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Goff: An alarming defensive trend and what to make of Kevin Fiala?
The Minnesota Wild might have gotten their first win of the season but are still stumbling and looking up from the basement through their first six games. From the offense, defense and goaltending, nothing seems…
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Wild veteran winger sidelined by lower body injury
The Wild will be without the services of winger Mats Zuccarello for this week’s three-game trip because of a lower body injury. Signed to a five-year, $30 million free agent contract in July, Zuccarello had…
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Zulgad: Waiting on Kaprizov: Winless Wild’s season already looking like lost cause
ST. PAUL — Three games into the NHL schedule is too early for any team to give up hope. So it did not come as a surprise that everyone affiliated with the Minnesota Wild attempted to…
5 days ago -
Zulgad: Here is the one move new Wild general manager Bill Guerin needs to make
The Wild have lost their first three games of a season for the first time in franchise history and have led for only 12 minutes, 9 seconds during that time. The latest setback was a…
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Goff: What the Wild can do to get Zuccarello and Donato going
The Minnesota Wild may have only played two games, but they have already shown concerning trends. Even with such a small sample size, Minnesota struggled to generate offense, especially from its top line with Eric…
1 week ago -
Wild defenseman will miss first six weeks of season after surgery
The Wild will start the season without defenseman Greg Pateryn. Sidelined during training camp, Pateryn underwent bilateral core muscle repair surgery Tuesday at the Vincera Institute in Philadelphia. He is expected to return in approximately six…
2 weeks ago -
Q&A with Wild owner Craig Leipold: ‘Everybody says I don’t have patience’
ST. PAUL — Wild owner Craig Leipold hosted a contingent of reporters in his suite at Xcel Energy Center on Sunday afternoon as his team wrapped up the preseason with a 5-4 overtime loss to…
3 weeks ago -
Quick work: New Wild general manager locks up Jared Spurgeon for long term
Bill Guerin doesn’t waste time getting things done. We learned that on Saturday when the Wild announced that standout defenseman Jared Spurgeon had signed a seven-year, $53,025,000 million contract extension that will run through the…
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Done deal: Wild reach agreement with Kevin Fiala on two-year contract
The Wild re-signed winger Kevin Fiala to a two-year, $6 million contract that will pay him $2.5 million in 2019-20 and $3.5 million in 2020-21. Fiala, acquired by the Wild from Nashville for Mikael Grandlund…
1 month ago -
Zulgad: Dog and pony show: Wild does best to distract us from reality
How big of a mess has this offseason been for the Minnesota Wild? That question was answered early in Bill Guerin’s introductory press conference on Thursday morning at Xcel Energy Center. As owner Craig Leipold…
2 months ago -
Wild sign restricted free agent Joel Eriksson Ek to two-year contract
Center Joel Eriksson Ek signed a two-year, $2.975 million contract with the Wild on Wednesday. He will make $1.45 million in 2019-20 and $1.525 million in 2020-21. The 22-year-old Eriksson Ek had seven goals and…
2 months ago -
Zulgad: Damage control: Wild pick Bill Guerin to clean up Paul Fenton’s mess
Bill Guerin was named the Wild’s general manager on Wednesday and he likely will be introduced on Thursday. Once that is out of the way, it shouldn’t take long for the former NHL right winger…
2 months ago -
Penguins assistant GM will replace Paul Fenton as Wild general manager
The Wild’s search for a general manager is complete. Bill Guerin was named the team’s general manager on Wednesday and likely will be introduced on Thursday. Guerin, 48, will replace Paul Fenton, who was fired July…
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Owner says Mike Modano will be involved in Wild’s search for new GM
The Wild’s search for a general manager to replace Chuck Fletcher after the 2018 season was headed by owner Craig Leipold and team president Matt Majka. If that seemed flawed — not having an actual…
3 months ago -
Zulgad: State of chaos: It’s on Craig Leipold to clean up mess he created
The realization that Paul Fenton was on shaky ground as the Wild’s general manager only one year into his tenure came during his end-of-the-season press conference at Xcel Energy Center. Fenton handled the majority of…
3 months ago