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NHL roundup: Sabres coach Ruff sustains broken ribs (Yahoo! Sports)
Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff, reportedly suffering three broken ribs on Monday after a player lost his balance, slid to the ice and knocked the coach off his feet from behind during a practice session. The hit, from Ville Leino, sent Ruff airborne briefly before he landed hard... |
Wild sign Prosser to two-year extension (Yahoo! Sports)
The Minnesota Wild signed defenseman Nate Prosser to a two-year contract extension, the team announced on Monday. Prosser, who has six assists in 23 games this season, will make $800,000 the first year of the contract and $850,000 in its second year. |
Wild sign D Nate Prosser to 2-year extension (AP)
The Minnesota Wild have signed defenseman Nate Prosser to a two-year contract extension. The 25-year-old Prosser has six assists in 23 games for the Wild this season. The Wild are 14-7-2 with the rookie in the lineup, and coach Mike Yeo has praised his poise and ability to implement the new system that has been installed. |
Wild Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
At first glance, Friday's Erik Christensen for Casey Wellman trade seems minor. But the bigger message was why Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher felt compelled to acquire Christensen, the skilled, out-of-favor New York Ranger.
"I have to manage assuming the worst," Fletcher said.
Fletcher was referring to skilled wingers Pierre-Marc Bouchard and Guillaume Latendresse, who are both sidelined with concussions.
Bouchard has been shut down since Jan. 4. Latendresse has played twice since Nov. 10 and is experiencing symptoms again after practicing Monday and Tuesday.
"We can't assume that Bouchard and Latendresse are going to come back," Fletcher said. "We're going to hope for the best, but we have to plan for the worst and that's a big reason for this move. |
Jamie Benn lifts Stars over Wild 2-1 in shootout (AP)
Kari Lehtonen watched during pregame ceremonies as the Dallas Stars honored former goalie Ed Belfour, who led the franchise to its only Stanley Cup in 1999. Lehtonen went on give his best impression of Eddie the Eagle. Lehtonen made 33 saves in regulation and overtime, then denied two of three Minnesota skaters in the shootout as the Stars beat the Wild 2-1 on Saturday night. |
Cogs wishes he’d been here for Gags’ big night (The Edmonton Journal)
In 2008, Sam Gagner had a front row seat for Andrew Cogliano’s record setting run that started on March 7 and ended a hard-to-fathom three overtime games later. When the tables turned this week, and Gagner was the talk of the NHL, Cogliano was keeping tabs from his new home in Anaheim. |
Rangers trade Christensen to Wild (Yahoo! Sports)
The New York Rangers traded center Erik Christensen to the Minnesota Wild on Friday, getting forward Casey Wellman in return. Christensen had seen limited ice time this season for the Rangers, playing in just four of their last 34 games. |
Wild ship Wellman to Rangers for Christensen (AP)
The Minnesota Wild have traded forward Casey Wellman to the New York Rangers for center Erik Christensen and a conditional seventh-round draft choice. The 24-year-old Wellman has two goals and five assists in 14 games with the Wild this season. He has spent most of his time this year with the AHL affiliate in Houston, where he had 13 goals and 11 assists in 25 games. |
Wild's Backstrom steps up (Yahoo! Sports)
What happened Thursday in Colorado was very encouraging for the Minnesota Wild. If Minnesota is going to continue to win, to be a factor in the Western Conference playoff race, it isn't going to happen with a blizzard of goals. |
Slumping Avs must come up big against division rivals (Yahoo! Sports)
Unless the Colorado Avalanche find a way to defrost an offense that has gone into the deep freeze, it can forget about making a push for a Western Conference playoff position in the remaining 29 games. Colorado has scored a total of six goals during a four-game losing streak and... |
Backstrom stops 37 shots, Wild top Avalanche 1-0 (AP)
Niklas Backstrom helped the Minnesota Wild forget a disappointing loss with a dominant performance. Backstrom had 37 saves for his third shutout of the season and 25th of his NHL career, and Greg Zanon scored in the Wild's 1-0 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night. Jean-Sebastian Giguere had 20 saves for Colorado, which has lost four straight and continued to struggle at home... |
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