Wild Links: Martin Havlat, Colton Gillies, Puck Daddy Preview

by nathaneide on Sep 16, 2009 12:32 PM CDT in News Comment 4 comments

Minnesota Wild right wind Owen Nolan skates of the ice after getting a hit by a puck on the first day of practice for the NHL hockey team in St. Paul, Minn. Sunday Sept. 13, 2009.(AP Photo/Andy King)

6 months ago: Minnesota Wild right wind Owen Nolan skates of the ice after getting a hit by a puck on the first day of practice for the NHL hockey team in St. Paul, Minn. Sunday Sept. 13, 2009.(AP Photo/Andy King)

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Yeah, I don't necessarily have anything to add to this picture, but I love Owen Nolan.

There's a lot to like about Wild's Havlat, on and off the ice | StarTribune.com
There's something too good to be true about Martin Havlat -- the biggest free-agent acquisition in Wild history. On the ice, he's a special player, a flashy, fast difference-maker who can score goals in imaginative ways.

Wrecker making name as a worker | StarTribune.com
There are a lot of reasons Colton Gillies has earned the nickname "Crash" around the Wild locker room, reasons that extend beyond nailing Jacques Lemaire in the back with a puck last season. "Let me tell you the true story how Gillies became 'Crash' in all of our eyes," said teammate Brent Burns, Gillies' unofficial big brother. "Yeah, he almost killed Jacques last year, but it also comes from killing every goalie he ever practices with by running them accidentally. "In the first skate we had this year, a 3-on-3 charity game, he runs into the net and knocks it off.

Richards gets a refresher on bench management | StarTribune.com
Rookie coach Todd Richards admitted after Tuesday night's 3-1 preseason-opening loss to the St. Louis Blues that he needs the work, too.

Preview: Introducing the 2009-10 Minnesota Wild! - Puck Daddy - NHL - Yahoo! Sports
Puck Daddy agrees with Hockey Wilderness on this year's Wild squad. Oh, and he reached out to a few of us for thoughts. It's a good read.

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Owen Nolan is looking an awful lot like Craig Weller these days. (the pic is mis-captioned)

by SpaethCo on Sep 16, 2009 5:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Wow

Now that you say it, yeah. You’re absolutely right. Unreal.

Proprietor of Hockey Wilderness - We take Minnesota hockey WAY too seriously.

by nathaneide on Sep 16, 2009 6:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

So what Seems to be everybody's opinion on the impending Petr Sykora signing?

Me? I personally love the signing..while he is slower speed wise like Nolan and Bruno…he’s another consistent goal scorer..what is it..20 or plus goals every year for the past 10 seasons.

by TonyO on Sep 17, 2009 8:45 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs