Yeo: 'We're due for some luck here'
ST. PAUL, Minn. Wild coach Mike Yeo has done the math.
Minnesota's first-year coach has looked at the possible scenarios for making the playoffs and knows what his team needs to accomplish if it has any hopes for a postseason berth.
Yeo also knows the task can appear daunting if taken from a big-picture perspective. So, he's hoping the Wild can just get a win in their...
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Yeo: 'We're due for some luck here'
ST. PAUL, Minn. Wild coach Mike Yeo has done the math.
Minnesota's first-year coach has looked at the possible scenarios for making the playoffs and knows what his team needs to accomplish if it has any hopes for a postseason berth.
Yeo also knows the task can appear daunting if taken from a big-picture perspective. So, he's hoping the Wild can just get a win in their...
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Wild call up Scandella, Foucault
The Minnesota Wild have recalled defenseman Marco Scandella and forward Kris Foucault from the AHL.
The move was made Monday. Roster spots opened when forward Brad Staubitz was sent to the Houston Aeros and defenseman Clayton Stoner was put on injured reserve with a lower body injury last week.
Stoner joined forwards Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Guillaume Latendresse and Jarod Palmer...
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Struggling Wild summon 2 more players from minors
The Minnesota Wild have recalled defenseman Marco Scandella and forward Kris Foucault from the AHL.
The move was made Monday. Roster spots opened when forward Brad Staubitz was sent to the Houston Aeros and defenseman Clayton Stoner was put on injured reserve with a lower body injury last week.
Stoner joined forwards Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Guillaume Latendresse and Jarod Palmer...
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Wild recall Scandella, Foucault from Houston
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- The Minnesota Wild have recalled defenseman Marco Scandella and forward Kris Foucault from the AHL.
The move was made Monday. Roster spots opened when forward Brad Staubitz was sent to the Houston Aeros and defenseman Clayton Stoner was put on injured reserve with a lower body injury last week.
Stoner joined forwards Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Guillaume Latendresse...
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Wild place enforcer Staubitz on waivers
ST. PAUL, Minn. The Minnesota Wild put forward Brad Staubitz on waivers Friday, a day after suffering a third straight tough loss.
Staubitz, 27, was scoreless and was a minus-7 with a team-high 73 penalty minutes in 43 games this season. The enforcer was acquired from the San Jose Sharks in 2010 and had career-highs with four goals, five assists and 173 penalty minutes last season...
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Was Minnesota Wild coach Mike Yeo too good to be true?
Mike Yeo was delivered to the State of Hockey as a breath of fresh air.
Mike Yeo, shown in this file photo before the season, is looking to get back on track and lead the Wild to a playoff spot.
His players’ coach approach and tool box of young talent were just two of the talking points in the preseason to tout Yeo as a success story.
That held to be true for the first couple...
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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...
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Koivu's return should help Setoguchi improve
WEDNESDAY'S STORY LINE: "He had a great practice today and was involved in every battle drill," said Mike Yeo when speaking of Wild Captian Mikko Koivu after practice today.
Yeo also considered Koivu's practice encouraging, but neither Yeo or Koivu would indicate if the captain will be in the lineup for tomorrow's big game against the division-leading Canucks...
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Koivu to miss Tuesday's game at Columbus
TUESDAY'S STORY LINE: Mikko Koivu's return will have to wait at least one more game. Head Coach Mike Yeo said the decision to keep Koivu out of the lineup was made this morning. Koivu, who has missed seven games with an upper body injury, could likely return Thursday at home against Vancouver.
"He wants to play, but he needs a couple more days. I think we are fairly...
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Koivu's return isn't enough for Wild in loss
ST. PAUL, Minn. Captain Mikko Koivu's return to the Minnesota Wild lineup was supposed to be the spark that re-energized the slippingsquad.
However, after Thursday's 5-2 loss at home to the Northwest Division-leading Vancouver Canucks, Minnesota was again searching for answers.
Told that his players seemed upset following the game, coach Mike Yeo wondered why the attitude...
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Wild's Staubitz clears waivers
SATURDAY'S STORY LINE: Mike Lundin, who has been a healthy scratch in 16 of the last 20 games will be back in the lineup tonight for the Minnesota Wild, versus Columbus.
"It has been long enough for him and we want to give him a chance here. He has played some really good hockey for us," said coach Mike Yeo.
At different points of the season, injecting a new player...
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Wild can't go wrong as deadline approaches
ST. PAUL, Minn. The Minnesota Wild might have been the biggest surprise in the NHL when they were leading the league in mid-December with a franchise-best 20-8-5 start. After just two wins in their next 12 games, they were on the outside of the playoff picture.Certainly, Minnesota accelerated its development timetable with a fast start to the season, but are the Wild truly a team...
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Wild can't go wrong as deadline approaches
ST. PAUL, Minn. The Minnesota Wild might have been the biggest surprise in the NHL when they were leading the league in mid-December with a franchise-best 20-8-5 start. After just two wins in their next 12 games, they were on the outside of the playoff picture.Certainly, Minnesota accelerated its development timetable with a fast start to the season, but are the Wild truly a team...
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4 days ago
Koivu's return isn't enough for Wild in loss
ST. PAUL, Minn. Captain Mikko Koivu's return to the Minnesota Wild lineup was supposed to be the spark that re-energized the slippingsquad.
However, after Thursday's 5-2 loss at home to the Northwest Division-leading Vancouver Canucks, Minnesota was again searching for answers.
Told that his players seemed upset following the game, coach Mike Yeo wondered why the attitude...
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4 days ago
Shots come, but goals don't for Wild
ST. PAUL Minnesota Wild forward Dany Heatley was all alone behind Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Steve Mason. Matt Cullen fired the puck down to a waiting Heatley, who had a wide-open net and a chance to put Minnesota ahead, 2-1, in the second period.
Heatley's stick then broke and another Wild scoring chance was missed. Unfortunately it's been a familiar story for Minnesota...
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2 days ago
Shots come, but goals don't for Wild
ST. PAUL Minnesota Wild forward Dany Heatley was all alone behind Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Steve Mason. Matt Cullen fired the puck down to a waiting Heatley, who had a wide-open net and a chance to put Minnesota ahead, 2-1, in the second period.
Heatley's stick then broke and another Wild scoring chance was missed. Unfortunately it's been a familiar story for Minnesota...
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Wild begin home-heavy part of schedule
THURSDAY'S STORY LINE: Home sweet home. Home isn't a place the Wild have seen a lot of the last few months. Minnesota has played 20 of the last 29 games on the road and they are looking forward to unpacking their suitcases and being at home for awhile. Minnesota will play 18 of their final 29 games in St. Paul.
"It has been a long stretch on the road, it is something...
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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...
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Koivu's return should help Setoguchi improve
WEDNESDAY'S STORY LINE: "He had a great practice today and was involved in every battle drill," said Mike Yeo when speaking of Wild Captian Mikko Koivu after practice today.
Yeo also considered Koivu's practice encouraging, but neither Yeo or Koivu would indicate if the captain will be in the lineup for tomorrow's big game against the division-leading Canucks...
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Gophers star Rau suspended one game for hit
The Minnesota Gophers' second-leading goal-scorer, Kyle Rau, was suspended today for one-game, due to a recent hit he put on Denver's Jason Zucker -- a Minnesota Wild prospect. Rau, a freshman from Eden Prairie, was dealt a one-game suspension by the Western Collegiate Hockey Association under the league's Supplementary Discipline Policy and Procedures. Rau, a 5-foot...
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Koivu returns to practice for the Wild
TUESDAY'S STORY LINE: As expected, Wild captain Mikko Koivu joined his teammates at practice for the first time since suffering an upper body injury on January 14th.
Koivu, who has 33 points in 41 games this season, was happy to be back with his team.
"It feels good, to be practicing with the rest of the team, mentally it is a lot more fun," said Koivu.
Koivu said...
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13 days ago
Koivu cleared to return for Wild after 8 games out
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, but...
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4 days ago
After strong start, the Wild are wilting
(Eds: APNewsNow. Will be updated. With AP Photos.) By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer The Minnesota Wild are bewildered by their latest loss.
They shot 65 times, and 35 of them were on target. Only one went in the net. This is the way a once-promising season is going for the sputtering Wild, who not only wasted a Saturday night at home full of stellar scoring chances but suffered...
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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...
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