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No breaking ’em up: Wild’s “go-to-line” continues to produce in win over Sens
Bruce Boudreau has proven that he’s more than willing to break up a line combination if he feels it will provide the Wild with a spark. He did it again Saturday and it worked to…
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Dubnyk named Wild’s lone representative for All-Star Game
Devan Dubnyk has had an up-and-down season for the Wild, but that didn’t stop the goalie from being named his team’s lone representative for the All-Star Game on Jan. 26 in San Jose. Dubnyk, who…
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Zulgad: Wild’s future will be in good hands if Fenton doesn’t try to fix team in the present
Bruce Boudreau was asked about getting help on the blue line following the Wild’s 5-2 loss Thursday night in Chicago. But the unhappy coach seemed to provide a much broader answer. “Well, we are going…
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Reality bites: Dumba’s season could be finished; struggling Eriksson Ek reportedly Iowa bound
The four-day Christmas break might have provided Wild players with a much-needed get-away from hockey, but it’s likely general manager Paul Fenton and coach Bruce Boudreau weren’t exactly overjoyed during the time off. The Wild…
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History lesson: Boudreau holds out hope that better days are ahead for slumping Wild
ST. PAUL — Four consecutive losses. Nine losses in the past 12 games. A goal scoring drought that has resulted in only three goals in four games. A 17-15-3 record that puts them two points…
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Post to Post: World Juniors and ideal Winter Classics
By Lindsey Brown *Lindsey Brown is a former college goaltender for THE Ohio State and Saint Anselm College. She was raised on the very Minnesota pond water that gets tossed on the ice before every…
2 months ago -
Wild’s Dumba to have surgery, will miss significant time
A day after losing in Pittsburgh, the Wild got more bad news Friday when general manger Paul Fenton said defenseman Matt Dumba will have surgery and be out for an extended period. Dumba was leading…
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Zulgad: Wild GM could soon begin making decisions about slumping team’s direction
ST. PAUL — The Wild have two games remaining before the NHL schedule provides their annual Christmas break. The guess here is that those four days off will be anything but restful for Paul Fenton.…
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Wild suffer key loss on the blue line
The Wild reportedly will be without defenseman Matt Dumba for an unknown period because of an upper-body injury suffered Saturday against Calgary. Coach Bruce Boudreau told reporters that Dumba likely will miss a week and…
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Zulgad: Unlikely pugilist can’t save day for Wild; Dumba also lost in defeat
ST. PAUL — Ryan Suter entered Saturday having played in 480 games in six-plus seasons since signing a 13-year, $98 million contract with the Minnesota Wild. The defenseman had 41 goals and 240 assists in…
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Zulgad: Chemistry of Coyle line means Boudreau has decision to make when Koivu returns
ST. PAUL — Wild center Mikko Koivu appears to be close to returning from the knee injury he suffered last week against Calgary. But where will the Minnesota captain play when he gets back on…
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Zulgad: Is Devan Dubnyk’s slide now a thing of the past?
ST. PAUL — The Wild held a 1-0 lead over the Montreal Canadiens after one period on Tuesday night at Xcel Energy Center before coming out flat to open the second. The Canadiens took advantage…
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How long will struggling Wild be without Mikko Koivu?
The struggling Wild might be without Mikko Koivu for an extended period. The center sustained what clearly appeared to be a knee injury — NHL teams prefer to go with terms such as lower-body injury…
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Former Wild GM Chuck Fletcher gets another chance with Flyers
Chuck Fletcher spent much of his nine seasons as Wild general manager in win-now mode. However, his teams never got past the second round of the playoffs and he was fired last spring after the…
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Zulgad: Wild see more precious points slip away as tumble continues
ST. PAUL — There were some who wondered why such a big deal was made about the Wild’s loss to Arizona last Tuesday in which Minnesota blew a two-goal lead in the third period. It…
3 months ago