Category Archive: Wild

NHL to cancel Winter Classic

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 It appears that the NHL will be cancelling it’s Winter Classic and All-Star games as they continue to argue on the two sides during this lockout.  It would seem to me, that by doing this they’re essentially, if not officially, saying goodbye to the season. The last time that the NHL had a lockout was …

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Breakdown of Parise/Suter’s contracts

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 We already mentioned Zach Parise and Ryan Suter‘s mega 13-year contracts. Certainly, this will put the Wild in contention for years to come but how will it affect their cap situation? The yearly breakdown of their contracts is shown below, via Pierre LeBrun of ESPN.  When you include the arrival of Mikael Granlund expect this to be …

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Wild sign Suter, Parise to 13 year mega-deals

 It’s now official. The Wild have agreed to terms with both top free agents Zach Parise and Ryan Suter on Wednesday morning. Both deals are for 13 years and $98M with a cap hit of a little more than $7.5M per year. Both players came as a package deal and are both 27 years old …

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Wild 2012 Free Agent Tracker

The 2012 NHL free agency is underway as of 11:00 AM CT Sunday July 1st. The Wild have plenty of cap flexibility to make a big splash. Their biggest targets are winger Zach Parise and defenseman Ryan Suter but clearly they will not be the only teams pushing to sign those two elite players. Be …

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Wild re-sign Kassian, Genoway

Matt Kassian

 The Wild have agreed to re-sign left wing Matt Kassian (pictured left) and defenseman Chay Genoway to two-year deals before they hit the free agent market on Sunday.  Kassian is a 25 year old left wing known for being an enforcer for the Wild because of his physical play and big body at 6-4 232 …

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Wild extend qualifying offers to 8 players, re-sign 2 others

 On Monday the Wild have extended qualifying offers to 8 of their soon to be free agents. The players extended offers include: Centers Cody Almond and David McIntyre; wingers Carson McMillan, Jarod Palmer and Nick Palmieri; defensemen Justin Falk and Chay Genoway; and goalie Dennis Endras. Those 8 players will become restricted free agents on Sunday when free agency begins. The …

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2012-13 MN Wild Schedule

 Below is the 2012-13 Minnesota Wild Schedule. Keep in mind there is the possibility of an NHL lockout this summer so this schedule is subject to change or could be cut into a smaller schedule much like the NBA did last season. Green indicates Home games while Red indicates Away games.

MN Wild 2012 Free Agents

Free Agency in the NHL begins on July 1st, here is a look at the Wild’s 2012 restricted and unrestricted free agents.  The Wild have been in contact with the agents of Guillaume Latendresse and Justin Falk in hopes of re-signing both players. The rest of the players will most likely reach free agency on …

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