Tag: 2016-17 Post-Game Report

Pominville, Niederreiter Both Score Twice as Wild Outlast Winnipeg 4-2
The commercials have been seen, the game has been played and we can all move on right? Oh, are you…
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Tired Wild can’t find offense in 5-1 loss to Flames
When I purchased a house for the first time this summer I told people now my mindset has changed to…
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4th Line Leads the Way With 3 Goals As Wild Dominate Edmonton in 5-2 Road Win
The NHL All Star game may feature divisional teams, but you can’t convince the fans to bury their passions in…
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Wild Blitz the Blues 5-1
Everyone needs a vacation once in a while. Maybe you need one right now? We work hard to live the…
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Stewart’s Shootout Goal Vanquishes the Stars 3-2
Frustration is something everyone deals with. It can be ‘just one of those days’ where small doses of misfortune seem…
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Nashville Patient in 4-2 Win Over Minnesota
I hope everyone had an awesome Hockey Day Minnesota yesterday. I know its one of my favorite days of the…
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Niederreiter Strikes Twice as Wild Hold On for 4-3 Win Over Arizona
“Threw the game away”, “we played dumb” were all adjectives used by players and coaches of the Minnesota Wild after…
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Wild lose classic trap game 4-3 to Devils
NBC experts may struggle bringing themselves to give some worthy praise of the Minnesota Wild but at some point they…
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Wild overcome slow start with 3-2 regulation win in Chicago
A Blackhawks writer Mark Lazarus recently scoffed that the Blackhawks don’t have any tough games coming up. Really? He may want…
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Wild claim 1st place in Central Division with 5-4 win in Dallas
Morning show radio is usually something to get the mind going as you make your commute to work. When I…
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Staal, Wild Overpower the Canadiens 7-1
Minnesota has had a strange first half of the season where there have been a series of 3-4 day breaks…
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Boudreau’s return to Anaheim successful with Wild 2-1 win against Ducks
Confession time, I am not a big fan of Disney‘s the Mighty Ducks movies. I think they’re terrible and in…
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Poor showing in 2nd period spells doom for Wild in 4-3 overtime loss against Kings
After the last season-long lockout in 2005, the league introduced the shootout to give fans the satisfaction of a winner…
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Resilient Effort Allows Wild to Rally to 5-4 Road Win Over San Jose
The Wild’s winning streak ended at 12 games, and maybe I’m alone in this but I’m kind of relieved. Minnesota…
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Wild Just Good Enough in 6-4 Win Over the Islanders
Driving around the metro area you see kids on their ‘Winter break’ out on ponds and outdoor rinks just enjoying…
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Spurgeon’s overtime goal power Wild past Predators in 3-2 win and make it 11 straight wins
The gifts have been given, egg nog (ick) and cookies, but most importantly time well spent with the family. What…
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Big 2nd Period Surge Powers Wild to 7-4 Win Over the Rangers
After the New York’s first round exit from last year’s Stanley Cup playoffs many predicted this was going to be…
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Resurgent 3rd Period Lifts Wild to 4-2 Road Win Over Montreal
Unless your a biological twin, triplet, etc, meeting your so called ‘double’ or doppleganger is a strange experience. I remember…
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Wild Dominate Avalanche in 2-0 Home Victory
Family gatherings are often complicated for a variety of reasons. But most often its complicated because of schedules as everyone…
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4th Line Powers Wild to 4-1 Victory Over Arizona
Arizona surprised many by tabbing 27-year old John Chayka as General Manager. The analytics wizard had first joined the Coyotes…
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Staal Scores Twice in Wild’s 5-2 Win Over Nashville
The saying in professional hockey is, “If Wayne Gretzky can be traded, anyone can be.” Its true, and in a…
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Wild Rout Florida in 5-1 Home Victory
This is the time of year when you get Holiday cards from friends and family as they wish you a…
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Controlled, conservative effort by Wild shuts down Blues 3-1
In the United States, some people track the passing of time when they start to hear Christmas music on the…
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Staal’s shootout winner in 6th round lifts Wild past Oilers 3-2
The holidays bring both cheer and stress. Whether its gifts, travel, crazy schedules, weather, dealing with the relatives it is…
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Wild Finish Off Road Trip With 3-2 Win Over Toronto
So from the star afterglow of Connor McDavid in Edmonton, the Wild travel to Toronto who have plenty of young…
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Koivu Surprises Everyone With Game Winning Goal in 2-1 Overtime Victory Over Edmonton
“It looked like we were skating through quicksand…and when you skate slow bad things happen.” ~ Wild Head Coach Bruce…
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Sloppy Defensive Play and Lack of Focus Dooms Wild in 5-4 Loss to Vancouver
I just recently purchased an old Nintendo game called the Boy and his Blob. The plot is basically you are…
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Coyle’s 3rd Period Tally Salvages A Point in 4-3 Shootout Loss to St. Louis
The Wild surprised just about everyone, especially the Pittsburgh Penguins by lighting the lamp six times against the defending Stanley…
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Wild Lethargic In Ugly 3-2 Shootout Loss to Calgary
When something bad happens at work you experience one of two different outcomes. You either get an individual meeting where…
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