Another hot July day in Minnesota, another day with minimal NHL news. The trade rumors continue to spin and will until there’s more news to share. In the meantime, we’ll continue to hand out grade reports for the Minnesota Wild’s past season.
The Minnesota Wild have been finding ways to win, and although it’s been a struggle as of late, they’ve still tallied points. Their entire team has found ways to step up their game from the goaltending to the offense and everyone in between.
Deutschland has a good contingent heading over to Milan. On Wednesday, the German Ice Hockey Federation announced its men’s roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.
The Minnesota Wild were fairly quiet when it came to acquisitions this past offseason, as they only made two moves of high significance: Vladimir Tarasenko and Nico Sturm.
The Minnesota Wild announced Tuesday the signing of forward Nico Sturm on a two-year, $4 million contract that will pay him $2 million a year through the 2026-27 season.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
The Minnesota Wild are looking to again reload their roster for the 2025-26 season. Minnesota is keeping an eye and closing in on signing center Nico Sturm, per The Athletic.
As the Florida Panthers gear up for a repeat run at the Stanley Cup, head coach Paul Maurice provided injury updates on Saturday on several key players.
Injury challenges continue to stack up for the Florida Panthers as center Nico Sturm will be out of the lineup day-to-day with an undisclosed injury, Panthers head coach Paul Maurice confirmed Wednesday per TSN’s Mark Masters.
The Florida Panthers are fighting for the top spot in the Atlantic Division. They hold the lead in the division with a record of 40-21-3 and 83 points.
The Florida Panthers acquired forward Nico Sturm and a seventh-round pick of the 2027 NHL Draft from the San Jose Sharks on Thursday in exchange for a fourth-round selection of the 2026 draft.
Nico Sturm doesn’t think that he’ll be with the San Jose Sharks after the Mar. 7 Trade Deadline. “You’re a 29-year-old UFA with no extension in place. You got to be realistic about it,” Sturm said on Saturday after practice.
The San Jose Sharks have placed center Nico Sturm on the injured reserve due to a lower-body ailment, reports Curtis Pashelka of The Mercury News. Sturm has made 41 appearances with the Sharks this season in which he has registered five goals and six assists for 11 points alongside a minus-four rating and 11 penalty minutes.
Nico Sturm wanted to clear the air, make sure that he wasn’t taken out of context. Sturm had an eye-catching quote after the San Jose Sharks’ 8-3 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Friday, their fifth straight to start the season.
Nico Sturm has come a long way since his days of dominance with Clarkson University. The once-potent scorer has adjusted his game to that of a defensively-minded center and he has a Stanley Cup ring with the Colorado Avalanche and a rock-solid role with the San Jose Sharks to show for it.
The San Jose Sharks are going to struggle to move some of their pending free agents at the upcoming trade deadline. We already discussed a few players whose value has plummeted this season last week, and since then Sheng Peng of SJ Hockey Now confirmed that the Sharks have been open for business but have had no luck finding a trade partner.
The San Jose Sharks will be receiving two significant boosts off injured reserve Saturday night, as centers Logan Couture and Nico Sturm are both set to return to the fold.
The San Jose Sharks look like they're going to be out forward Nico Sturm for a bit of an extended stretch. Sturm is currently dealing with an undisclosed injury concern.