 of 5: Looking Ahead
Well, it’s taken a lot longer than I’d expected, but here we are—part five of my five part season in review. I’ve looked at the season on a whole, the forwards, the defense, the goaltenders, the management and now it’s time to take a look ahead to what this off season could bring. The Wild...
Wild Draft Recap; Part Five of Season Review Soon to Come
It’s officially three days before the free agency period starts. The draft is over, the die has been cast on the players that the Minnesota Wild selected and it’s now a waiting game to see how they progress. But what do they look like initially? Let’s take a look, shall we? Round 1, Pick 9 –...
Wild Grab Granlund; Struggle to Make Trades
Well, the Wild went into the first round of the draft with one simple mandate; take the best player available. With both Cam Fowler and Brandon Gormley still available when the Wild came up to pick at their number nine pick, there was a lot of discussion at the draft table. Now, I wasn’t sitting anywhere...
NHL Entry Draft Live Blogging Fun!
The NHL Draft is upon us and it’s looking like it’s going to be one exciting day of hockey fun. The trades, draft picks and everything in between will be talked about. Join myself, Hockey Primetime correspondent Michael Caples, Houston Aeros blogger and goalie extraordinaire Ms. Conduct....
The Minnesota Wild Season in Review Part 4 of 5: The Management
Well, we’re just about there. The NHL Draft. On Friday, the front offices from all 30 NHL teams will be together in one place for two straight days, drafting and wheeling and dealing. They’ll be looking for the best fits for their organizations and, suffice it to say, this is as good a time as any...
One RFA Down; Wild Sign Sheppard
In a move that was anticipated, but dreaded by many Wild fans, the Minnesota Wild have re-signed center James Sheppard to a one year contract worth $803,250 according to Mike Russo of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. I’ll be honest. I see the rationale behind this, but I’m still not happy about it. General...
The Minnesota Wild Season in Review Part Three of Five: Defensemen and Goaltenders
Wow. It feels like forever since I’ve written ANYTHING because, well, it has been. But, one fried motherboard and one new computer later, and yours truly is back in business! So, when I last left you, I was grading the Wild’s roster, so why don’t I just pick up where I left off? We’re on to the...
Computer Troubles
Hey all…Sorry about the lack of posts lately. It seems that my computer doesn’t hold the same pleasure for writing about the Wild that I do. In other words, my computer has finally gone belly up. I’ll hopefully be back up and running soon, and I’ll try to pop in here and there...
Season in Review Part 2 of 5 – The Forwards
Last time, on Wild Nation, we took a look at the team’s season as a whole. Needless to say, I was much less than impressed with the outcome. In part two, we’ll take a look at the forwards of the Minnesota Wild. The Wild’s forward corps were a rag tag group of holdovers from the previous managerial...
Live Blog! Habs @ Pens, Game 1
What an intriguing series we have here. On one hand, we have the defending Stanley Cup Champions, who struggled more than most thought they would against a surprising Ottawa Senators team. On the other hand, we have a Montreal Canadiens team that is the surprise of the playoffs thus far after downing...
