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Minnesota Wild: Drastic Times Call for Drastic Measures

by Blake Benzel

Hockey sticks beware: The Minnesota Wild are on the prowl. At least, that’s what yesterday’s practice showed, according to Mike Russo of the Star-Tribune...

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Gradin santana commented on Minnesota Wild Must Rebuild

just send vancouver canucks brent burns and then the people of minnesota can watch as the NHL relocates this team back to canada because obviously it...

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  Keep dreaming about the Wild moving to Canada. There hasn't been a more commercially viable franchise...

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Laurie Drolson commented on Minnesota Wild: Drastic Times Call For Drastic Measures

I agree. The Wild are not a bad team. When they actually show up first period - they tend to play pretty well. The inconsistency is...

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  I'm planning on staying as far away from this game tonight as possible. I made with...

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Blake Benzel commented on Martin Havlat: Where is the Offense?

Great analysis Nick. I completely agree about Havlat. You can see him pushing just a little too hard out there, just trying to break through. Once...

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New Article: Drastic Times Call For Drastic Measures; Tensions Run High For Wild

published by Blake Benzel

Hockey sticks beware. The Minnesota Wild are on the prowl. At least, that’s what yesterday’s practice showed, according to Mike Russo of the Star-Tribune...

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TAB BAMFORD commented on Minnesota Wild Must Rebuild

Want a forward and a defenseman for a couple expiring contracts? I'm sure Chicago wouldn't mind sending you Byfuglien and Barker for very little...

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New Article: Minnesota Wild Must Rebuild

published by Austin Lindberg

There is a long way to go until this year's trade deadline March 3, 2010. But with the Winter Olympics, general managers around the league are going to have to do their homework earlier than usual to work around the Olympic break from February 15-28...

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New Article: The Minnesota Wild Stumble Out Of The Gates; Fall To Phoenix 3-2

published by Blake Benzel

Coming off of a four point road trip that many considered a disappointment, the Wild desperately needed to right the ship on Wednesday night against the Phoenix Coyotes. To be fair, I really consider this loss to be my fault...

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New Article: Wild-Coyotes: Too Little Too Late

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ST. PAUL, Minn - Despite a third period comback, Minnesota falls to Phoenix 3-2 at The Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul...

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New Article: Martin Havlat: Where Is The Offense?

published by Nick Maxson

Confidence is the heart and soul to any professional athlete, its what make them believe that they can be the best, or be the worst...

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New Article: Minnesota Wild Quarter Term Grades

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After 20 of 82 games, the Minnesota Wild are in trouble. The team sits last in their division and 14th out of 15 teams in the Western Conference with seven wins and sixteen points...

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New Article: Game Preview: Minnesota Wild @ Washington Capitals

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Tonight will see the no-longer last in the Western Conference, Minnesota Wild, travel to our great nation’s capital to take on the…Wait for it…Washington Capitals...

7 days ago

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Blake Benzel commented on Cal Clutterbuck Central To Minnesota Wild's Future

Absolutely right Austin. Clutterbuck has got to be part of the Wild's core moving forward. His strengths are exactly the things that the Wild have always...

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New Article: Minnesota Wild Turning It Around After Slow Start

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After a putrid start to the 2009-10 NHL season, the Minnesota Wild are starting to show signs of life. Everyone expected some growing pains to start the season; however, when the team started 3-9-0, it raised some eyebrows...

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New Article: Clutterbuck is central to the future for the Wild

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Cal Clutterbuck is one in a handful of names that should be around when the transformation of the Minnesota Wild under Chuck Fletcher and Todd Richards is complete...

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Minnesota Wild: Drastic Times Call for Drastic Measures

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