Players Missing In Action
from Eric Duhatschek of the Globe and Mail,
It has been a tough playoff season for some of the NHL’s rich and famous, the players who are supposed to be difference makers at this time of year. For the teams already on the sidelines, Corey Perry of the eliminated Ducks finished 10th on his team in scoring with two assists in seven games, tied with David Steckel and Ben Lovejoy...
The Mystery of Hockeytown: Detroit Red Wings Thriving Again Despite Impossible Odds
The Red Wings bounced the Ducks with a Game 7 win in Anaheim.
The Detroit Red Wings have won four Stanley Cups since 1997. They have won their division 13 times in the past two decades, are riding a 22-year streak for postseason appearances and, prior to a lockout-shortened 2013, had posted 12 consecutive 100-point campaigns.
And yet, this season — this frustrating, roller-coaster...
Haters and detractors… those awkward Red Wing moments when…
I know I’m taking advantage of an a-ha! type moment which I usually hate when fans do but I couldn’t help myself after all the denigration the Wings got this past season for a year in which they weren’t the best in the league.
Yes, I too would’ve loved for them to get a sniper or signed Ryan Suter and/or Zach Parise in the offseason. I would’ve loved for them to of gone...
Wild summer ahead or not? An autopsy of the Wild's 2013 season
"He said, Son I've made a life, out of readin' people's faces, and knowin' what the cards are by the way they held their eyes, so if you don't mind me saying, I can see you're out of aces, for a taste of your whiskey, I'll give you some advice. So I handed him my bottle, and he drank down my last swallow, bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light...
After a year of constant change, Wild look for continuity
ST. PAUL, Minn. With the Minnesota Wild struggling to the finish of the regular season, Mike Yeo didnt have his head in the sand.
Minnesotas second-year coach heard the rumblings about his job security, but knew he couldnt get wrapped up in the unknown while his team was fighting for its first playoff berth in five years and then facing the Presidents Trophy winners in the first...
After year of constant change, Wild want continuity
ST. PAUL, Minn. With the Minnesota Wild struggling to the finish of the regular season, Mike Yeo didnt have his head in the sand.
Minnesotas second-year coach heard the rumblings about his job security, but knew he couldnt get wrapped up in the unknown while his team was fighting for its first playoff berth in five years and then facing the Presidents Trophy winners in the first...
Wild lament early exit but note improvement
Making the playoffs for the first time in five years should count as progress. For the Minnesota Wild, that step forward wasn't firm enough.
Despite producing only the fourth postseason appearance in the franchise's 12-year history, Wild were palpably disappointed as they met for the final time of the season on Saturday. Not only because of the early exit, in five games...
Hall: Wild's offseason equally as important as last
ST. PAUL, Minn. When the Minnesota Wild won the NHL's offseason by signing the two top prized free agents in Zach Parise and Ryan Suter, they had designs on winning in the postseason as well.
Minnesota likely ends the season feeling unfulfilled following Thursday night's 5-1 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks and 4-1 loss in the first-round series.
In giving Parise and Suter...
Hall: Wild's offseason equally as important as last
ST. PAUL, Minn. When the Minnesota Wild won the NHL's offseason by signing the two top prized free agents in Zach Parise and Ryan Suter, they had designs on winning in the postseason as well.
Minnesota likely ends the season feeling unfulfilled following Thursday night's 5-1 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks and 4-1 loss in the first-round series.
In giving Parise and Suter...
Todd Cordell: Zach Parise Wildly Bad In First Playoff Appearance With Minnesota
Be sure to follow Todd on Twitter @ToddCordell!
Zach Parise made his wildly anticipated playoff debut with Minnesota over the past couple weeks and, like when he was a member of the New Jersey Devils, the team and fans alike came away wanting more.
Parise, regarded by many fans and media members as one of the top players in hockey, seems to struggle in the postseason when asked...
Scoring Issues Continue For Minnesota
from Michael Russo of the Star Tribune,
Aggravating game because it was hanging in the balance early and even late for the Wild to either take or get back into. But the Wild’s power play – now 0 for 15 in the series – failed and failed and failed, especially on back-to-back advantages to start the third period.
Mikko Koivu and Zach Parise each were minus-2 and now...
Star Tribune columnist is filled with mirth, optimism, good will on Wild’s return to the postseason
The Wild are in the postseason! They actually achieved what they set out to achieve! Naturally, the columnists at the Minneapolis paper are pretty amped up about it. Check out these column titles that the Star Tribune has crapped out in the past month or so.
First, Jim Souhan:
“Silence speaks volumes in heart of Wild playoff race”
“Parise needs to produce plenty of points”...
Wild pull series vs. Blackhawks to 2-1
Jason Zucker scored at 2:15 of overtime to give Minnesota a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday, pulling the Wild within 2-1 in the Western Conference quarterfinal series.
Zach Parise scored for the Wild early in the third period, but Duncan Keith got one back for the Blackhawks with 2:46 left in regulation to force the second overtime in three games of this best-of...
Down 2-0 to Chicago, underdog Wild hope to rally
NHL hockey was absent from Minnesota for seven years, and the upstart Wild stumbled through two rough seasons in their debut.
Then came 2003, when the fervor of a playoff run came roaring back to a state that's as tied to the sport as any other in the nation.
''It was a magical time to be playing here in Minnesota,'' said former Wild left wing Andrew Brunette...
Wild return home looking to shift momentum
ST. PAUL, Minn. The Minnesota Wild entered the playoffs without much postseason experience and were facing a Chicago Blackhawks team that has plenty of playoff-tested veterans.
Handling the increased pressure, where every shift is magnified in a best-of-seven series is new to many of Minnesota's players. They're learning first-hand how to handle the postseason.
"This...
Todd Cordell: Five Reasons David Clarkson Will Soon Be a Very Rich Man
Follow Todd on Twitter @ToddCordell.
For the second consecutive year, the New Jersey Devils are at risk of losing one of the top players on their team to unrestricted free agency.
David Clarkson is no Zach Parise, but he is a very useful player who can do a lot of different things. Whether he stays in New Jersey or tests the open market, one thing is certain: Clarkson is going...
Wild know they must quickly turn focus to Game 2
ST. PAUL, Minn. Even as big underdogs, the Minnesota Wild had plenty of chances to steal Game 1 on Tuesday in Chicago. The eighth-seeded Wild know that, and the Blackhawks know that, too.
Yet for as many golden opportunities as Minnesota had in the opening game of the playoffs, the Wild flew home down 1-0 in the best-of-seven series. As difficult as the loss was to swallow, Minnesota...
Wild know they must quickly turn focus to Game 2
ST. PAUL, Minn. Even as big underdogs, the Minnesota Wild had plenty of chances to steal Game 1 on Tuesday in Chicago. The eighth-seeded Wild know that, and the Blackhawks know that, too.
Yet for as many golden opportunities as Minnesota had in the opening game of the playoffs, the Wild flew home down 1-0 in the best-of-seven series. As difficult as the loss was to swallow, Minnesota...
Stanley Cup Playoffs: Chicago Blackhawks vs Minnesota Wild Preview and Prediction
The shortened, 48-game NHL regular season is over and the conference seeds and matchups are set. It’s time for some playoff hockey.
Here in the Midwest, we’re lucky to see two of our own teams face off in the first round. The No. 1 seed Chicago Blackhawks and the No. 8 seed Minnesota Wild played each other three times in the regular season with Chicago winning two out of the...
Western/Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Predictions – Stanley Cup Playoffs
With the start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs beginning tonight, it’s time we make our predictions for Round 1.
Chicago Blackhawks (1) vs Minnesota Wild (8):
This one should be an easy lock. If Minnesota is going to win ANY game in this entire series, Nick Backstrom is going to have be impregnable. Zach Parise is going to have to find the back of the net. Ryan Suter is going to have...
SCP: Blackhawks (Toews) vs. Wild (Parise)
Wild (26-19-3) 8th vs. Blackhawks (36-7-5)1st
Game 1: at Chicago Tuesday, April 30, 2013 7:00 PM CT, CBC, FSN, NBCSN
Game 2: at Chicago Friday, May 3, 2013 8:30 PM CT, CBC, FSN, NBCSN
Game 3: at Minnesota Sunday May 5, 2013 2:00 PM CT, CBC, NBC
Game 4: at Minnesota Tuesday, April 30, 2013 May 7, 8:30 PM CT, CBC, FSN, NBCSN
GAME 5: at Chicago Thursday May 9, 2013...
Minnesota Wild Playoff Preview Q & A
We have already covered the Chicago Blackhawks, now it’s time to check out their first round opponent. The Minnesota Wild are being represented by the crew at HockeyWilderness.com. Make sure to follow them as well on Twitter @HockeyWilderness.
They opened the questions to everyone at the site, so there will be multiple answers for each question.
1. The Minnesota Wild needed...
Wild are back in playoffs with little to lose
ST. PAUL, Minn. Listening to Mike Rupp speak about winning the Stanley Cup, it's easy to see why the road to the championship is at once rewarding and agonizing.
Getting the chance to lift the cup after surviving the playoffs is special. Even 10 years since Rupp won the Stanley Cup for the only time so far in his career, the scenes of the playoffs gone by can run through Rupp...
Wild are back in playoffs with little to lose
ST. PAUL, Minn. Listening to Mike Rupp speak about winning the Stanley Cup, it's easy to see why the road to the championship is at once rewarding and agonizing.
Getting the chance to lift the cup after surviving the playoffs is special. Even 10 years since Rupp won the Stanley Cup for the only time so far in his career, the scenes of the playoffs gone by can run through Rupp...
Blackhawks wary of Wild ahead of playoff series
For all their accomplishments so far - the record-breaking start, the Presidents' Trophy, the individual honors - the Chicago Blackhawks know this is the time of year that will define their season.
Jonathan Toews and Co. also know all the reasons for concern heading into the first-round playoff series against the Minnesota Wild.
The Blackhawks are favored to make it to the...
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