While the Minnesota Wild’s current roster may be done with report cards, with the exception of the coaching staff and general manager, there’s one former player who deserves one.
There’s no shortage of competition at Sammy Walker and Brock Faber’s residence. There is a shortage of cooking. Walker said the Wild teammates and roommates are essentially running on Chipotle, eating there “pretty much every day.” “We’re working on becoming pros in the kitchen,” Faber said.
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.
The Iowa Wild had a fairly strong 2022-23 season, finishing fourth in the Central with 79 points and a 34-27-6-5 record. Their consistency and work ethic helped Iowa secure a spot in the playoffs for the second year in a row.
It’s finally time for the Minnesota Wild’s superstar to receive his report card for the season and while he didn’t have his best season, Kirill Kaprizov still made a difference.
Now that a full week has passed since the free agent market opened up on July 1, there are still quite a few quality players left on the market. Let's look at the best at various positions.
The Minnesota Wild report cards continue and now that Ryan Hartman has received his report card, it’s time for his two wingmates starting with Mats Zuccarello.
Any time the members of the Minnesota Wild players, coaches, team staff, etc. get on a plane, or check into a hotel room on the road, or take a bus to a visiting arena, or sit down for a team meal, you can bet that Andrew Heydt played a role in making it happen.
The Minnesota Wild are happy with the six players the franchise took in this week’s NHL Entry Draft. One blogger/analyst supported the team’s six selections over the two-day event.
With the news that Filip Gustavsson and Brandon Duhaime have filed for salary arbitration came a lot of fans feeling nervous about their future with the Minnesota Wild.
We’ve made it all the way to the top line for Minnesota Wild report cards and we’ll start with the player who bounced around the most on that line, Ryan Hartman.
A pair of notable goaltenders lead the list of 22 NHL players who have filed for arbitration this week.
Despite a late start to his career, Pat Maroon has been able to hang around the NHL late into 30s and his next opportunity to win over a fan base comes in Minnesota after he was traded by Tampa Bay to the Wild on Sunday for a seventh-round pick.
It was no secret that Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin wanted to keep Ryan Reaves around for another season or two, mostly for his locker room presence, but the unrestricted free agent (UFA) decided to hit the open market and see what else was out there.
With the last week being taken up by the 2023 NHL Entry Draft and the start of free agency, the Minnesota Wild report cards were pushed to the side. The Wild weren’t expected to be extremely active during free agency due to limited cap space and needing to re-sign players like Filip Gustavsson, Brandon Duhaime, and possibly Calen Addison.
The Minnesota Wild have acquired wingers Pat Maroon and Max Cajkovic from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for a 2024 seventh-round pick.
Maroon spent the last four years with the Lightning, winning a pair of Stanley Cups along the way. However, his production dropped considerably last season, going from 27 points to just 14.
So the 2023 Entry Draft is in the books, free agency has opened and the Minnesota Wild have done basically nothing. This shouldn’t come as a surprise as they have basically no cap space to spare with restricted free agents (RFAs) Filip Gustavsson, Brandon Duhaime, and Calen Addison still looking for new contracts.
Despite a relatively quiet Day 1 of NHL Free Agency — the Toronto Maple Leafs signed Ryan Reaves to a three-year deal and John Klingberg to a one-year contract –, there is a buzz around the Toronto Maple Leafs who made more of a statement in free agency than they did a splash.
With a watered-down group of past-their-prime players leading the way, here are the five best free agents available.
In adding four centers and two defensemen in the NHL Draft, the Minnesota Wild focused heavily on adding depth and size to the organization. The 'one of us' crowd will like that three Minnesotans were taken by the hometown squad.
Rosemount, Minnesota native Charlie Stramel is the newest member of the Minnesota Wild after being selected 21st overall in the first round of the NHL Draft Wednesday night. "This is a big guy.
The Minnesota Wild have drafted center Charlie Stramel with the No. 21 pick in the 2023 NHL Draft.
While the Minnesota Wild could deal defenseman Calen Addison, they might be wise to take pause.
For Matt Dumba, being a defenseman on the Minnesota Wild has become a part of his identity. Drafted by Minnesota in 2012, Dumba has spent his entire National Hockey League career in the Wild’s red and green colours.
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