Niederreiter, Minnesota Wild, Agree to Deal
A Done Deal After months of negotiations, the Minnesota Wild and forward Nino Niederreiter have finally agreed to a contract. The 22-year-old turned down a huge offer from Russia’s Kontinental…
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6 Candidates from the Minnesota Wild for a Breakout Season
For many teams, making a Stanley Cup run means having a player or two have a breakout season. It’s at least a component of the puzzle. In the salary cap-era,…
Five Minnesota Wild Storylines To Follow In September
The #IsItOctoberYet hashtags are starting to get annoying, which means we’re at the end of August and finally getting into some real hockey news. Prospect tournaments, training camp, and preseason…
Minnesota Wild: RFA Problems Around the Corner
When a good chunk of your prospect pool arrives to the NHL within the same year or two, you will eventually run into trouble of re-signing all of them to…
Wild Open to Long-Term Deal with Nino Niederreiter and Other Harbingers
Minnesota Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher has deftly navigated some tricky waters this off-season. One of the most difficult jobs he faces is not signing stars like Thomas Vanek, but…
The Most Mishandled Prospects, Part II: Islanders Edition
Part 1 Properly developing young players is a difficult science to master. Some teams like the Detroit Red Wings appear to have mastered it. Other teams struggle to get the…
Did Game 3 Change Anything For Minnesota?
“Do-or-die” scenarios in the playoffs are funny. A team that handles them well only creates more of them. A team facing those must-win scenarios, like the Minnesota Wild have, hope…
Brunoesque – Déjà Vu in Colorado
Minnesota Wild fans will not only remember game seven of the 2014 NHL playoffs, they will remember Nino Niederreiter. Nino brought us back to game seven of the Wild’s 2003…
MNWild: Young Wild Forwards Impressive in Sochi
Once the roster were announced for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Men’s Hockey Tournament, I was excited for the rest of the hockey world to get to see the growth…
Swiss Sensation Damien Brunner Hoping to Shine in Sochi
The New Jersey Devils will only represented by four players at the 2014 Winter Olympic games in Sochi, Russia and with three of those players representing the Czech Republic, Damien…
Switzerland: Olympic Hockey Dark Horse Has Momentum On Their Side
As the 2014 Winter Olympic Games draw near, the spotlight on the men’s hockey tournament intensifies. Canada and the United States are both gunning for a repeat of their thrilling…
Road to Sochi: Top Prospects to Watch At 2014 Winter Olympics
Going into the 2014 Winter Olympic, there are several young prospects who will be given the opportunity to represent their country. While most of the leading nations have built star-studded…