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Pre-game:I took in this game not up in the 300 section or on the radio, like usual, but in the 100 section. KQ and her family had an extra ticket on their hands and were extremely gracious in...

As per TSN, the Minnesota Wild have re-signed Niklas Backstrom to a four-year, 24 million dollar contract extension.There was no doubt that they needed to do something with Backstrom, but I think...

What's the goalie situation heading into the season? Frankly, this is probably the easiest question to answer. via Getty Images Niklas Backstrom, Niklas Backstrom, Niklas Backstrom. Without...

The Minnesota Wild got thumped by last place Northwest Division rivals Edmonton Oilers in Edmonton last night. The Wild lost 4-2, but it wasn’t due to a lack of shooting effort. The Wild had 40...

Wild 2, Blues 1 Shootout The Minnesota Wild beat the slumping St Louis Blues 2-1 in a shootout. The first road game of three this week, St Louis was a challenging stop as neither team has scored...

Wild 1, Flames 2 The Minnesota Wild lost to the Calgary Flames Tuesday night in Calgary 2-1 and extended the Saddledome curse. In fact the Wild has lost 12 of the last 13 games in Calgary –...

The Minnesota Wild have two strong goalies with Niklas Backstrom and Josh Harding. One of the unfortunate things about the game of NHL hockey is that teams are expected to feature a premier goalie...

Oh yeah, after ranting about the refs in the Wild vs Anaheim game I forgot to mention that my prediction: whoever scored first would win the Wild vs Ducks game Friday night was right.Anaheim’s T...

The Minnesota Wild beat the Phoenix Coyotes 4-1 last night at the Xcel Energy Center. Josh Harding got the start in the goal for the Wild which just proves that Jacques Lemaire read this blog and...