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View From The Frontier
I know that the NHL struggles in competing for television ratings with poker, but in my efforts to reach out to this apparently huge market of, ahem, sports enthusiasts - I'll use a metaphor to descri...
Protecting the Goalie
It is early in the post butt spanking Ottawa just laid on the Wild, and it still smarts a little. That said, I'm moving past it. It's just who I am. So, we take a look at Russo's notebook for tomorr...
Backstrom Named All Star Reserve
Niklas Backstrom will be the lone representative for the Wild at the All Star game in Montreal. Backs is more than deserving having 19 wins, a save % of .929, and a GAA of just 2.14. Koivu was snubb...
Talent. Anyone? Game Plan. Anyone?
I feel as though I have a responsibility to write a scathing post about how bad this team is playing right now. Problem is, I have a Bachelor's in Business Administration and 14 years of experience as...
Backstrom Starting to Get the Credit he Deserves
There is an excellent article about Niklas Backstrom over on NHL.com. A couple quotes: "I think he has held our team together," Minnesota backup goalie Josh Harding said. "We've had a couple of ke...
Minnesota Wild @ Colorado Avalanche: The Morning After
Minnesota Wild 3 - 1 Colorado Avalanche This picture tells the story tonight. Were it not for the stellar play of Niklas Backstrom (36 shots, 35 saves), the Wild would have lost to an inferior Colo...
Minnesota Wild vs. Columbus Blue Jackets: The Morning After
Nice 2-1 win, and aside from much gnashing of teeth in the Blue Jackets world, that was played with a high stick and was not a good goal.The puck was clearly over the crossbar. As Jacques would say,...
10 Questions Facing the Wild - #5
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 Back...
Wild Spotlight Player: NIKLAS BACKSTROM
Fan favorite Niklas Backstrom is a goalie for the Minnesota Wild and has seen playing time increase ever since the 2006-2007 season when original starter goalie, Manny Fernandez, was sidelined due to ...
International Ice Hockey Tournament, Russia gets the Gold
The Minnesota Wild was well represented in the International Ice Hockey Federation tournament. Both Mikko Koivu and Niklas Backstrom played for the Finland (Finnish) team and Brent Burns played for th...
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