The 2014-15 Minnesota Wild: Forwards

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If there is one great strength for the Wild in 2014-15, its going to come from their forward position.

The Best Draft In Wild History

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The label of "best draft in Wild history" was not an easy one to determine.

2013-14 Season In Review: Mikael Granlund

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Mikael Granlund's second season in Minnesota was far more successful than his first. Lets review.

Cleanout Day Recap

Yesterday a couple of Wild players and the GM Chuck Fletcher met with the media as the took part on the team's cleanout day. Here is the video of each of them followed by a few thoughts.

Playoff Wrap-Up

Recapping the playoffs.

Round 1: Minnesota def. Colorado 4-3
Round 2: Chicago def. Minnesota 4-2

Bruce Granlund

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First of all, if you have not heard the story of why the players call Mikael Granlund "Bruce", you can read about it here.

Mikael Granlund's Game Winning Goal

Because it can not be watched enough, here is Mikael Granlund's game winning goal from Game Three last night.

Chalk Talk: The Dagger In Game 1

In last night's tragic 5-4 overtime loss, Minnesota had a golden chance to bury the Avalanche once and for all in the game. It was just the type of play where you thought "We're going to remember this one later, aren't we?", when the game ends.

*game ends*

Yep, we sure did. Let's dissect the play shall we?

Key Players For The Wild Against Colorado

Mikael Granlund (left) and Erik Haula (center) are key players for Minnesota.
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Earlier today, we looked at five keys to victory for the Wild in their opening round series against Colorado. Now, we take a look at who the Wild need to be at their best from an individual standpoint.

Minnesota Wild 2014 Regular Season Awards

More wrap-up of the regular season continues today, as we hand out some hardware for the Wild's 2013-14 regular season. This year, we finally got some names for these various awards, honoring the past Wild players who excelled in these particular categories.

Without further ado, here are the winners:

February Wrapup

It was a Olympic shortened month for the Wild which only saw them play five games. Even though there werent that many games, we still will take a look back at the month of February.

A Refresher

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The Olympics are over. The NHL returns tonight. There is a slight feel like this is a second opening night, due to the disconnect we experienced from the Olympic break.

But now that the NHL is returning, lets take a little refresher course on the Wild, as they get set to begin the stretch run.

Wild Olympic Update: Finland Takes Bronze over USA

Mikael Granlund (right) had an Olympics to remember.

The Men's Olympic Hockey Tournament wrapped up this morning with Canada defeating Sweden 3-0 for the gold medal. Lets take a look at how the Wild players fared since our last update.

Wild Olympic Update: On To The Semifinals

Mikael Granlund (right) has played the entire Olympics on a line with his childhood idol, Teemu Selanne (left). Photo: Mark Humphrey/AP

After consecutive days of a full slate of games, the Men's Olympic tournament has a day off as the Women's Tournament finishes up with their Bronze and Gold medal games. So let's check in and see how our favorite Wild players are doing.

Wild Olympic Update: Scoreless in Sochi

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Yesterday marked the conclusion of the preliminary round for the Men's tournament. Lets see what the Wild have been up to in Sochi.

Wild Olympic Update: Granlund Scores, USA Soars

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It is day two of the Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Every Wild player has taken part in one game, and their teams are a combined 3-0. Lets take a look at how the players did:

Follow the Wild in Sochi

The Bolshoy Ice Dome in Sochi. Phoro: Kevin Liles/USA Today

For those of you paying particular interest to just the Wild players in Sochi over the next few weeks, well then this is the post for you. The following is a complete schedule of when Mikael Granlund, Nino Niederreiter, Zach Parise, and Ryan Suter will be participating in the Olympic Hockey Tournament.

Olympic Hockey Preview: Group B

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Today we dive into Group B:

Did The Wild Find Their Top Line?

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Ever since the Wild signed Zach Parise, it was a foregone conclusion that the guy centering him for the foreseeable future would be Mikko Koivu. Through the end of December, that was the case as they were linemates for just about all of Parise's time here.

Thoughts From Hollywood

Somehow, the Wild got two points last night. Photo: Jayne Kamin-Oncea/USA Today Sports

Though last night was one of the more lopsided games in terms of puck possession by any team this year. And yet, it was one of those nights where the score was far from the story of the game.