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The Minnesota Wild have re-signed key forward Kevin Fiala. This deal will keep the skater in the Twin Cities for next season. Fiala’s new contract is for one year and $5.1 million. The deal avoids arbitration. Elliot Freidmann of Sportsnet was first with the news and the team gave confirmation on their official account. Done […] READ MORE
The Nashville Predators have re-signed Mikael Granlund to a four-year extension worth $20 million dollars. The contract carries an annual salary-cap hit of $5 million dollars. Mikael Granlund is returning to the Predators on a four-year, $20 million contract. — Adam Vingan (@AdamVingan) July 28, 2021 Nashville Predators Have Re-Signed Mikael Granlund Mikael Granlund re-ups […] READ MORE
We’re closing in on the Seattle Kraken expansion and NHL Drafts, and the NHL rumours are flying. Plenty of hard choices need to made about the future. Teams are trying to figure out whether to go all in or deal themselves out. Today we have NHL rumours on the Montreal Canadiens, Edmonton Oilers and Minnesota […] READ MORE
The Minnesota Wild have re-signed free agent forward Nick Bjugstad to a one-year contract worth $900,000. This contract carries him through the 2021-22 season. Bjugy is back! The #mnwild has signed forward Nick Bjugstad to a one-year contract. 👏 More 🗞 » https://t.co/f5ZKaRKvXR pic.twitter.com/kbstaa47jB — Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) July 5, 2021 Nick Bjugstad Returns to […] READ MORE
Hello and welcome to perhaps the final Sunday edition of NHL rumours before the offseason officially begins! The Stanley Cup matchup is so very close to ending and that means rumours about trades and signings are nearly about to explode. That also means many more reasons to check-in for the latest hockey news here at […] READ MORE
As a shortened and hectic offseason approaches, Last Word on Hockey is looking ahead towards how teams will deal with the reality of a flat salary cap. In terms of building a franchise, the offseason is the most crucial time of the year for front offices. However, due to COVID-19, the short-term future of how […] READ MORE
Edmonton Oilers forward Alex Chiasson has been suspended for one game following his cross-check on Jimmy Vesey on Monday night. The NHL’s Department for Player Safety announced the suspension today via Twitter. Edmonton’s Alex Chiasson has been suspended for one game for Cross-checking Toronto’s Jimmy Vesey. https://t.co/EU3N6sbCo9 — NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) March 2, 2021 […] READ MORE
The Minnesota Wild may need to move forward without Kevin Fiala for a brief period as the 24-year-old will have a safety hearing. This hearing comes as a result of a boarding call when Fiala checked Matt Roy of the Los Angeles Kings Thursday evening. NHL Player Safety announced the meeting early Friday morning. Minnesota’s […] READ MORE
Have you ever looked at a sports photo and thought of a funny caption? We have, and did a collection of some for the 2019-20 season. Now, we are continuing that with the NHL qualifying series which began recently. We are collecting some photos with humorous captions added to entertain you during this postseason play. […] READ MORE
Much was made of the biggest difference between the Minnesota Wild‘s hardened veterans and the Vancouver Canucks postseason rookies. It was the vaunted Wild defence against the Canucks young forwards. And for one game at least, that story played itself out exactly to script. Youth and Vigour vs Age and Cunning Neither is a completely […] READ MORE