The lack of a number-one center has become the forefront of basically every conversation about what the Minnesota Wild need to be a better team and to progress further in the playoffs. Draft day, trade deadline, and free agency for years now have all been overwhelmed with fans begging general manager Bill Guerin to address
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After many years of rumors about Matt Dumba being traded, the Minnesota Wild have finally let him walk to unrestricted free agent (UFA) status and do not appear to have any way to bring him back with multiple teams reportedly interested in the 28-year-old, right-shot defenseman. A Wild roster without Dumba feels strange, as he
Moving along with the Minnesota Wild’s third-line report cards, next up is Sam Steel. He was highly regarded when the Wild brought him on board last summer and he started out the season looking strong. It fizzled out and became somewhat of a rollercoaster after that. He struggled to stay consistent when he was in
The Minnesota Wild are in a salary cap log jam of their own making, but they are not alone. A large percentage of NHL teams are struggling to put a full roster together under the current salary cap of $82.5 million. Despite the obvious relief needed, there is a good chance the cap is only
The Stanley Cup Final is officially underway with Game 1 going to the Vegas Golden Knights in a 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers. Nearly every NHL team has some sort of connection to the Minnesota Wild whether it be a former player, coach, or they played college in Minnesota. At first, the Golden Knights
The final defenseman on the Minnesota Wild’s report card list is also their captain, Jared Spurgeon. After Jonas Brodin, Spurgeon would be the next best defenseman in terms of defensive capabilities alone. However, when it comes to both offense and defense, Spurgeon would be considered the best on the Wild’s roster. He used to go
The Edmonton Oilers might not be making any massive changes to their team that had most of the right pieces to go all the way this year, but they will be making some changes. One area that needs to be addressed is defence as Cody Ceci and Darnell Nurse absolutely cannot be partners next season.
Welcome to The Hockey Writers’ 2023 Offseason Trade Targets series for the Minnesota Wild. During it, we will be looking at a handful of players from each NHL team who the Wild should consider pursuing this summer. In the first installment of this series for the Wild coverage we will be looking at the Toronto
The Minnesota Wild may not be in the 2023 Postseason anymore but that doesn’t mean Wild fans have nothing to cheer about. They have four players that will be playing in the IIHF World Championship taking place in Riga, Latvia, and Tampere, Finland, May 12-28. So there will be plenty of hockey to watch between
J.T. Compher will become an unrestricted free agent (UFA) this summer, giving the Colorado Avalanche some tough decisions to make. They are in desperate need of a second-line center, with few available on the market. The Avalanche also don’t have a ton of cap space to work with, but with Gabriel Landeskog’s injury that will
Matt Dumba is one of the top pending unrestricted free agent (UFA) defensemen set to hit the open market. As a result, he should garner plenty of interest this offseason. The Minnesota Wild have limited cap space due to the Ryan Suter and Zach Parise buyout penalties, so it appears more likely than not that
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, one scribe believes we’ve seen the end of the “Kid Line” for the New York Rangers. Meanwhile, could the Boston Bruins consider trading Linus Ullmark? The Minnesota Wild have some tough decisions to make a number of players who might not return next season. Finally, did Leon Draisaitl suffer an
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Toronto Maple Leafs finally got out of the first round of a playoff series. Did GM Kyle Dubas do enough with that series win to earn a contract extension? Meanwhile, both the head coach and the GM of the Winnipeg Jets intend to return to the team next season.
The Minnesota Wild have put themselves in quite the hole down 3-2 in their series against the Dallas Stars but they are heading back home for Game 6. After Game 5 it’s clear they have a lot to fix if they expect to keep this series alive. However, they do have hope as they’ve proven
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, what’s next for the Calgary Flames? Insiders don’t believe this club will look the same next season after a disappointing playoff miss. But, what moves need to be made? Meanwhile, what is happening with Tony DeAngelo in Philadelphia? Is the defenseman in the dog house? So much so that he
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Colorado Avalanche won’t be getting Gabriel Landeskog back before the playoffs. What’s the status of a few of their other injured players? The Toronto Maple Leafs are on the verge of signing Matthew Knies, but things are a bit more complicated than expected. Kevin Hayes talks about his future
The Minnesota Wild knocked another three games off their schedule this past week and while they came out with a record of 2-1, they had their fair share of struggles. The Wild snuck past the New Jersey Devils in overtime but fell in a shootout a couple of nights later to the Philadelphia Flyers. Finally,
The Minnesota Wild are in a three-way dogfight for the Central Division title with the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche. They have managed to collect points in 15 of their last 16 games, despite key injuries, which has helped rocket them into the conversation of the best in the West. Known this season as one
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