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Wild notes: GM optimistic Koivu will be ready for season; Spurgeon contract update
ST. PAUL — Wild general manager Paul Fenton said Friday he believes center Mikko Koivu will be able to return for the start of the season after suffering a torn ACL and meniscus in his…
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A star is born: Bruins’ Charlie Coyle making a case for playoff MVP
The Wild might not have gotten anywhere near the NHL playoffs this season, but a former member of the team has enjoyed a deep postseason run and had enough success that he is in the…
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Zulgad: Could Mike Modano end up running Wild’s hockey operations?
The Wild went out of their way Thursday to make sure everyone knew their decision to hire Mike Modano as an executive advisor was done mainly so he could assist on the business side. Owner…
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A Star returns: Hall of Famer Mike Modano joins Wild as executive advisor
Twenty-six years after packing up and moving to Dallas with the North Stars, Mike Modano is back with Minnesota’s NHL team. Modano was named an executive advisor by the Wild on Thursday. Modano’s duties will…
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Former North Star Steve Payne remembers thrill of making St. Louis blue
Steve Payne, like many hockey fans, was glued to his television watching Game 7 of the second-round playoff series between the Dallas Stars and St. Louis Blues go into double-overtime on Tuesday night. Unlike many…
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No luck: Wild slide one spot in NHL draft lottery
The NHL draft lottery didn’t go any better for the Minnesota Wild than the 2018-19 season did. The Wild, in the lottery for the first time in seven years, slid from the 11th to the…
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Zulgad: Retooling, rebuilding or tweaking? Don’t bother asking Wild GM
ST. PAUL — Paul Fenton is in the right line of work but the wrong sport. Listening to the Wild general manager at the team’s postseason press conference on Tuesday, one had to think that…
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Job security: Wild GM confirms that Boudreau will return next season
ST. PAUL — The Wild’s failure to make the playoffs for the first time in seven years was a disappointment but many did not find fault with the job coach Bruce Boudreau did this season.…
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Zulgad: Should he stay or should he go? Is it fair Boudreau’s future is in doubt?
If you are to believe one ranking of which NHL coaches are currently sitting on the hottest of hot seats, Bruce Boudreau very well could be coaching his last home game for the Minnesota Wild…
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Zulgad: Wild’s playoff hopes end, but flurry of activity is sure to follow
ST. PAUL — During a season in which the Minnesota Wild forfeited the right to have the final say on what happened to them, their playoff hopes came to an end on Tuesday night long…
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Surprise, surprise: Turns out Devan Dubnyk had good reason for leaving net
ST. PAUL — What the heck is Devan Dubnyk thinking? That was the first thought of many as the Wild goalie skated to the bench with 9 minutes, 15 seconds left in the third period…
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Zulgad: Wild’s effort was fine, but team simply wasn’t good enough
ST. PAUL — My non-hockey loving friends (that’s you Patrick Reusse and Phil Mackey) enjoy poking fun at the fact that many of us puck heads often place an emphasis on effort when dissecting why…
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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…
5 months ago