Found February 09, 2012 on Star Tribune:
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Captain Mikko Koivu will return tonight against Vancouver. A lot of teams are showing interest in Carolina winger Tuomo Ruutu.
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Koivu returns to face Vancouver tonight

ST. PAUL, Minn. The wait and speculation is over. Minnesota Wild captain Mikko Koivu was activated from injured reserve Thursday and will be in the lineup when Minnesota hosts the Vancouver Canucks. Koivu, who hasnt played since Jan. 14 because of a shoulder injury, has been skating in practice and for over a week, but hadnt been cleared to play. The Wild, who are tied for eighth...

Koivu cleared to return for Wild

Minnesota Wild captain Mikko Koivu has been cleared to return to the lineup after missing the last eight games with a left shoulder injury. Wild coach Mike Yeo said before Thursday's game against Vancouver that he expected Koivu to be back on the first line, centering Dany Heatley and Devin Setoguchi to face the Canucks. That was the combination at the beginning of the season...

Koivu's return should help Setoguchi improve

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Tuomo Ruutu staying in Carolina?

Tuomo Ruutu a potential free-agent forward of  the Carolina Hurricanes, has perhaps created the most trade buzz ahead of the NHL trade deadline that is at the end of this month. However, Jim Rutherford GM of the Carolina Hurricanes has told  ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun we will try to re-sign Tuomo Ruutu instead of trading him. After a meeting between the two...

Carolina to Re-Sign Ruutu

Pierre LeBrun at ESPN.com reports that the Carolina Hurricanes will attempt to re-sign Tuomo Ruutu rather than trade the forward.Carolina GM Jim Rutherford has had trade talks with other teams about Ruutu, but after meeting with the Finnish forward decided to work on re-signing him.LeBrun adds that Rutherford hopes to have a resolution on the matter before the end of next week. If...

Making Sense Of The Tuomo Ruutu Rumor

TSN’s Bob McKenzie is reporting that the Rangers have significant interest in Carolina Hurricanes’ winger Tuomo Ruutu. Ruutu is another guy in the Ryan Smyth mold, one that would make sense for the Rangers as he fits into their style of play. According to McKenzie, the cost for Ruutu is “a significant draft pick and a solid prospect or a top prospect alone.”...

Wild captain Koivu cleared to return, will center first line

Minnesota Wild captain Mikko Koivu was cleared Thursday to return to the lineup after missing the last eight games with a left shoulder injury.

Koivu back in Wild lineup Thursday

The Minnesota Wild will have captain Mikko Koivu in the lineup when they host the Northwest Division-leading Vancouver Canucks on Thursday.

Koivu returns to Wild lineup after missing 8 games

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Wild captain Mikko Koivu returned to the lineup on Thursday night after missing eight games because of an injured left shoulder.

Carolina Will Make A Decision On Ruuto Next Week

from Chip Alexander of Canes Now, Canes general manager Jim Rutherford said today he has met with forward Tuomo Ruutu to discuss Ruutu’s future with the team, and said a decision should be reached next week. Rutherford said Ruutu, due to become an unrestricted free agent after the season, expressed a desire to stay with the team. “These meetings are to see where the...

Canes GM: Priority is to re-sign forward Ruutu

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John Jaeckel: Interesting Late Night Tip

Follow me @jaeckel. In addition to the Hawks being at the center of the Trade Rumor Mill yesterday—involving Andy Sutton (first reported here a week ago), Evgeni Nabokov and Adam Burish (which are plausible), and Tuomo Ruutu (much less plausible)— I heard late last night that there might in fact be a problem in the Hawk dressing room. What I heard is that a number...
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