We’re halfway through the month of July, and while there’s been some big news in the NHL, the Minnesota Wild have been relatively quiet as of late. Still no news of a Quinn Hughes signing or any substantial player additions.
The Minnesota Wild are shopping forward Yakov Trenin as they look to create additional cap flexibility in advance of July 1, Michael Russo and Joe Smith of The Athletic reported last night.
Every offseason, teams like the Vancouver Canucks end up circling the same type of player: the heavy, physical, no-nonsense forward who doesn’t light up the scoreboard but makes life miserable for everyone else on the ice.
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.
Reinforcements could be on the way for the Wild heading into a pivotal Game 5 against the Stars on Tuesday night. Mats Zuccarello and Yakov Trenin were both seen practicing on Monday, according to Minnesota hockey insider Michael Russo.
Early signs are pointing to the Wild heading into Game 4 against the Stars without both Mats Zuccarello and Yakov Trenin. Minnesota trail in the first round playoff series 2-1 after a double-overtime loss on Wednesday night Trenin has already been ruled out, while Zuccarello is considered questionable, according to The Athletic's Michael Russo.
A couple of notable names will not be in the lineup on Wednesday night in the Twin Cities. Not long before puck drop of Game 3 of their Central Division Semifinal against the Dallas Stars, the Minnesota Wild announced that forwards Mats Zuccarello and Yakov Trenin will not play due to injuries.
We’ve made our way through a handful of report cards for the Minnesota Wild, and it’s time for another, and this time it will be on just one player instead of shared.
What is the point of having a former enforcer be the head of the Department of Player Safety if said former enforcer is going to completely ignore the tenets of their own supposed “code”?
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.
Just a couple of weeks ago, the Minnesota Wild were the best team in the National Hockey League, mowing down opponents like like long blades of grass on a honey-do summer Sunday.
The Minnesota Wild made a couple of roster moves on Thursday. The team placed forward Yakov Trenin on injured reserve with an upper-body injury. The Wild also assigned forward Devin Shore to their American Hockey League affiliate, the Iowa Wild.
It’s been a crazy week and a half in the NHL, with the Stanley Cup being awarded on Monday, June 24, the 2024 NHL Entry Draft happening last Friday, June 28, into Saturday, June 29, and finally, free agency opening on Monday, July 1.
After signing Yakov Trenin to a contract with term and bringing in two depth pieces, the Minnesota Wild have signed six more veteran players to help the Iowa Wild.
An experienced forward is heading to the State of Hockey. On Monday, the Minnesota Wild signed center/winger Yakov Trenin to a four-year contract. The deal will carry a $3.5 million AAV through the end of the 2027-28 season.
The Colorado Avalanche are used to the “next man up” mentality and have been all season. That won’t change for Game Six on Friday night. Yakov Trenin, who left Game Five in the first period, will not be available to play for the Avalanche.
The Winnipeg Jets were facing elimination for the first time in the series against the Colorado Avalanche. It was time that they had to step up and Colorado did not step back at all themselves.
No, the Colorado Avalanche do not have a goaltending controversy, according to their head coach. Jared Bednar pulled Alexandar Georgiev after four goals in just 21 minutes on Saturday, bringing in Justus Annunen, who shut the door the rest of the way.
It was an interesting path to the NHL for one of the newest forwards on the Colorado Avalanche, Yakov Trenin. While there are always Russian players that come over to play Major Junior in North America, most of them stay home in Russia, near family where they’re more comfortable.
The writing was on the wall for Yakov Trenin. Nashville Predators GM Barry Trotz recently told 102.5 The Game that he had been discussing contract extensions with a few soon-to-be unrestricted free agents, and he noted if a new deal couldn’t be reached, then said players might find themselves on another team after the March 8 trade deadline.
The Nashville Predators have surged into a playoff spot and hold down the first wildcard spot in the Western Conference, but the season is far from over.
Nashville forward Yakov Trenin and San Jose forwards Alexander Barabanov and Evgeny Svechnikov are the three players who most likely will be impacted by the Czech government's declaration.