Tag: Minnesota Wild

Rumors I: Flames, Habs, Bruins, Sharks, Kings, Leafs and More

Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: There are some GMs who are concerned that the players won't use their five percent escalator to increase next seasons salary cap.Curtis Glencross has a no-trade clause. The Bruins, Penguins, Lightning (possibly) and the Jets have…

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Rumors VII: Penguins, Jets, Wild, Canadiens and Olympics

Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: The Penguins are looking add forward and defenseman, or at least one of them. They are keeping an eye on Maple Leafs Daniel Winnik and Mike Santorelli, but they aren't alone. It is believed that the…

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Consensus NHL Power Rankings – Week 18

Three different teams were ranked in the top slot, with the Predators collecting the most 1st place rankings with five apiece. Six different teams were ranked in the top three by the eight media outlets. With eight rankings this week, we…

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Injuries: Hall, Mason, Scrivens, Lundqvist, Timonen and more

Joanne Ireland of the Edmonton Journal: MRI showed that Oilers Taylor Hall has a cracked bone in his lower leg and will be out up to six weeks. Hall was hit with a shot in his lower leg during a…

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Rumors III: Friedman Roundup

Elliotte Friendman of Sportsnet: Jets Evander Kane was scratched from last night's game which was in his hometown. Jets coach Paul Maurice didn't say it was injury related. Sabres Cody Hodgson was benched last Friday. If the Sabres were to…

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LeBrun’s Rumblings: Sens, Leafs, Oilers, Preds, Sharks and Wild

Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: Senators GM Bryan Murray didn't want Marc Methot contract negotiations to drag on this far. Methot's agent retired, and is now being handled by Mike Luit. The sides met last week, and if he's not signed…

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Videos: NHL Highlights From Sun. Feb. 1st, 2015

Highlights from all games in under three minutes, with extended highlights of all four games. Predators Carter Hutton shuts out the Penguins. Alex Steen scores twice and adds an assist in a 4-3 win.

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Rumors III: Rangers, Wild, Sens, Sabres, Wings, Coyotes and Leafs

Larry Brooks of the NY Post: The Rangers had been rotating Matt Hunwick and John Moore as healthy scratches, but Hunwick has recently been more consistent and a little better according to coach Alain Vigneault. Hunwick holds the edge as…

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Rumors II: Wild, Hurricanes, Kings, Senators and Babcock

The Fourth Period: Wild GM Chuck Fletcher is still looking for goaltending help and he could extend his search to the Eastern Conference. The Wild could consider Maple Leafs James Reimer, who has one-year left on his deal. The Wild…

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Rumors IV: Kings, Leafs, Avalanche, Ducks, Stars and Wild

Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Believe that a Dion-Phaneuf for Mike Richards deal was seriously considered, with other pieces being involved. The Kings said no to any deal involving Tanner Pearson or Tyler Toffoli. New to the rumor mill is Avalanche…

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Rumors II: Canucks, Jets, Panthers, 2017 Outdoor Game, Wild and Cap

Iain MacIntyre of the Vancouver Sun: Canucks president Trevor Linden on rumors that the Canucks are interested in Ryan O'Reilly, with the Avs interested in Alex Edler. "Alex is a foundational player for us. He’s a 25-minute, all-situation defenceman that…

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NHL Attendance For Each Team After 20 Home Games: 2014-15

Our tracking of NHL home attendance continues, as we're looking at the 20 game mark for this season. Comparisons at the 10 game mark and where teams stood at the 20 game mark last season are also included. Thirteen teams…

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