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Drastic Times Call For Drastic Measures; Tensions Run High For Wild

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...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Minnesota Wild Must Rebuild

There is a long way to go until this year's trade deadline of 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 Feb...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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The Minnesota Wild Stumble Out Of The Gates; Fall To Phoenix 3-2

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...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Wild-Coyotes: Too Little Too Late

ST. PAUL, Minn - Despite a third period comback, Minnesota falls to Phoenix 3-2 at The Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul Wednesday night...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Wild call up ex-Gopher Irmen for possible debut

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ST. PAUL, Minn.(AP) — The Minnesota Wild have recalled right wing Danny Irmen from their farm team. Irmen was playing for Houston in the AHL...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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NHL Betting: Phoenix Coyotes vs. Minnesota Wild Odds & Pick: November 18th 2009

Phoenix Coyotes vs. Minnesota Wild Free NHL Pick: Minnesota Wild -140 NHL odds Visit Touthouse.com for more expert NHL hockey picks from Ben Burns Off three straight losses, the Wild could really use a victory...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Martin Havlat: Where Is The Offense?

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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...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Minnesota Wild Quarter Term Grades

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...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Game Preview: Minnesota Wild @ Washington Capitals

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...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Minnesota Wild Turning It Around After Slow Start

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...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Clutterbuck is central to the future for the Wild

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...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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October Post Mortem: Grading The Minnesota Wild

The first month of the season is over and, honestly, the Minnesota Wild are probably relieved. After starting the season 1-6-0, the team finished the month by winning four of their last seven ...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Minnesota Wild Beat Rangers: Sykora's Strong Performance a Lose-Lose Situation

Justin Bourne mentioned the other day in his blog that there is nothing worse than a player playing well after he has been benched. Essentially, he said, the only thing that it does is defer the credit from the player’s play to the coach...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Marian Gaborik's return to Minnesota

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The Rangers come to town tonight. Marian Gaborik is with them. His participation in the game tomorrow is doubtful due to a "lower-body" injury but his return to Minnesota makes the loss of the Wild's first and only superstar that much more of a reality.Read the full article...
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What's Ailing the Minnesota Wild: Is the Answer Right Under Their Nose?

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In Wednesday’s loss to the Nashville Predators, Minnesota Wild head coach Todd Richards sat Czech sniper Petr Sykora in favor of fan favorite enforcer Derek Boogaard. Richards has claimed that Sykora was scratched to “send him a message...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Gameday Preview: Wild V. Predators

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Reunions week continues on Wednesday for the Minnesota Wild, as the Nashville Predators visit the Xcel Energy Center. The reunion in this game is Greg Zanon, facing his former team for the first time...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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For Minnesota Wild, Puzzle Pieces Don't Match the Picture on the Box

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This is still the team Doug Risebrough put together. This is still the team that used to rely on the system of Jacques Lemaire to escape with points. Putting these players into an open system under Todd Richards doesn't change that...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Harding hurting, Wild call up goalie Khudobin

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ST. PAUL, Minn.(AP) — The Minnesota Wild have recalled goaltender Anton Khudobin (koo-DOH’-bin) from the minors while backup Josh Harding recovers from an injury. Khudobin was recalled Tuesday from Houston of the AHL...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Road Woes Continue For The Minnesota Wild

The Wild’s road woes continued on Monday, in Chicago, and the team is now a woeful 0-8-0 on the road this season—an unenviable feat of ineptitude matched only by the ’96-’97 ...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Gameday Preview: Wild @ Blackhawks

My dear readers, Monday night marks the opening of what people are dubbing “reunions week” for the Minnesota Wild...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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The Weekend Recap: Minnesota Starts to Come Together

When a team is struggling, players and fans alike need to take solace in the little things. This weekend saw the good and the bad of the Minnesota Wild, as the team dropped Friday’s ...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Hang on For a Wild Ride!

Well..This has been quite the change from the Wild teams of past. Just kind of weird to see Backstrom give up 6 or 7 goals in a game...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Wild, Fans Need to Be Patient

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The change from the crippling system of Jacque Lemaire to the aggressive, open style of Todd Richards was not going to happen overnight...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Wild Choose Permenant Captain: Koivu Is Their Man

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Today the Minnesota Wild announced 26-year old Mikko Koivu as the first ever permanent captain in team history. When Koivu’s on, I love the way that he plays the game...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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Shrewd Move Brings Kobasew to Minnesota

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The Minnesota Wild have acquired forward Chuck Kobasew from the Boston Bruins in exchange for Craig Weller, Alex Fallstrom, and a second round pick in 2011, and I am just tickled pink about this trade...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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