Category: Joe Smith
Wild’s Foligno calls out GM for not adding ahead of trade deadline
Joe SmithThe Minnesota Wild had a quiet 2025 NHL trade deadline, and Marcus Foligno noticed, and isn't happy about it.The veteran forward recently spoke to the media and admitted there's a ton of jealousy watching other contending teams in the Western Conference making big additions, meanwhile, the Wild didn...
Read moreNHL Free Agency Rumors: Who Will Wild Pursue In Free Agency?
Michael RussoAccording to Joe Smith and Michael Russo of The Athletic, the Minnesota Wild enter the 2025 offseason with a long-awaited opportunity to reshape their roster. With the buyout penalties for Zach Parise and Ryan Suter dropping from $14.7 million to $1.7 million and the NHL salary cap rising, general m...
Read moreNHL Injuries: Wild, Rangers, Flyers, Penguins, Kraken, Maple Leafs, and Canucks
Kirill KaprizovJared Spurgeon to have an MRI today. Igor Shesterkin to the IR. Auston Matthews doesn't know if he'll get past the injury this year.
Read moreNHL Injuries: Wild, Rangers, Flyers, Penguins, Kraken, Maple Leafs, and Canucks
Jake MiddletonJared Spurgeon to have an MRI today. Igor Shesterkin to the IR. Auston Matthews doesn't know if he'll get past the injury this year.
Read moreWild Notes: Leipold, Boldy, Middleton, Chisholm
Minnesota WildThe owner of the Minnesota Wild, Craig Leipold, took part in a lengthy interview with Joe Smith and Michael Russo of The Athletic carrying a wide array of topics. Despite not making the playoffs last year and not advancing past the second round since 2003 Leipold assures Wild fans the organization i...
Read moreSnapshots: Gustavsson, Flyers, Khaira
Filip GustavssonNotes from around the NHL including Minnesota now unlikely to move Filip Gustavsson, Vancouver considered a PTO for Jujhar Khaira, and more.
Read moreWild News & Rumors: Laine, Kampfer & More
Bill GuerinIn this edition of the Minnesota Wild News & Rumors, we will look at the club’s interest in Columbus Blue Jackets forward Patrik Laine. Also, former Wild defenseman Steven Kampfer signed…
Read moreDoes Patrik Laine Make Sense For The Minnesota Wild?
Minnesota WildJoe Smith and Michael Russo wrote in The Athletic (subscription article) earlier today that not only does disgruntled winger Patrik Laine make sense for the Minnesota Wild, but the team kicked the tires on him at the 2024 NHL Draft. Quite obviously, the major hurdle in bringing Laine to the ’State o...
Read moreCentral Notes: Faber, Wood, Hemming, Buchinger
Brock FaberThe Wild’s franchise-record extension for rising sophomore defenseman Brock Faber turned some heads yesterday, but general manager Bill Guerin believes the deal is “worth the risk,” he told Joe Smith of The Athletic (subscriber link). Smith adds that Guerin has acknowledged the league-wide trend of...
Read moreMaple Leafs To Sign Cade Webber
TorontoThe Toronto Maple Leafs are expected to sign Cade Webber to an entry-level contract and will have him join the team on their pending road trip.
Read moreA Healthy Scratch for 2 Straight Months, Former Cup Champ Considers Future
Minnesota WildAfter being recently healthy scratched for two months, and closing in on his 39th birthday, it's fair to wonder if Minnesota Wild defenceman Alex Goligoski has played his last NHL game. And that's exactly what Goligoski was asked by Michael Russo and Joe Smith of The Athletic. Surprisingly, the for...
Read moreWild Won’t Trade Marc-André Fleury
Marc-André FleuryFeb. 28: It appears Fleury and the Wild are now solidly on the same page. Minnesota is informing teams they won’t be moving the veteran netminder ahead of the deadline, per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. Feb. 25: Wild netminder Marc-André Fleury has indicated he’d prefer to stay with the Wild as the...
Read moreNHL Rumors: Minnesota Wild and Edmonton Oilers
Joe SmithWhat depth players the Edmonton Oilers have in the AHL and how could the Minnesota Wild replace their top defenseman at the deadline.
Read moreEvening Snapshots: Wild, Capitals, Drysdale
MinnesotaEarlier today, the Minnesota Wild announced that defenseman Jared Spurgeon would be missing the rest of the season due to back and hip surgery, and Joe Smith of The Athletic speculates that the organization may use their newfound cap space to improve their situation. Only two days ago, General Manag...
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