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Giving Kirills-mas Presents to the Minnesota Wild (Again)
By Tony Abbott - Dec 24, 2022
Sure, one particular holiday may get top billing this weekend, but do you know Kirills-mas is approaching? That’s right, every Dec. 27th falls 97 days after the […]
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The Hockey World Is Still Underrating Matt Boldy
By Tony Abbott - Dec 23, 2022
Any time someone in hockey makes a “Best X” list, there will be 32 fan bases picking apart their list. This is almost always for two reasons. […]
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Mats Zuccarello’s Contract Gets Better With Age
By Tony Abbott - Dec 21, 2022
Oh, yeah, that’s not going to age well. That was the tenor of the sentiment surrounding the Minnesota Wild signing Mats Zuccarello in 2019. The hockey world […]
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The Wild Still Need Ryan Hartman
By Tony Abbott - Dec 18, 2022
Part of the Minnesota Wild’s success this season hinged on whether their secondary scoring was for real. The Wild powered the NHL last year with massive performances […]
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The Wild Are Finally Doing What Made Them Successful Last Year
By Tony Abbott - Dec 16, 2022
When the Minnesota Wild sputtered to a 7-8-2 start, the keyword thrown about was: identity. When asked about it, Bill Guerin said, “When we don’t play hard, […]
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The Wild Need Boeser As Much As Boeser Needs the Wild
By Tony Abbott - Dec 6, 2022
The Minnesota Wild didn’t need Brock Boeser in 2015. Could they have used his accurate right shot on the wing? For sure. But what they needed was […]
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Where Does Steel Fall On the Rask-to-Hartman Scale?
By Tony Abbott - Dec 5, 2022
Sam Steel, come on down! You’re the newest No. 1 Center in St. Paul! The Minnesota Wild plucked Steel from relative obscurity in free agency, signing the […]
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Who’s Winning the Boldy/Fiala Divorce?
By Tony Abbott - Dec 3, 2022
Once Matt Boldy‘s January call-up came, he quickly became inseparable from Kevin Fiala. Of Boldy’s 581 minutes at 5-on-5, Fiala was alongside him a whopping 85.3% of […]
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Kaprizov Somehow Found An Extra Gear To Carry the Wild
By Tony Abbott - Dec 2, 2022
With so many losses, whether by absence (Kevin Fiala), regression (Marcus Foligno), or both (Ryan Hartman), it was likely going to take an MVP-caliber performance from Kirill […]
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Matt Dumba Is One Of the Wild’s All-Time “What Ifs?”
By Tony Abbott - Dec 1, 2022
Four years ago, to this day, Minnesota Wild fans were witnessing one of the greatest breakout seasons in history. Matt Dumba already had 10 goals and 18 […]
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Marco Rossi’s Slow Start Means Absolutely Nothing
By Tony Abbott - Nov 28, 2022
Ten days ago, the Marco Rossi Saga had gotten to the point was obvious that, given his low opportunities in the NHL, going to the AHL would […]
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Pardoning the Biggest Turkeys Of the Wild’s Slow Start
By Tony Abbott - Nov 24, 2022
Like clockwork, my proposal for a Thanksgiving Article, “Patrick Reusse’s Turkey of the Year, By Tony Abbott” was rejected once again. And the problem with Pardoning the […]