Minnesota Wild

The Chicago Blackhawks have dealt defenceman Cam Barker to the Minnesota Wild for defenceman Kim Johnsson and 2009 first round pick, defenceman Nick Leddy.  The 23-year old Barker, who is the in the middle of the first year of his three-year, $9.25 million contract has recorded 4 goals and 10 assists in 51 games this season.  Barker, was [...]

It has been a couple of years since the fans of the NHL have gotten to enjoy the hockey skills of former league MVP Jaromir Jagr.  Jagr left the NHL to go back and play in his native homeland but a couple of years later it seems as if he wants to return to the [...]

Phil Kessel might be headed to Los Angeles.  The Kings are interested in the 21-year-old and are reportedly willing to send Jack Johnson to Boston as part of a trade.  Still, the Toronto Maple Leafs appear to be in the lead and have offered two first rounders and a second rounder for Kessel, however at [...]

From everything I can gather young star forward Phil Kessel is done negotiating with the Boston Bruins.  So here are the three scenarios left for Kessel: Either he’ll be traded, or he’ll be signed to an offer sheet by another team and the Bruins will or won’t match it, or  he’ll play for the qualifying [...]

For the first time in the franchises 8 years of existence, the cornerstones of Marian Gaborik, GM Doug Risebrough and Coach Jacques Lemaire will not be there when the puck drops on October 3rd.  The Wild are promising a more up-tempo style under new head coach Todd Richards than the stifling defensive play that has [...]

What a great year it was for the Chicago Blackhawks.  They managed to become relevant again in the NHL’s Western Conference going all the way to the Conference finals before coming up short against the Detroit Red Wings.  Chicago is a very good all-around team, and is likely to get better as its young core [...]

Next up in the Atlantic division is the New York Islanders.  We can all face the truth and admit that the New York Islanders were awful this past season losing more games than any other team helping them secure the first pick overall in the NHL draft.  The Islanders need help everywhere with the exception [...]

It seems with the draft looming this weekend teams are making all kinds of moves in order to better their teams.  The hot rumors of the day are as follows;  Boston Bruins forward and main playmaker Marc Savard is being shopped around by the Bruins.  He has one year left on his contract for $5 [...]

At this time of year all NHL hockey fans can do is wonder how their favorite team is going to be improved for next year.  Minnesota Wilds’ new General Manager Chuck Fletcher is looking to put his mark on the team; he says he wants to bring in a new foundation, which may mean a [...]

The Nashville Predators lost to the Minnesota Wild 8-4 effectively killing any playoff hopes that the Predators were hoping for.  Minnesota took control early and never looked back as they cruised to victory.  It seemed like Nashville just couldn’t get anything going.  Nashville didn’t do themselves any favors by going 5-4-1 in their last 10 [...]