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Wild Musings

Draft Review

Wild Musings 6/27/2012: Draft Review The Minnesota Wild are in the final days of preparation of what is perhaps the most anticipated free agency period in franchise history. The expectations of both the fan base and the organization are to bring elite talent to the State of Hockey, and to add them to a team that is seen as being a couple of pieces away from being something special. But before we get to all of that (I know- its exciting and fun to think about) let’s take a look at what the Wild a
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Draft Weekend Review

The 2012 NHL draft weekend didn't disappoint with big trades, rumors, draft winners, and draft losers. Jordan Staal, Sergei Bobrovsky, Lubomir Visnovsky, Mike Ribero and Brandon Sutter all have new homes after the draft weekend. Yakupov went first as expected and Scott Howson made people scratch their heads as expected. Sabres Draft With the their 12th selection Buffalo took the risk and selected highly talented Russian center Mikhail Grigorenko. Grigorenko started as a top 3 prospect in the
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Buyer Beware

The headline of the 2012 offseason outside of the new CBA will be eventual trade of Rick Nash. Nash has been on the block since the trade deadline. This offseason teams will line up to give away prospects, draft picks, and good young players to acquire Nash. However is Nash worth the high return Columbus will receive in any deal? First let me say this, I believe that Nash is a great player in this league. However I don't consider him to be a top 10 player in the NHL talent barely top 25 (see
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Offseason Preview Part III: Draft

This is part three of a four part outlook into the Sabres offseason. This section will focus on potential draft picks at 12th overall to keep it short. Also look into the possibilities of trading up or trading of picks in general. Buffalo is a powerful position with 4 picks in the top 44 this year (12, 21, 41, 44). Potential Picks 1. Alex Galchenyuk-C-Sarnia Sting 6'2 185 lbs Galchenyuk is number 1, 2 and 3 on the Sabres board. Any trade up in the draft Buffalo will be attempting to draft G
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Wild Musings

Five Pucks 6/13/12

Five Pucks- 6/13/2012 ~Puck One- The Los Angeles Kings are the Stanley Cup Champions On Monday, the LA Kings defeated the New Jersey Devils 6-1 to win the franchise’s first Stanley Cup. The powerhouse Kings finished the playoffs with a 16-4 record, becoming the first 8th seed in history to lay claim to the cup. Jonathan Quick was unbelievable during the playoffs and was awarded the Con Smythe award. Game six turned on a boarding call on the Devil’s Steve Bernier that resulted in a five minute ma
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TMLsHockeyBlog

The Kings End One Stanley Cup Drought, But Two More Continue

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P3GQEWNTKbc/T9kU0o_vlHI/AAAAAAAAAPA/Ix--sOGfmQU/s320/kings+cup+celebration.jpgThe Los Angeles Kings win the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history. PHOTO: NHL.comThe Los Angeles Kings have won the Stanley Cup for the first time in their history. The season had many ups and downs for the Kings, but they managed to make their way into the playoffs by capturing the eighth and final spot in the West. But when the playoffs started, the Kings put their regular se
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The Kings End One Stanley Cup Drought, But Two More Continue

The Los Angeles Kings win the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history. PHOTO: NHL.comThe Los Angeles Kings have won the Stanley Cup for the first time in their history. The season had many ups and downs for the Kings, but they managed to make their way into the playoffs by capturing the eighth and final spot in the West. But when the playoffs started, the Kings put their regular season struggles behind them and rolled through each of their opponents with relative ease to capture the
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The Kings End One Stanley Cup Drought, But Two More Continue

The Los Angeles Kings win the Stanley Cup forthe first time in franchise history. PHOTO: NHL.com The Los Angeles Kings have won the Stanley Cup for the first time in their history. The season had many ups and downs for the Kings, but they managed to make their way into the playoffs by capturing the eighth and final spot in the West. But when the playoffs started, the Kings put their regular season struggles behind them and rolled through each of their opponents with relative ease to capture the
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Tough "Brotherly" Love

Jagr, Suter and more

Just thought I would share this info that I just read from @HockeyyInsiderr on twitter: "#Flyers an Jagr have a VERBAL AGREEMENT in place. 1 year extension #DONE. Salary agreed upon, still discussing bonuses, announced next week." "MORE on #Flyers: Talks with #Preds for Suter seem to NOT be going well. Reason? From source close to Suter: He does NOT want to play in PHI!" "PRONGER update/ #Flyers trying to downplay it, but Prongers status is VERY BAD as of right now. Career in jeopardy. Long reco
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Still a Carter fan

Still a Carter fan

I have been a Carter fan since I was 16. It was my first jersey and his time here has meant a lot to me. With that said this site has a lot of Carter hate that quite frankly I wasn’t really expecting. So I’m going to attempt to defend some of the things that was said about the poor guy. 1) He partied too much: They’re hockey players. They all party like crazy. I went to college in Pittsburgh and ran into Talbot at the local college bars and it was widely known that he partied quite a bit but he
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To Bob or not to Bob? That is the question

The last few weeks there have been articles relating of this topic. One was John Bourke’s on finding a veteran backup for Bryz. Another was Bill Meltzer’s on HockeyBuzz where he stated the Flyers should hold onto Bob because he has not been backup long enough to affirm he is not suited for that particular role. I am just going to answer this right away Bob should be traded. Now before the Bob supporters jump over me for saying this I have my reasons. Last offseason when the Flyers signed B
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Offseason Preview Part II: Trade Market

Today's blog is part two of my part offseason preview for the Buffalo Sabres. Part two is going to look at the possible trade opportunities that the Sabres may be presented with. I'm going to break it into two categories: players Buffalo may target and current Sabres players on the Trade Block. Targets 1. Jordan Staal-C-Pittsburgh Penguins The Penguins may be looking to deal their big center in an attempt to bring in a top flight defenseman. Pittsburgh is running into a situation where they h
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Wild Musings

Five Pucks 6/4/2012

Five Pucks- Around the NHL Hello everybody, and welcome to the first edition of Five Pucks. This is going to be my “Look around the NHL” piece that I will try to have up weekly or bi-weekly at the very least. I’ll discuss 5 topics, hence the 5 pucks (genius, out of the box thinking on my part….). Please feel free to comment, debate, or shoot me topics you’d like to see featured. So without further delay… Five Pucks- 6/4/2012 ~Puck One- Nicklas Lidstrom Retires On May 31st Nicklas Lidstrom announ
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Sean Couturier

Wanted to start off by saying sorry for the long absence with posts. With summer being here and Flyers not playing, work and vacations posting is hard to come by. I decided to make this next post about, in my mind, the most impressive rookie in the orange and black this season, number 14 Sean Couturier. I admit when the Flyers decided to keep him up in the NHL after his allotted games were completed, I was a little nervous. Couturier showed amazing promise, especially with his time in the
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TMLsHockeyBlog

Roberto Luongo in a Leafs uniform

Roberto Luongo may no longer be a Vancouver Canuckby the start of next season PHOTO: nhl.com Following a season where the Leafs found themselves free falling from a playoff spot to a top 5 draft pick, largely due to inconsistent play in the defensive zone and sub-par goaltending, many fans and members of the media are looking for change. One name that has been rumoured to be on the move this off-season is Vancouver Canucks goalie, Roberto Luongo.Luongo has played his last six seasons in Vancouve
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Roberto Luongo in a Leafs uniform

Roberto Luongo may no longer be a Vancouver Canuck by the start of next season PHOTO: nhl.comFollowing a season where the Leafs found themselves free falling from a playoff spot to a top 5 draft pick, largely due to inconsistent play in the defensive zone and sub-par goaltending, many fans and members of the media are looking for change. One name that has been rumoured to be on the move this off-season is Vancouver Canucks goalie, Roberto Luongo. Luongo has played his last six seasons in Vancou
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Roberto Luongo in a Leafs uniform

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WJfy-jTwkZk/T8VVX-9q5mI/AAAAAAAAAO0/CzJmOUFh9rw/s320/luongo+glove+save.jpgRoberto Luongo may no longer be a Vancouver Canuck by the start of next season PHOTO: nhl.comFollowing a season where the Leafs found themselves free falling from a playoff spot to a top 5 draft pick, largely due to inconsistent play in the defensive zone and sub-par goaltending, many fans and members of the media are looking for change. One name that has been rumoured to be on the move this off-s
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Wild Musings

Granlund has landed in Minnesota

Granlund has landed in Minnesota 5/24/2012 Welcome to the State of Hockey Mikael Granlund!!! Yesterday it became official: Mikael Granlund is a member of the Minnesota Wild. It was widely expected that the 9th overall pick in the 2010 draft and the Wild would have no problem getting a contract done before the June 1st deadline, but that withstanding, it is nice to see it become official. Granlund signed his 3 year 2.1 million dollar entry level deal yesterday morning, bringing the Wild much need
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Offseason Preview Part I: Prospects

I am going to do a four part preview of the Sabres offseason looking at the Draft, Current Prospects in the system, Free Agency, and the Trade Market. Today I am going to start with the Prospects portion, so let's get to the fun. 1. Joel Armia-Assat-SM Liga Armia was the 1st round pick of the Sabres in last year's draft. He was the first European player selected by the Sabres in five years. The 6'3 200 lb Finish winger has been playing in the Finish Elite League for two years now. Armia has
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Who Is Ray Whitney?

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8r2FlD_kQyY/T7asIIqsA2I/AAAAAAAAAOA/MpyPdOXjsNE/s320/ray+whitney.jpgRay Whitney, #13 Phoenix Coyotes PHOTO: nhl.com So we all know who Ray Whitney is, and we all are finally realizing that he is good, but how good is he? Whitney was a name that was seldom mentioned even just a few years ago. Somehow he has managed to remain one of the most underrated players in the NHL over the last decade or so, and despite the fact that he is 40 years old, he is still putting up great
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Who Is Ray Whitney?

Ray Whitney, #13 Phoenix Coyotes PHOTO: nhl.com So we all know who Ray Whitney is, and we all are finally realizing that he is good, but how good is he? Whitney was a name that was seldom mentioned even just a few years ago. Somehow he has managed to remain one of the most underrated players in the NHL over the last decade or so, and despite the fact that he is 40 years old, he is still putting up great numbers late in his career.  Success in hockey came early for the Canadian-born Whitney. In h
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Who Is Ray Whitney?

Ray Whitney, #13 Phoenix CoyotesPHOTO: nhl.com So we all know who Ray Whitney is, and we all are finally realizing that he is good, but how good is he? Whitney was a name that was seldom mentioned even just a few years ago. Somehow he has managed to remain one of the most underrated players in the NHL over the last decade or so, and despite the fact that he is 40 years old, he is still putting up great numbers late in his career.  Success in hockey came early for the Canadian-born Whitney. In h
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Tough "Brotherly" Love

From: Go Weber or go home

Obviously everyone knows that the Flyers major concern this offseason will be defensemen. Not only is Pronger’s health a huge concern, but also Timonen’s age. The Flyers already loss Pronger, in my mind, for the rest of his career and you could see Kimmo slipping a little bit down the stretch and in the playoffs this year. With these two staple defensemen basically done in the orange and black, it is up to Homer to right the ship on this position. He can start by going out and getting anothe
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