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Which Vancouver Canucks Center Would Fit Best In Minnesota?
By Tony Abbott - Nov 30, 2021
In watching Pierre-Luc Dubois go to the Winnipeg Jets, then Jack Eichel to the Vegas Golden Knights, the Minnesota Wild have missed the boat on the last […]
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The Old Kirill Kaprizov Is Back
By Tony Abbott - Nov 27, 2021
Where’s Kirill Kaprizov? That question was the No. 1 thought on the State of Hockey’s collective mind at the start of the season. No one could say […]
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Pardoning the Biggest Turkeys In Wild History
By Tony Abbott - Nov 25, 2021
When my editor asked me to come up with a Thanksgiving idea, I came up with a banger of an idea. “Patrick Reusse’s Turkey of the Year” […]
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Calen Addison Should Fill In For Jared Spurgeon On the Power Play
By Tony Abbott - Nov 23, 2021
Let’s get this out of the way: There’s no replacing Jared Spurgeon. The Minnesota Wild captain is an essential part of their success and is even more […]
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Jared Spurgeon Is Thriving Offensively In The Post-Suter Era
By Tony Abbott - Nov 18, 2021
Buying out Ryan Suter was the scariest thing the Minnesota Wild did all offseason. There was not only the (somewhat unavoidable) salary cap nightmare to navigate in […]
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Kevin Fiala Is Displaying Growth In His Maturity and Overall Game
By Tony Abbott - Nov 16, 2021
Kevin Fiala is an optical illusion. Two people can look at the same player and get wildly different impressions. One person can marvel at his other-worldly speed, […]
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It’s Freddy Gaudreau’s Turn On The Kaprizov Center Carousel
By Tony Abbott - Nov 11, 2021
Freddy Gaudreau signed with the Minnesota Wild last summer to little fanfare. To be fair, a lot was going on at the time. Minnesota scrambled to replace […]
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How Can Minnesota’s Struggling Penalty Kill Right the Ship?
By Tony Abbott - Nov 9, 2021
The Minnesota Wild executed another third-period comeback against the New York Islanders, erasing a 2-1 deficit Sunday. Ryan Hartman played hero once more, scoring the tying goal, […]
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Only Cruel Fate Kept Marian Gaborik From Becoming a Hall of Famer
By Tony Abbott - Nov 4, 2021
According to multiverse theory, there must be at least one universe somewhere in which Marian Gaborik also retired today. Only in that timeline split, Gaborik announces he’s […]