Tag: Minnesota Wild

Morning Hits: Bryzgalov, Roy, Ott, Latta, Clemmensen and Pominville

Darren Dreger: The Las Vegas Wranglers have signed Ilya Bryzgalov to a tryout. Sean Leahy: Bryzgalov: "To be clear, I intend to return to the NHL, and to be ready for game action when an NHL opportunity opens up." Josh Rimer:…

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Jason Pominville Signs A Five-Year Extension With The Wild

The Minnesota Wild have signed right winger Jason Pominville to a five-year contract extension. Michael Russo: A five-year deal worth $28 million, a $5.6 million salary cap hit. The 30-year old was originally drafted by the Buffalo Sabres, 55th overall…

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Afternoon NHL and KHL Rumors: Raanta, Theodore, Prospal, Penguins and Pominville

Igor Eronko: Rumors are that KHLs Omsk is looking at Blackhawks goalie Antti Raanta instead of Jose Theodore. Spector's Hockey: Vinny Prospal is still looking for a team. Doesn't plan on retiring as he feels he can still play. William…

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Injury Notes: Parros, Letang, Vokoun, Semin, Nash, Callahan and Rupp

Pierre LeBrun: The Canadiens said that George Parros suffered a concussion. He was alert, conscious and undergoing more tests. Josh Yohe: Kris Letang could return Tuesday, October the 8th. Dave Molinari: Penguins coach Dan Bylsma doesn't think Letang's injury will be…

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Minnesota Wild 2013-14 Season Primer

Team Outlook from McKeen's Hockey Guide:After missing the playoffs for the fourth straight campaign, the Minnesota Wild sought to make a major move in the summer of 2012. They did just that by signing Zach Parise and Ryan Suter to blockbuster…

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Roster Notes: Players on waivers and reassignments

Roster deadline is Monday at 3:00 pm. To be off a teams roster, had to be put on waivers today. Bob McKenzie: On waivers: Finley NYI, Jones CGY, Smith CGY, Bickel NYR, Mashinter NYR, Powe NYR, T Smith TOR, Bodie…

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Afternoon Hits: Panthers, Liles, Lucic, Thomas, Waivers, DeKeyser and Hossa

Pro Hockey Talk: The Panthers were sold for $230 million to Vincent Viola. James Mirtle: Maple Leafs coach Randy Carlyle on John-Michael Liles: "The feelings inside the coaches' and management's office should be left there... We know there's tough decisions coming."…

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Roster Notes: Wild, Devils, Panthers, Sabres, Capitals and Oilers

Rachel Blount of the Star Tribune: The Wild reassign 11 to the AHL:  Forwards: Erik Haula, Raphael Bussieres, Zack Phillips, Kris Foucault, Tyler Graovac and Josh Caron. Defensemen: Kyle Medvec, Corbin Baldwin and Colton Jobke. Goaltenders: Darcy Kuemper and Johan…

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Roster Notes: Jets, Blackhawks, Avalanche, Sharks, Stars and Wild

Winnipeg Jets: The Jets reassign to the AHL: Ben Chiarot, Carl Kingberg, Julian Melchiori, Michael Hutchenson and Jerome Samson (requires waivers). Chicago Blackhawks: Blackhawks assign to the AHL: Forwards: Mark McNeill, Garret Ross and Alex Broadhurst. Defensemen: Dylan Olsen, Klas Dahlbeck and…

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Lines and Pairings: Blues, Flyers, Wild and Sharks

Lou Korac: Two Blues lines for tonight: Steen-Backes-Oshie and Paavarvi-Berglund-Tarasenko. Sam Carchidi: Flyers defensive pairings yesterday: Kimmo-Coby; Schenn-Streit; Gus-Gill; Grossmann-Mez; Gervais-Lauridsen. Patrick Williams: Wild lines last night: Niederreiter-Coyle-Heatley Fontaine-Granlund-Haula Foucault-Konopka-McMillan Mitchell-Brodziak-Veilleux. Defensive pairings: Stoner-Dumba Blum-Prosser Kampfer-Medvec. David Pollak of the San Jose Mercury News: Top two…

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Injury Notes: Wilson, Franzen, Brown, Smith, Kostka, Zucker and Blujus

Adrian Dater: Avs Ryan Wilson will be out two weeks with a knee injury. Ansar Khan: Red Wings Johan Franzen didn't skate yesterday due to a hip flexor. They are waiting to see if it will be a day-to-day injury. Lisa…

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Lines and Defensive Pairings for 13 Teams

Matt Kalman: Bruins lines: Lucic-Krejci-Iginla,Camara-Spooner-Johnson,Fraser-Soderberg-Cunningham,Paille-Fallstrom-Thornton. Pittsburgh Penguins: Penguins lines: Kunitz-Crosby-Dupuis, Jokinen-Sutter-Conner, Zolniercyzk-Megna-Uher, Gibbons-Drazenovic-Adams. David Alter: Maple Leafs lines: JVR-Bozak-Kessel. McKegg-Smith-Clarkson. D'Amigo-Ashton-Kulemin. Ross-Crescenzi-Bodie. James Mirtle: Defensive pairings: Gardiner-Brennan, Rielly-Granberg, Fraser-MacWilliam. Jessica Rusnak: Canadiens lines: Pacioretty-DD-Briere, Moen-White-Leblanc, Hudon-Dumont-Thomas, Fournier-Tarnasky-Blunden. Defensive pairings: Gorges-Subban, Murray-Bouillon, Nygren-Dietz. Tom Gulitti: Devils lines: Pesonen-Henrique-Bernier;…

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