A little over a week ago, William Lagesson was given a recall to the Detroit Red Wings. However, the Swedish defenseman from the Grand Rapids Griffins wasn’t suiting up during Detroit’s California trip prior to returning to the AHL.
A regular season matchup between the AHL affiliates of the Detroit Red Wings and the Minnesota Wild devolved into chaos as a wild fight broke out. The Grand Rapid Griffins and Iowa Wild met for a game that produced one of the craziest clips of scrum in recent memory.
Over the past three days, the Minnesota Wild have signed a one-year contract with three young players. Defenseman Declan Chisholm ($1 million) and forwards Adam Raska ($775k NHL/$97.5k AHL) and Sammy Walker ($775k NHL/$125k AHL) have agreed on their contract with the Wild organization.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
The State of Hockey is keeping a player in the fold for another year. On Tuesday, Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin announced the team has re-signed forward Adam Raska to a one-year contract.
The Minnesota Wild re-signed defenseman Declan Chisholm and forward Adam Raska on Tuesday. Chisholm inked a one-year, $1 million deal and Raska landed a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 at the NHL level.
The Minnesota Wild have had to make many adjustments over the past few weeks regarding the roster and injuries. They brought up several of their top guys on the Iowa Wild in the American Hockey League, like Nic Petan, Sam Walker, Jesper Wallstedt, Adam Raska, Daemon Hunt, and Dakota Mermis to fill the holes in their roster.
The Minnesota Wild are riddled with injuries and after Thursday’s loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Wild are now on their third losing streak of four or more games this season.