Part four of a five-part season review/off-season preview. Part One: Mike Yeo Part Two: The Goaltenders Part Three: Blue Line Changes? Gone are the days of the Jacques Lemaire-inspired trap style offense that saw NHL fans terming the Minnesota Wild the most boring team in the league. Since adding offensive firepower via the free agent acquisition…
The hate is real. Forget about important things like winning. For fans of the old Norris Division winning was a nice byproduct, but Midwestern hockey diehards in the 1970’s and 80’s turned out for division games to prove to themselves that indeed, blood can bounce on ice. As a hockey fan who holds an autographed Basil…
After an exciting first round of playoff hockey, all eyes are now on what will happen in the second round, where the winner will advance to the conference finals. In anticipation of the second round, we have assembled a panel of a few Power of the Puck writers to share our predictions for each series.…
According to playoff seedings in the Western Conference, the 7th seed Minnesota Wild are underdogs against the 2nd seed Colorado Avalanche when the series gets underway tonight in Denver. The Wild take on a Colorado team that produced the NHL’s third-best record and is chock full of top-end offensive skill in addition to a Vezina-quality goaltender in…
USA Hockey announced the Olympic team roster for the upcoming Olympic games in Sochi, Russia in February today at the conclusion of the Winter Classic. The team consists of 13 returnees from the 2010 Vancouver games and 12 newcomers. Several big names remained off of the roster this year, including Ottawa Senators’ Bobby Ryan. Other…
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