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When the Minnesota Wild changed general managers during the offseason, following a third straight first-round exit from the playoffs, owner Craig Leipold was adamant that the roster only needed some tweaks after a fresh evaluation and not a drastic rebuild. True to Leipold’s proclamation, new GM Paul Fenton made only minor changes during his first summer in charge. The conservative approach of trusting in established players to bounce back from various injuries and substandard production, though, could just as well produce success. Continue to Article

September 26, 2018 3:00:pm EST

When the Minnesota Wild changed general managers during the offseason, following a third straight first-round exit from the playoffs, owner Craig Leipold was adamant that the roster only needed some tweaks after a fresh evaluation and not a drastic rebuild. True to Leipold's proclamation, new GM Paul Fenton made only minor changes during his first summer in charge. On the first day of training camp earlier this month, coach Bruce Boudreau recounted a brief conversation with center Eric Staal about the state of the team that boosted his optimism that the Wild can progress rather than slip back. Continue to Article

September 25, 2018 8:20:pm EST

Ryan Suter has ranked in the top three in the NHL for time on ice in all six of his seasons with the Minnesota Wild, logging an average of 28 minutes per game. When Suter and his right leg crashed into the wall during a game at Dallas late in the regular season, he broke two bones. ”It’s been a long process, a long summer, getting up every morning and dealing with that,” Suter said. Continue to Article

September 14, 2018 9:00:pm EST

Ryan Suter has ranked in the top three in the NHL for time on ice in all six of his seasons with the Minnesota Wild, logging an average of 28 minutes per game. When Suter and his right leg crashed into the wall during a game at Dallas late in the regular season, he broke two bones. ''It's been a long process, a long summer, getting up every morning and dealing with that,'' Suter said. Continue to Article

September 14, 2018 6:13:pm EST

Each day in the month of August we’ll be examining a different NHL team — from looking back at last season to discussing a player under pressure to focusing on a player coming off a breakthrough year to asking questions about the future. During the 2016-17 season, things got so bad that Ken Hitchcock, who was the head coach at the time, decided to leave Allen at home during a road trip. GM Doug Armstrong made plenty of upgrades to his roster this summer. Continue to Article

August 25, 2018 3:37:pm EST