NIKLAS BACKSTROM RUMORS
Wild have options in net, but even more questions
ST. PAUL, Minn. Even without starting goaltender Niklas Backstrom, the Minnesota Wild's 4-1 first-round playoff series loss to the Chicago Blackhawks couldn't be pinned on the team's goaltending situation.
Facing the NHL's second-highest scoring team during the regular season wasn't the issue. Instead it was the team's lack of scoring, such as going 0 of...
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Wild goalie Backstrom has sports hernia surgery
Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom has undergone sports hernia surgery.
The team announced that Backstrom's operation went as planned on Thursday morning in Philadelphia. The procedure was done by Dr. William Meyers.
The 35-year-old Backstrom aggravated the injury while warming up before Minnesota's first game of the Western Conference quarterfinal series at Chicago...
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Backstrom undergoes sports hernia surgery
ST. PAUL, Minn. Goaltender Niklas Backstrom underwent surgery on Thursday to repair the sports hernia that caused him to miss the entire playoffs for the Minnesota Wild.
Backstrom, who tied for the league lead with 24 wins in the regular season, missed the entire playoffs after coming up with an injury in the pregame warmups of Minnesota's first-round playoff series against...
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Wild goalie Backstrom headed to surgery for sports hernia
ST. PAUL, Minn. Goaltender Niklas Backstrom was practicing for the Minnesota Wild in the playoffs, trying to return from an injury and aid the team he helped push to the playoffs for the first time in five years.
After Thursday's season-ending loss to the Chicago Blackhawks, what Backstrom was trying to fight back from was discovered.
Backstrom, who tied for the league-lead...
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Backstrom hoping to get back on ice for Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. Niklas Backstrom waited five years to get back to the playoffs with the Minnesota Wild.
Now he's just trying to get back on the ice while his team is still playing.
The Wild have returned home facing a 2-0 playoff series deficit to the Chicago Blackhawks, and Backstrom has missed the past two games after suffering a lower-body injury in pregame warm-ups prior...
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Wild's Backstrom scratched from lineup
Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom was a late scratch from the lineup for Tuesday's playoff opener against the Chicago Blackhawks because of a leg injury.
Backstrom appeared to injure his left leg reaching for a puck during pregame warmups and headed to the locker room. He was replaced in the lineup by Josh Harding.
The Wild were also without right wing Jason Pominville...
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Wild G Backstrom hurt in warmups
Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom was a late scratch from the lineup for Tuesday's playoff opener against the Chicago Blackhawks because of a leg injury.
Backstrom appeared to injure his left leg reaching for a puck during pregame warmups and headed to the locker room. He was replaced in the lineup by Josh Harding.
The Wild were also without right wing Jason Pominville...
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(Video) Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom injured during warm ups.
Shall we say that the series is not starting out well for the Minnesota Wild, as their starting goalie Niklas Backstrom was injured during warm ups. The Wild's Backstrom was tied for first in wins with Henrik Lundqvist and Antti Niemi.
The backup goalie, Josh Harding has played in only game five games all season long and only two games since January 30, 2013. The line on...
Niklas Backstrom uses his inner thigh to make game-saving save
With time winding down in the third period, the Minnesota Wild held a narrow 2-1 lead over the Los Angeles Kings. Kings defenseman Slava Voynov had a chance with 14 seconds left and Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom made a diving save to keep the lead. Backstrom actually missed the puck with his glove and his flailing leg hit the puck at the last second. It was a huge win for the...
Wild Friday: Hackett starting for Backstrom
FRIDAY'S STORY LINE: The streaking Wild will go for their eighth consecutive win Friday night in Dallas. The man who has been in net for every one of the previous seven victories, Niklas Backstrom, was left at home in Minneapolis and will likely get the nod Saturday against Los Angeles. Backstrom, who has started 16 of Minnesota's last 17 games, is simply getting a rest....
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March 29, 2013
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