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Wild Fans Call A Penalty On Play-By-Play Choice

Oops. I imagine that’s the overarching theme in the Wild front offices so far this week. For those who have been living under a stone (or don’t have cable), let me recap. The Wild announced…Read More

Stoner signs, LaPanta possibly moves to Xcel

The Wild have re-signed Clayton Stoner to a 2 year contract with a $1.05 million cap hit. Although Stoner has certainly been challenged by injuries, his aggressive physical play won over head coach Mike…Read More

Where Will Parise End Up?

That does seem to be the question on every Wild fan’s mind right now. Where will Zach Parise play next season? One thing is almost certain…unless the Devils can pull off a financial miracle,…Read More

Personnel Change For The Wild

For those who’ve been taking a vacation from all things hockey now that the Aeros are officially on the golf course as well, the Wild have announced one high profile change to the team…the…Read More

Off Season News – Not Much So Far

Not much going on in the State of Hockey beyond wistfully watching the playoffs at the moment. Some news, though. Niklas Backstrom is undergoing ankle surgery ASAP. It turns out he’s been playing…Read More

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And We’re Back…But The Wild Aren’t

We’re back, folks! Long story, I’ll tell it when I’m less incensed. Welcome to the…Read More

Zzzzzzzzz…Wild Win!

Heh heh heh. An interesting night at the Xcel on Thursday. Well, actually the interesting part was that…Read More

Darn Kids!

Ok State of Hockey, we’re out of the playoffs but that doesn’t mean we’re out of news. Jason…Read More

Wild Stun Canucks with Shutout Victory

My streak is alive! For those who don’t know, of all the Wild games I have ever attended I have…Read More

Yeo: “We’re in hell.”

It was a great St. Patrick’s Day of hockey at the Xcel. Green sweaters completing passes, scoring…Read More

Some Faces Return While Others Remain Out

Hello State of Hockey! We’ve seen an exciting (or nerve-wracking, depending on how you want to view it) shootout win against Phoenix and a close but depressing loss to the Flames at home. Good news:…Read More

Timesaving Tips For The Wild Front Office

I don’t know nearly as many people in the Minnesota Wild front office as does, say, Mike Russo, but the few dealings I have had with them have left me with a positive impression. They seem like…Read More

Wild Get Swept Away By Avalanche

Sigh. It’s tough for many of you to watch this team right now, I’m sure. Believe me, it’s harder to write about it. There are only so many ways to phrase “poor execution”,…Read More

Wild Have Rollercoaster Night In Montreal – Backstrom Injured

There are epic rivalries in the NHL. Flyers – Rangers. Hawks – Wings. Sharks – Ducks. Wild – Habs does not usually make the list…but 61 minutes of penalties tonight begged…Read More

Kings Throw Wild Out Of Own Castle

UPDATED: Palmieri thoughts at end Ouch. Ouch. Ouch. Ouch. One ouch per Kings goal. Now let’s do one “Woohoo!” per Wild goal. … Get the picture? Painful night in the State of Hockey,…Read More

Slow Trade Day…Except in Minnesota

It wasn’t an exciting trade deadline for much of the NHL, but Minnesota proved to be an exception. Three players are gone: Staubitz, Schultz, Zanon. Two players are coming: Gilbert, Kampfer. The…Read More

Staubitz, Schultz Moving To Canada

More on this later today, I’ll wait until things settle down. Montreal has claimed Brad Staubitz off re-entry waivers. Zero surprise there. The news of the day is the trade of Nick Schultz to Edmonton…Read More

Wild Reel In Sharks, Win 4-3

Stressful night in the State of Hockey. New faces, new-old faces, familiar faces in other colors, coaches getting whacked with sticks, comebacks… Let’s go right through the list. All three “new”…Read More

Ticket Deal – Wild vs Kings Feb 28th

One more tonight, everyone! We got word that TiqIq has some special ticket deals for the Wild game on Feb28th, hosting the Los Angeles Kings. TiqIq is a business partner of FanSided, and is on the up-and-up. Click…Read More

Wild Get Lost In The Stars, But Bigger News Is Afoot

Ok, we all know how the Wild perform in Dallas. Niklas Backstrom had an amazing game against Florida last night, but I’m betting he’d like to forget all about tonight’s game which saw…Read More

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