by Jason Scales | Nov 24, 2019 | Boston Bruins, Homepage, Minnesota Wild, NHL
Boston, MA — For a majority of Saturday night’s game against the Minnesota Wild the Boston Bruins were having one of those nights that teams have in a long NHL season. They were playing well but losing, not getting the calls, the bounces, and just maybe...
by Brian Kennedy | Nov 13, 2019 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild, NHL
“Nobody comes to the rink to stay close or to have moral victories.” That was Todd McLellan’s pronouncement after the Kings won Tuesday night, and a good one. But that leaves a question: What’s a bad hockey team? Let’s venture some answers. One that doesn’t score...
by Brian Kennedy | Nov 6, 2019 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild, NHL
If nothing-nothing can be interesting, then period one in Anaheim on Tuesday night with the Wild in town was fascinating. The Ducks have said they want to start faster. They said that Friday. They did it Sunday. They still found themselves down 2-0 to Chicago and had...
by Neal McHale | Oct 21, 2019 | Homepage, Minnesota Wild, Montreal Canadiens, NHL
It could be a tough year for the State of Hockey’s Wild, but Sunday afternoon’s come-from-behind victory over the Canadiens seemed to be the kind of spirit-lifting game the team’s psyche desperately needed. Minnesota erased two one-goal deficits...
by Spencer Lee | Oct 10, 2019 | Anaheim Ducks, Arizona Coyotes, Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, Carolina Hurricanes, Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers, Florida Panthers, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild, Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, NHL, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, Seattle Kraken, St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks, Vegas Golden Knights, Washington Capitals, Winnipeg Jets
Year in and year out the NHL can fluctuate tremendously. The teams that should have been good are irrelevant, and teams that have a so-so roster end up making cup runs. It’s sports, and it happens; but it happens in hockey more than any other sport. One week into the...
by Neal McHale | Apr 6, 2019 | Columbus Blue Jackets, Homepage, Minnesota Wild, New Jersey Devils, NHL
The unfortunate familiarity of an early April exit has retruned in the Garden State. After being a surprise team in the NHL last year, culminating in their first playoff berth in five seasons, the Devils will miss the postseason for the sixth time in seven seasons....
