In Mikko Koivu’s first game as the official permanent  captain of the Wild he lead the team to their two goals and shootout victory.
In the first period it was Koivu’sshot that produced a nice rebound for Burns to flip it home. In the 3rd period scored a goal and another power play chance and then had the winning goal in the shootout as well.  I guess it’s only fitting that he dominated the first game as Captain.
The Avalanche gave the Wild an 10 minutes of one man advantage time and the Wild scored PPGs #9 & #10 (that’s the 2nd most [...]

On a weekly basis I will be posting some thoughts on the rest of the local pro sports team (sometimes college teams as well).  What can I say? I love sports.
Minnesota Vikings:

Another great wins on the log for the Vikings. Now 6-0, Brad Childress appears to be getting close to receiving a contract extension (like it or not). Once again the defensive backfield looked terrible. Sure, Winfield went out and Paymah looked like a high school kid out there but this wasn’t the first time this year that the DBs looked bad. Favre, once again, looked great.
Look for rookie 3rd [...]