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Sonny Gray Must Pitch More Efficiently To Avoid the Early Hook
By Tony Abbott - Aug 18, 2022
Bert Blyleven left the broadcast booth two years ago, but that’s okay. We’re all Bert Blylevens now, remembering the good old days where pitchers pitched, dammit. They […]
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Does Mats Zuccarello Have One More Career Year In Him?
By Tony Abbott - Aug 18, 2022
Mats Zuccarello did the improbable last season. He made his contract, which looked like a five-year albatross two years ago, look great. In just 70 games, Zuccarello […]
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The Cavalry Isn’t Coming For the Twins This Year
By Tony Abbott - Aug 16, 2022
The Minnesota Twins need reinforcements, but where are they? That’s a question the Twins probably didn’t expect to ask themselves this season. When the year started, there […]
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Servac Petrovsky Reminded Wild Fans Not to Sleep On Him
By Tony Abbott - Aug 10, 2022
The Minnesota Wild have so many big names in the World Junior Championships. Brock Faber, Captain of Team USA, star goalie Jesper Wallstedt of Team Sweden, Wallstedt’s […]
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Remembering the 2012 World Juniors: The Wild’s First Time Shining On the World Stage
By Tony Abbott - Aug 8, 2022
The World Junior Championships was hardly the Minnesota Wild’s tournament in their first decade of existence. You might argue it’s because they never had any good prospects, […]
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“Good” Contracts Stopped Wild From Getting A Deal On Fiala
By Tony Abbott - Aug 5, 2022
The Athletic’s Dom Luszczyszyn released a full-on breakdown of the NHL’s contracts on Wednesday. The Minnesota Wild did very well, finishing fourth among the teams in contract […]
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Twins Are Betting On a Literal Change Of Scenery To Unlock Mahle
By Tony Abbott - Aug 5, 2022
If Coors Field is hell for pitchers, then Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati might just be Death Valley during a heat wave. Cincinnati Reds pitchers have long […]
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Ryan Hartman Can Build Off Of His Cinderella Season
By Tony Abbott - Aug 3, 2022
Ryan Hartman had a fairy tale season last year. It’s hard to be a journeyman at age 25, but that’s exactly what Hartman was three years ago. […]
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The Wild Shouldn’t Cool On Calen Addison
By Tony Abbott - Aug 1, 2022
The Minnesota Wild spent two years building up their blueline prospects. Since the 2020 Draft, they added Ryan O’Rourke, Daemon Hunt, Carson Lambos, and Jack Peart with […]
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Will the Jake Middleton Contract Burn the Wild?
By Tony Abbott - Jul 30, 2022
If you’re a Minnesota Wild fan who’s been holding your breath since free agency started July 13, congratulations. You’re either passed out or, if you’re really good […]
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What If Kirill Kaprizov Had Come Over Earlier?
By Tony Abbott - Jul 29, 2022
It’s the summer, so the State of Hockey is enjoying the kind of activities they only get to do three months of the year. Stuff like boating, […]
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Can the Wild Afford To Keep Bleeding Mid-Tier Prospects?
By Tony Abbott - Jul 27, 2022
The Minnesota Wild waived Alexander Khovanov on Sunday morning, severing ties with the Russian prospect. On the one hand, it’s a pretty shocking development. They drafted the […]