Author: Mikki Tuohy
MN Wild Update: Star of the Week and Injuries
- Mikki Tuohy
- March 18, 2024
The Minnesota Wild are currently on a road trip with two games back-to-back on Tuesday and Wednesday. Tuesday, the Wild will play the Anaheim Ducks, and the next day, they will face the Los Angeles Kings. Five points out of a wild card spot, every point matters for the Wild. Two points of interest could […]
Read MoreMN Wild Sign Prospect to ELC
- Mikki Tuohy
- March 18, 2024
The Minnesota Wild announced this afternoon that they have signed Rasmus Kumpulainen to a three-year entry-level contract (ELC). This contract will start with the 2024-25 season. The Wild drafted Kumpulainen during the second round of the 2023 NHL Draft at 53rd overall. Kumpulainen is an 18-year-old forward who spent last season with the Oshawa Generals […]
Read MoreThe Wild Might Have a Goalie Problem
- Mikki Tuohy
- March 17, 2024
The Minnesota Wild have three goalies and a big problem. This year started rough, but has leveled off as far as goalies go, but come next season, there will need to be a few big decisions. The goalie situation seemed clear at the beginning of the 2023-24 season. Marc-Andre Fleury is on an expiring contract […]
Read MoreCan the Minnesota Wild Make the Playoffs?
- Mikki Tuohy
- March 13, 2024
Nobody has a crystal ball and the Minnesota Wild are in a tough spot. Not high enough to guarantee a playoff spot, but not low enough to count themselves out of it. While some fans have called for them to tank for a better draft pick, battling for a playoff spot aligns more with the […]
Read MoreConnor Dewar Traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs
- Mikki Tuohy
- March 8, 2024
In a last-minute trade at the deadline, Minnesota Wild GM Bill Guerin traded forward Connor Dewar to the Toronto Maple Leafs. In exchange, the Wild will receive a fourth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft and Dmitry Ovchinnikov. Dewar was originally drafted by the Wild in the third round of the 2018 NHL Draft, 92nd […]
Read MoreMatt Dumba Traded to Tampa Bay Lightning
- Mikki Tuohy
- March 8, 2024
After an emotional move out of Minnesota to the Arizona Coyotes last off-season, defenseman Matt Dumba is on the move again. Dumba, along with a 7th-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft are being sent to the Tampa Bay Lightning. In exchange, the Coyotes will receive a 5th-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft. The […]
Read MorePhiladelphia Flyers Acquires Erik Johnson from Buffalo Sabres
- Mikki Tuohy
- March 8, 2024
The Buffalo Sabres have traded Erik Johnson to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for a 4th round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft. There will be no salary retention for the Sabres. The Minnesota native made his NHL debut as a 19-year-old in 2007 and is now skating in his 17th season. A big shut-down […]
Read MoreMinnesota Wild Trade Nic Petan to New York Rangers
- Mikki Tuohy
- March 8, 2024
Minnesota Wild GM Bill Guerin announced that the Wild have traded forward Nic Petan to the New York Rangers in exchange for forward Turner Elson. Petan has played 170 NHL games over nine seasons. He has 35 points during his career (seven goals and 28 assists). Petan played mostly for the Iowa Wild this season, […]
Read MoreBuffalo Sabres Send Captain to Florida Panthers
- Mikki Tuohy
- March 8, 2024
The Buffalo Sabres have announced that they have traded Captain Kyle Okposo to the Florida Panthers. In return, they will receive defenseman Calle Sjalin and a conditional 7th-round pick for the 2024 NHL Draft. If Florida wins the Stanley Cup, that 7th-round pick will upgrade to a 5th-round pick in the 2024 Draft. The 35-year-old […]
Read MoreMinnesota Wild Trades Pat Maroon to Boston Bruins
- Mikki Tuohy
- March 8, 2024
The Minnesota Wild have traded 35-year-old forward Pat Maroon to the Boston Bruins in exchange for a conditional 2026 sixth-round pick and Nick Toporowski. The Wild originally traded for Maroon, sending a seventh-round pick in the 2024 draft to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Maroon is in the last year of a two-year contract with a […]
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