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Anybody But Patrick Kane
By Tony Abbott - Feb 14, 2023
While the messaging from the Minnesota Wild over the past week is, essentially, Trading won’t solve anything, it apparently doesn’t mean that Bill Guerin isn’t at least […]
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Joel Eriksson Ek Deserves His New Opportunity
By Tony Abbott - Feb 12, 2023
‘Throughout the NHL, if you’re a center who breaks out offensively, you tend to get an offensive role. Think of Sean Couturier in Philadelphia. Once he started […]
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The Wild Are At Risk Of Wasting Their Best Asset in 20 Years
By Tony Abbott - Feb 10, 2023
Prospects are all the rage in the State of Hockey this week. Why? Part of it, of course, comes from The Athletic’s Scott Wheeler ranking the Minnesota […]
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James van Riemsdyk Is the Ideal Rental For the Wild
By Tony Abbott - Feb 8, 2023
As the State of Hockey’s premium conversation-starters, 10K Rinks is always glad when a topic we’ve broached goes mainstream. We’ve mentioned in passing that James van Riemsdyk […]
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Does Bill Guerin Need To Borrow From Chuck Fletcher’s Win-Now Playbook?
By Tony Abbott - Feb 7, 2023
Whether it’s Wednesday or Thursday, The Athletic’s Scott Wheeler will name the Minnesota Wild’s farm system the second-best or best in hockey. This will hardly be a […]
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What Would It Take For the Wild To Trade Calen Addison?
By Tony Abbott - Feb 5, 2023
The Endless Matt Dumba Trade Rumor Cycle hasn’t even ended yet. Still, the Minnesota Wild are already embarking into the storm clouds of another series of endless […]
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Are Both Weekes and Russo Right About the Future Of Wild Jerseys?
By Tony Abbott - Jan 31, 2023
Whether you feel the Minnesota Wild’s Reverse Retro jerseys are a cool change-of-pace from their standard colors or merely another round of cheap fan service for the […]
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Two Wins Don’t Erase the Wild’s Problems
By Tony Abbott - Jan 30, 2023
On Wednesday, the sky was threatening to fall on the Minnesota Wild. By Sunday, they were riding into the All-Star Break, and all was right in the […]
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The Wild Have Nothing To Lose By Recalling Rossi
By Tony Abbott - Jan 24, 2023
On Sunday, 10K Rinks published a story on why the Minnesota Wild shouldn’t pursue center Bo Horvat. You can read the full explanation here, but a main […]
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The Wild Can’t Let Dumba Become the Next Boudreau Situation
By Tony Abbott - Jan 23, 2023
On Sunday, the Vancouver Canucks finally fired Minnesota Wild Legend Bruce Boudreau. After an offseason where the Canucks made it clear they didn’t want him, then three […]
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Why the Wild Shouldn’t Go After Bo Horvat
By Tony Abbott - Jan 22, 2023
After dropping two games over the weekend, the Minnesota Wild’s playoff cushion is down to one point. It’s not great, and the reason why is pretty widely […]
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Can We Believe In Filip Gustavsson Yet?
By Tony Abbott - Jan 20, 2023
Goaltending will make or break the season was a prevailing sentiment in the State of Hockey during the preseason. There was definitely reason for concern for Minnesota […]