Are Parise and Suter Worth 196 Million?
Minnesota has suffered. It has for a while. Zach Parise, Ryan Suter, and 196 million dollars changes it all. The Minnesota Vikings are 0-4 in Super Bowls and their best…
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Suter meets with Poile and Preds, is he staying in Nashville?
Today is June 1 and my knuckles are telling me that there are only 30 days in June. That means in 30 days Ryan Suter and 14 other Predators will…
Minnesota Wild Season Grades 2012: The Forwards
There has been no playoff hockey for the Minnesota Wild once again in 2012, but the 2011-12 season has left much to discuss and consider in Hockey Town. GM Chuck…
Off season? Not for the Minnesota Wild.
The natives are getting restless. Clearly the Wild are not making a post-season run. Again. And fans here, well, they tend to frown upon that fact. See, Minnesota nice only…
Dear Mike Milbury…..
Dear Mike Milbury, Do these names ring a bell? Zdeno Chara, Wade Redden, Bryan Berard, Roberto Luongo. These are all players who you are known for trading away and making…
Sharks in Danger of Swimming with the Fishes
Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat — F. Scott Fitzgerald Desperate for points, San Jose’s dispiriting 2-0 loss to the Phoenix Coyotes was, as described by coach…
Loss To Washington Sums Up Minnesota’s Season
Sunday’s game was a tough one for the Minnesota Wild on so many levels. Firstly, it was a match-up against a team battling for its playoff life, a battle that…
One for the Books: The Tale of the 2011-12 Minnesota Wild
Sunday’s 4-3 loss to Calgary looks to have sealed the playoff fate of the Minnesota Wild. Already struggling to stay in contention for a postseason spot, they lost to a…
Say It Ain’t So, Joe: Could the Sharks Miss the Playoffs?
In 1920, after leaving the courthouse following Grand Jury testimony regarding his role in the 1919 “Black Sox” scandal, Shoeless Joe Jackson is said to have encountered a small boy…
San Jose’s Second-Half Center of Attention: Jumbo Joe
It would be like trying to flog a dead horse — John Bright You miss 100% of the shots you never take — Wayne Gretzky To paraphrase Frasier on Cheers…
Hockey is Alive and Well in the South
Who was it that said hockey could not survive in the South? That person has obviously never been to Nashville, Tennessee during hockey season. I was lucky enough to see…
Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski and Torrey Mitchell: San Jose’s New ‘G.I. Joes’
It’s a popular misconception that NHL head coaches spend the majority of their time diagramming and implementing X’s and O’s. In actuality, they are mad scientists, performing chemistry experiments in…