New Wild players adjusting to new system
THURSDAY'S STORY LINE: Adjusting to a new system -- that's what the four Minnesota Wild players acquired in the past week are trying to do.
"It is always tough to learn a new system," said defenseman Kurtis Foster.
Foster and the other players will rely on practice time and video to get them up to speed on the new system.
Tom Gilbert, acquired from Edmonton on...
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March 01, 2012
Foster, Gilbert expected to boost Wild's offense
TUESDAY'S STORY LINE: The ability to shoot the puck from the blue line -- it is something Minnesota Wild coach Mike Yeo has wanted all season.
The Wild defensemen have accumulated 74 points, last in the NHL. They have tallied only 11 goals, also last.
But Sunday against San Jose, the Wild shot the puck from the blue line and the results showed up on the scoreboard.
Minnesota...
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February 28, 2012
Three new faces in Wild's Sunday lineup
SUNDAY'S STORY LINES: There were new and old faces on the ice at the Xcel Energy Center this morning.
Friday, the Wild unloaded unhappy defenseman Marek Zidlicky to New Jersey. In return Minnesota received 30-year-old defenseman Kurtis Foster, 30-year-old forward Stephane Veilleux and 22-year-old forward Nick Palmieri.
All three will be in the lineup tonight vs. San Jose and...
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February 26, 2012
Devils' Kurtis Foster won't face Leafs; no trade deadline distractions for Zach Parise
Captain isn't going anywhere
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February 21, 2012
Foster not surprised by Ducks' turnaround
Kurtis Foster's stay in Anaheim wasn't a long one, but he's still looking forward to facing his former team when the Devils host the Ducks on Friday.
The Devils (32-20-4) snapped a two-game skid and strengthened their hold on a playoff spot wit...
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February 16, 2012
Foster - Australian for beer, or maybe just goal
After being benched by Head Coach Pete DeBoer a game before against Montreal, Kurtis Foster came out to play against the Philadelphia Flyers with a chip on his shoulder. He responded the only way that anyone could think of when trying to come up with a solution on how to impress their coach: produce. Foster netted a pair of power-play goals, one in the first and one in the second...
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February 04, 2012
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February 04, 2012
Devils hold off Flyers for win
Kurtis Foster scored a pair of power-play goals, and the New Jersey Devils held on for a 6-4 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon.
Ilya Kovalchuk, Dainius Zubrus, Zach Parise and Alexei Ponikarovsky also had goals for the Devils, who have won three in a row. New Jersey's special teams scored three times on the power play and once short-handed.
Down 6-0...
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February 04, 2012
Foster leads Devils over Flyers 6-4
Kurtis Foster scored a pair of power-play goals, and the New Jersey Devils held on for a 6-4 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon.
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February 04, 2012
Foster plans to make Devils debut tonight
SUNRISE, Fla. – He didn't know which team he was joining when he left Ducks practice in California Monday, and after finding out, had to layover in Dallas for a 5:45 a.m. flight here. Yet, just-acquired defenseman Kurtis Foster still planned to make his Devils debut against the...
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December 13, 2011
Devils acquire D Foster from Ducks
The Anaheim Ducks have traded defenseman Kurtis Foster to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for a pair of players.
The Ducks also sent minor league goaltender Timmo Pielmeier to the Devils for forward Rod Pelley, defenseman Mark Fraser and a seventh-round draft pick.
Foster, 30, had a goal and two assists in nine games with Anaheim this season.
Pelley and Fraser have appeared...
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December 12, 2011
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December 12, 2011
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