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Zulgad: Better version of Wild shows up but will they stick around?
ST. PAUL — Bruce Boudreau appeared to be wound tight following the Wild’s victory over the New York Rangers on Saturday night at Xcel Energy Center. The Wild coach was asked in various ways about…
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Zulgad: Ryan Donato continues to show he’s never afraid to take his shot
ST. PAUL — The three significant trades Paul Fenton has made since becoming the Wild’s general manager have provided mixed results. The first, which sent winger Nino Niederreiter to Carolina for center Victor Rask on…
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Zulgad: Wild can’t shoot straight but Foligno does: “We have no heart right now”
ST. PAUL — Accountability is something some members of the Minnesota Wild seem to struggle with so before addressing the team’s lifeless and pathetic performance on Thursday night at Xcel Energy Center, I need to…
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Strangers on the ice: Parise displeased with Wild’s lack of focus on power play
ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Wild’s roller-coaster season continued on another dip Monday night with a 3-0 loss to the San Jose Sharks at Xcel Energy Center. It was the Wild’s fourth loss in the…
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Zulgad: It’s time for the NHL to put a fork in the shootout
Alex Stalock was upset on Sunday when a shootout goal by Ryan Johansen was allowed to stand, despite the fact the Wild goalie felt his pad was nudged by Johansen. Devan Dubnyk was upset Tuesday…
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Wild GM reportedly came close to jettisoning Jason Zucker at deadline
Jason Zucker’s power-play goal with 1 minute, 27 seconds remaining in the third period Tuesday night tied the score for the visiting Wild in what became a 3-2 victory over Winnipeg when Joel Eriksson Ek…
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Decision to give Eric Staal a contract extension doesn’t fit with GM’s plan
General manager Paul Fenton has spent recent weeks trying to make the Wild a younger and more salary-cap friendly team. Fenton turned into 26-year-old right wing Nino Niederreiter and his $5.25 million cap hit (which…
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Zulgad: Granlund is latest of once promising roster to be shown the door
The Wild’s master plan seemed to be coming together in the spring of 2014. Led by a veteran group of Zach Parise, Ryan Suter, Mikko Koivu and Jason Pominville, the roster also featured a core…
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Mikael Granlund traded to Nashville for Kevin Fiala
The Minnesota Wild fire sale continued in the minutes before Monday’s NHL trade deadline. According to multiple reports, the Wild traded forward Mikael Granlund to the Nashville Predators for 22-year-old winger Kevin Fiala. Fiala, a…
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The shake-up is on: Wild GM deals Charlie Coyle to Bruins for Ryan Donato
Wild general manager Paul Fenton attempted to sound like a man who hadn’t made up his mind about what he would do before the NHL trade deadline when asked by reporters on Tuesday. But Fenton,…
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Zulgad: We’re not buying what Fenton is selling, but make no mistake Fenton will be selling
We’re going to give Paul Fenton the benefit of the doubt here and assume he didn’t want to show his hand to his fellow NHL general managers. That had to be why Fenton told reporters…
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Zulgad: Embarrassing effort: Wild look uninterested when it matters most
ST. PAUL — The Wild had an opportunity Sunday to show that they were a more resilient bunch than many believed. A team that had lost seven of its past eight, and blown multiple-goal leads…
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Zulgad: Devan Dubnyk’s shaky goaltending just adds to Wild’s list of woes
ST. PAUL — Bruce Boudreau has made it clear in recent weeks that he will continue to start Devan Dubnyk in goal as the Wild clings to a wild card spot in the Western Conference…
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Why would Boudreau assure playoff berth, when GM has go-ahead to make major changes?
Hours before a report surfaced that Wild general manager Paul Fenton has been given the go ahead to make whatever deals he wants before the Feb. 25 NHL trade deadline, Bruce Boudreau made a prediction…
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Zulgad: Wild might find it difficult to get much in return for struggling Staal
ST. PAUL — Wild general manager Paul Fenton has a real problem and it has nothing to do with the fact his team blew a two-goal lead on Tuesday night in a 5-4 loss to…
4 months ago