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The Minnesota Wild's success is arriving earlier than expected - NHL
There's a temptation to look for an easy answer to explain Minnesota's success. Especially since the Wild aren't loaded with talent. Not yet, anyway. ...
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2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Nashville Predators G Anders Lindback on the...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- For teams that need to add a goalie this summer, the best options won't come through unrestricted free agency. It's in the young c...
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2012 NHL Free Agency - Impact of Justin Schultz's decision on Edmonton...
The Edmonton Oilers haven't had the most success luring free agents in recent years. And it wasn't that long ago Minnesota Wild forward Dany Heatley b...
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2012 NHL Free Agency - Analyzing the signings of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter
Minnesota Wild forward Matt Cullen, a Minnesota native and resident, has lost track of how many times one of two questions has been asked of him from ...
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NHL - Projecting Team Canada's 2014 Olympic Roster for Sochi
Team Canada claimed gold at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, and it's doubtful it will be considered anything less than the favorite when the 2014 Games b...
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NHL - Potential Western Conference compliance buyout candidates
Editor's Note: Earlier this week Craig Custance looked at potential compliance buyout candidates in both the Eastern and Western Conferences. With neg...
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2013 NHL Season Preview -- Under Chuck Fletcher, Minnesota Wild ready for new...
On July 1, the offers to sign Zach Parise came fast. Some even improved before Parise and his camp had a chance to respond. Parise sat in a conferen...
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NHL - Vladimir Tarasenko leads impressive crop of impact rookies
During the first game of the season, Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard spotted St. Louis Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko, only he didn't know it ...
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NHL - Dany Heatley leads pack of rebounding stars
When Pierre-Marc Bouchard scored his game-winning goal Tuesday night against the Columbus Blue Jackets, it was the first Minnesota Wild goal by a forw...
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NHL - Dan Bylsma should be Team USA head coach
As we begin the one-year countdown to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia, the debates over who should represent their country will increase in volume....
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2013 NHL Offseason - Minnesota Wild prep for summer of intrigue
Matt Cullen is a hockey fan as much as he is a hockey player. He's not one of those guys who get eliminated from the playoffs and then stop watching. ...
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2013 NHL offseason - Why Ilya Kovalchuk's case is unique
Slava Kozlov was the guy you went to if you wanted the truth about Ilya Kovalchuk. When Kovalchuk was a young star in the NHL with the then-Atlanta Th...
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NHL - 2013 mock expansion draft protected teams in West
Craig Custance reveals which players in the West would be protected from being selected in a mock NHL expansion draft.
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NHL - Custance Friday mailbag on Wild early struggles, Bruins goaltending
After a summer hiatus, the Friday NHL mailbag is back. It's hockey season. We'll mix in some of the new questions and reach into the offseason bag for...
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NHL - 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Chicago Blackhawks making the most of their...
The Blackhawks' win in Game 2 shows they are doing a better job of taking advantage of defensive lapses, writes ESPN The Magazine's Craig Custance.
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