Tag: Minnesota Wild

NHL Rumors: Toronto Maple Leafs and William Nylander Could Be Getting Close

Maple Leafs and Nylander closing the gap on a new deal Dave McCarthy: Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock on possibly getting Auston Matthews and William Nylander back later this week: "It’s my assumption we’re getting both back. Obviously, we’ll…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Untradeable To Tradeable For The Oilers, Wild, Ducks and Flames

The Athletic ran a bunch of trade-related type posts this week. They obviously go a lot more in-depth in each post, but we'll just list the players from untradeable to tradeable for the Edmonton Oilers, Minnesota Wild, Anaheim Ducks and Calgary…

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NHL Injuries: Flames, Hurricanes, Panthers, Kings, Wild, Blues, Canucks, and Capitals

Flames waiting for updates on several players Ryan Pike: Calgary Flames forward Sam Bennett was to get x-rays on his arm after blocking a shot. Coach Bill Peters didn't have an update on Michael Frolik and his lower-body injury. Peters was…

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NHL At The Quarter Pole: Minnesota Wild

Taking a look the Minnesota Wild at the quarter mark of the season.

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NHL Rumors: Minnesota Wild, Toronto Maple Leafs, and the Florida Panthers

Nylander to Minnesota may not make sense for the Wild Michael Russo of The Athletic: It's likely that Minnesota Wild GM Paul Fenton at least checked in on the asking price to acquire William Nylander from the Toronto Maple Leafs,…

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Western Conference Injuries: Ducks, Blackhawks, Wild, Blues, and the Canucks

Gibson and Lindholm miss last night's game Anaheim Ducks: Goaltender John Gibson missed last night's game with the flu. Defenseman Hampus Lindholm missed last night's game with a lower-body injury. Elliott Teaford of the OC Register: Defenseman Cam Fowler had…

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Western Conference Injuries: Ducks, Coyotes, Blackhawks, Stars, Wild, Blues, Kings, and Knights

Fowler timetable coming tomorrow Elliott Teaford: The Anaheim Ducks won't know the timetable for defenseman Cam Fowler until Sunday. His surgery was yesterday and doctors will go over the results today and announce the recovery timeline tomorrow. Demers is done for…

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NHL Power Rankings: 2018-19 Consensus – Week 6

  The Nashville Predators and Tampa Bay Lightning are once again atop our consensus NHL power rankings. The Boston Bruins and Minnesota Wild are tied at No. 3. The Toronto Maple Leafs fall to spots, the Winnipeg Jets gain two…

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NHL Rumors: McKenzie Updates On William Nylander And Potential Teams Interested

Bob McKenzie: "The seemingly quirky CBA math potentially works well for TOR, which would like the higher (than the AAV) cap hit in Year 1 and lower (than the AAV) cap hit in subsequent years. Not so much though for…

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NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs and Nylander Update – Leafs May Not Need To Get A Defenseman In Any Trade

Friedman on teams that could be interested Nylander Chris Nichols of Nichols on Hockey: Elliotte Friedman was on Sportsnet 960 and was asked about teams not named the Carolina Hurricanes that could be interested in William Nylander. “I do think…

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NHL Rumors: Quenneville, Kings, Bruins, Blue Jackets, and the Rangers

Quenneville may not be out of coaching for too long Mike Johnston of Sportsnet: Joel Quenneville was recently fired by the Chicago Blackhawks, but it may not be that long before he's behind the bench again. “He’s certainly ready and…

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NHL Rumors: Scouting The Leafs, And Five Teams That Could Be Interested In William Nylander

Scouting the Toronto Maple Leafs and New Jersey Devils Michael Augello: Carolina Hurricanes assistant GM Rick Dudley was listed to attend the Maple Leafs and Devils game last night. The Philadelphia Flyers and Tampa Bay Lightning also had scouts listed…

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