Hockey

Game #19 – Hawks vs. Predators Spotlight: So He Ran Away….GRANLUND

By Sam Fels November 16, 2019 0

Mikael Granlund‘s career might be measured in just how much it never quite was. When Granlund came up with the Wild in 2013, it was assumed that Mikko Koivu was only keeping the #1 center role warm for him. Here we are nearly seven years later, and Koivu is somehow still there while Granlund is […]

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Game #82 – Hawks vs. Predators Spotlight: David Poile And His Customary Plug Acquistion

By Sam Fels April 6, 2019 0

The year was 2012. The Predators had finally won their first playoff series the year before, and in 2012 were looking to make some serious noise for once. They were in a four-way battle for the Central Division with the Red Wings, Blues, and Hawks. They were poised as anyone to make some noise, and […]

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Game #21 – Wild vs. Hawks Q&A: Giles Ferrell

By Sam Fels November 18, 2018 0

Giles Ferrell covers the Wild for ZoneCoverage.com. He’s also a Red, which means he’s thoroughly charming and smart. Follow him @GilesFerrell. The Wild are currently splitting the Preds and Jets in the standings. They’ve won six of seven. Are they really this good or just on a hot streak and will settle in? Given how […]

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Game #55 – Hawks vs. Wild Preview/Board Election: Before They Take It To My Mind, The Doctor Yells, “It’s Party Time!”

By Sam Fels February 10, 2018 0

 vs.  RECORDS: Hawks 24-22-8   Wild 29-19-6 PUCK DROP: 7pm TV: NBCSN Chicago, NHL Network outside the 606 NONE OF THEM LOOK LIKE MARY WINSTEAD IN FARGO: Zone Coverage MN I suppose the Hawks themselves won’t feel this way. But now that it seemingly doesn’t matter, now that the playoffs are nothing more than a fuzzy […]

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Game #55 – Hawks vs. Wild Spotlight: Fletcher, Bearing Down On Me…

By Sam Fels February 10, 2018 0

Being a GM in this league isn’t easy. You have exactly no margin for error, and you have to take that and balance the desires of owner, coaches, fans, press, and try and craft a hockey team out of it. You can do all that, and then there just might be two teams in your […]

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Game #33 – Wild vs. Hawks: Q&A with Ben Remington

By Sam Fels December 17, 2017 0

Once again we dig out Ben Remington of ZoneCoverage.com from under the usual mountain of snow in Minnesota to inform us about the Wild. Follow him on Twitter @BenRemington.  The Wild have won four in a row, and five of six, though four of those have come after the 60 minutes. Any big changes during […]

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Your Friends And Neighbors – ’17-’18 NHL Team Previews: A Division-Less Boudreau Is No Boudreau At All

By October 1, 2017

The Wild suck so hard that they’re the only team Bruce Boudreau hasn’t coached to a division title when he’s had a full season behind the bench. And really, if you don’t get that basically meaningless bauble out of our favorite Haagen-Dazs slathered bocce ball, then what’s the point at all? You’re still going to […]

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Trying To Find A Balance – Wild vs. Hawks Preview, Daylight Savings Spring Ahead

By March 12, 2017

 vs  Game Time: 11:30AM CDT TV/Radio: NBC, TVA-S, WGN-AM 720 Makes No Sense At All: Hockey Wilderness Late season, weekend matinee games suck out loud regardless of the two teams involved. The thought process behind having them is clear, with both college and pro football shuttered for their respective seasons, and baseball yet to move north from Arizona […]

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The Voice Of Many Colors Sings A Song That’s So Bold: Hawks at Wild Preview/Manicure

By February 21, 2017

 vs.  RECORDS: Hawks 36-18-5   Wild 39-13-6 PUCK DROP: 7pm Central TV: CSN Local, NBCSN to the “others” IN THE WOODCHIPPER: Cold Omaha PROJECTED LINEUPS ADJUSTED TEAM CORSI %: Hawks – 50.9 (12th)  Wild – 49.9 (21st) ADJUSTED TEAM xGF%: Hawks – 48.7 (19th)  Wild – 54.2 (2nd) POWER PLAY %: Hawks – 19.0 (16th) […]

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Minimum Wage Is A Gateway Drug – Hawks at Wild Preview, Night Sweats

By February 8, 2017

 at  Game Time: 7:00PM CST TV/Radio: NBCSN, TVA-S, SportsNet, WGN-AM 720 Makes No Sense At All: Hockey Wilderness And so it is now here, the most important regular season game in the history of the sport…at least until the next one. The Wild are still playing .900 hockey and have three games in hand on the Hawks, and […]