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Wild-Thrashers: Minnesota Must Play 60 Minute Game

Posted: 12th February 2010 by Nick Maxson in NHL
After falling to Phoenix 3-2 on Wednesday night, Minnesota is looking to bounce back as they host the Atlanta Thrashers tonight in St. Paul. This game marks the fourth in a season high five game homestand for the Wild and every point is needed for Minnesota to stay in the playoff hunt. Atlanta comes into tonight's game sitting 10th place in the Western Conference and four points out of a playoff spot. The ...

Minnesota Wild: 2010 Playoff Contenders?

Posted: 12th December 2009 by Nick Maxson in NHL
Minnesota has finally found a way to win and win often. The Wild are 8-1-1 in their last 10 games and for just the fourth time in team history Minnesota found a way to win at the Pengrowth Saddle Dome last night 2-1 in OT. Wild fans should have some hope for the playoffs, but it will not be until next year when they reach the playoffs once more. Minnesota is winning, ...

Martin Havlat: Where is the Offense?

Posted: 18th November 2009 by Nick Maxson in NHL
Confidence is the heart and soul to any professional athlete; i'ts what makes them believe they can be the best, or the worst. Since his arrival in Minnesota, Martin Havlat has yet to show his true offensive fire-power we were hoping to see from his days in Chicago. Throughout the first 20 games, we have seen Havlat hesitant, on edge and definitely lacking confidence in his own game and the numbers ...

Double Trouble: Wild Injured and Away From Home

Posted: 13th October 2009 by Nick Maxson in NHL
The Minnesota Wild have had injury problems in recent years and it seems that this season may be no different. Both Cal Clutterbuck and Petr Sykora were injured in last week's game against San Jose. Clutterbuck appeared to twist his ankle after hitting a rut in the ice and has been in a ankle brace since leaving the game in the first period. He was officially placed on the injured reserve list ...

Inside Access: A Day at Minnesota Wild Training Camp

Posted: 18th September 2009 by Nick Maxson in NHL
Arriving at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Thursday morning, it was an early start to a long day of work for the Wild. The ice is frozen, the air is cool even from the stands where all the media was sitting with their laptops open and coffee in another hand. It wasn't a relaxing day for the players by any means. At 10 AM, even before the hit the ice for ...