After managing to squeak out a win in a game where they shouldn’t have against the Buffalo Sabres, the Los Angeles Kings came out with a much better effort against the Boston Bruins, although this time the result wasn’t exactly what they wanted. The Kings picked up a point, falling 2-1 to the Bruins in
Kevin Fiala
June 29, 2022, will forever be a day that changed the landscape of the Minnesota Wild and Los Angeles Kings franchises. The two teams engaged in a blockbuster trade that sent Kevin Fiala to Los Angeles for Brock Faber and the 19th overall selection in the 2022 Draft. Now nearly two years later, both teams
The Edmonton Oilers are set to take on the Los Angeles Kings for the second playoff year in a row. Edmonton squeaked by the Kings in seven games last season and a more potent offense versus a more stingy defense will be the matchup this time around, with the Oilers the better offensive team and
The Los Angeles Kings haven’t made the playoffs in consecutive seasons since they were winning Cups in the early 2010s. They are virtually guaranteed to make it this year, after ending a four-year drought last season. They haven’t made it past the first round since they won the Cup in 2014 though, and with the
As salary cap restrictions are loosened and teams find themselves armed with a bevy of cap space at their disposal, the NHL offseason – beginning with the annual Entry Draft – is often the most exciting time on the league calendar. The 2022 edition did not disappoint, with a meagre $1 million cap increase for
The Kraken tried to trade for Kevin Fiala TSN: Chris Johnston said that the Seattle Kraken were also trying to acquire Kevin Fiala from the Minnesota Wild and were in until the end. The Kraken have some cap space and are looking to make some moves. “It’s not a problem for them and I think
The Minnesota Wild have traded the rights to pending restricted free agent Kevin Fiala to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for the Kings 2022 first-round pick and prospect Brock Faber, per Michael Russo of The Athletic. According to Elliotte Friedman, this trade also includes a contract extension for Fiala which will come in around
Andrew Brunette still waiting Luke Fox of Sportsnet: Florida Panthers interim coach Andrew Brunette was a Jack Adams Finalist and was loved by his players according to Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov. Yet, Brunette still hasn’t received an endorsement from GM Bill Zito and his future is still in limbo. Is Zito looking at some of
Kevin Fiala and the Minnesota Wild Again Michael Russo and Harman Dayal of The Athletic: Now, Kevin Fiala will command a high price but what about his suitors? Fiala had racked up 48 points in 33 games and that included 24 in his final 13 contests. The forward priced himself out of Minnesota’s plans. The
It wasn’t long after the New Jersey Devils’ season ended that Sportsnet’s Jeff Marek connected them to Minnesota Wild winger Kevin Fiala. As most know by now, the Wild face a cap crunch this summer with the dead cap hits of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter set to leave the organization with $12,743,588 in dead money after
Fleury is open to re-signing Sarah McLellan: Minnesota Wild pending UFA goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury said he’d be open to re-signing with the Wild. In free agency, winning and family will be factors in where he signs. Nic Deslauriers wants to stay Jessi Piece: Minnesota Wild pending UFA is very adament that he wants to re-sign
The Minnesota Wild’s season ended much sooner than anyone wanted or expected after falling in Game 6 to the St. Loius Blues. A number of things went wrong for the team throughout the series. After losing Game 1, they seemed to get their act together for Games 2 and 3. However, it would be short-lived
Every team that qualifies for the Stanley Cup Playoffs has reason to believe that this could be their year. We have seen teams that qualify in the last spot go on to win the Cup, like the L.A. Kings in 2012. That remains true for the Minnesota Wild in 2022. They might not be the
The Wild will need to move salary to extend Fiala Adam Gretz of NBC Sports: Minnesota Wild forward Kevin Fiala is a pending RFA making just over $5 million this season and he’ll be looking for a raise. He’s over a point-a-game this season. The Wild have 17 players under contract for next season and
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, next on the agenda for the Winnipeg Jets will be roster changes now that the team is officially eliminated from playoff contention. Meanwhile, the Minnesota Wild are still in it thanks, in part, to the play of Kevin Fiala. Is he making himself too valuable for the Wild to keep?
Sharks GM candidates Curtis Pashelka of The Mercury News: San Jose Sharks president Jonathan Becher on their GM search. “One of the reasons we’re looking externally is we will get new ideas, we’ll hear new things. We’re not necessarily going to do things exactly the same way. By definition, a new GM will have new
This last week is one the Minnesota Wild will want to forget as they faced all Canadian teams. They took on the Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs, and the Calgary Flames. They, unfortunately, lost all three games and couldn’t have ended their road trip soon enough. Once again the Wild were hit with injury problems
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Minnesota Wild aren’t just going to dump Kevin Fiala because of an on-ice slump, but the Buffalo Sabres could use a new goaltender while the team is short netminding consistency. Meanwhile, there are a number of storylines surrounding the Chicago Blackhawks, one scribe looks at the Edmonton Oilers roster