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Inside the Game: Jan. 27, 2009

Published Jan. 26, 2009 at 9:45 a.m.

Numbers are grist to the Wild Hockey Operations staff, and, coming out of the break, Chris Snow finds that there are statistically fewer points available in 2008-09, mostly due to the anomaly of three "outlier" teams gobbling them up at once ...

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Backstrom gives Wild net advantage in goal

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Published Jan. 25, 2009 at 12:20 a.m.

Wild goaltender Niklas Backstrom is the only player representing the Minnesota Wild in today's NHL All-Star Game in Montreal. Here's a brief look at what got him there, and where he may be headed: ...

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The newest SB Nation blog: Western College Hockey!

Published Jan. 23, 2009 at 10:12 a.m.

newest SB Nation blog: Western College Hockey! ... For those of you who are college hockey junkies in addition to being NHL fans, I encourage you to check out Western College Hockey, SB Nation's newest puck offering ... WCH has had a long run as perhaps the top college hockey blog in the country, and has just recently made the switch over to this network ...

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Risebrough: Thoughts about our team at the All-Star break - 01/21/2009

Published Jan. 21, 2009 at 6:24 p.m.

Risebrough: Thoughts about our team at the All-Star break - 01/21/2009 ... In Hockey Operations we set aside the day-to-day details and step back to ask questions of ourselves: What has worked as we planned? What has not? And, to both questions, a follow-up: Why? ... We begin by comparing our 46 games played to the same segment last season ... We have just three fewer wins and an equal number of OT losses, but we sit six spots lower in the standings, which is predominantly a function of

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All-Star flashback

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Published Jan. 21, 2009 at 12:00 p.m.

Remember this little priceless bit of All-Star Game history? Owen Nolan skates down the right wing, points to call his shot and rips a shot past Dominik Hasek? NHL.com recently caught up with Nolan to take this walk down memory lane ...

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Inside the Game: Jan. 21, 2009

Published Jan. 21, 2009 at 12:00 p.m.

While perhaps lacking easy numerical extrapolation, the Wild's All-Star break offers a perfect time for evaluation. In a piece as critical as it is engaging, Doug Risebrough takes a self-reflective look at the Wild's relative success after 46 games ...

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Wild Ride

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Published Jan. 21, 2009 at 12:00 p.m.

Emotions are high in the State of Hockey with excitement for Niklas Backstrom's All-Star appearance and anticipation of the second half of the season. Wild TV would like to take a second to step back and look at the path the Wild has taken to get here ...

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Cheering up

Published Jan. 21, 2009 at 12:00 p.m.

The Wild, along with Innovative Office Solutions, which annually supports the Wild About Reading Cheer Contest, on Thursday announced the dozen winners of the event (two HAT TRICK prizes) that included over 180,000 votes ...

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Lucky #492

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Published Jan. 20, 2009 at 12:16 a.m.

The Wild made Nick Schultz the No. 33 overall pick during its first NHL Entry Draft, and, by way of his Saturday start, the Strasbourg, Sask., native became the franchise's all-time leader in games played. Wild TV caught up with him Saturday morning ...

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Wild wins in Chicago

Published Jan. 20, 2009 at 12:16 a.m.

Playing three games in four nights prior to the All-Star break, Minnesota, which hits the ice again Tuesday vs. the Kings, took to the road Monday, when Marek Zidlicky scored a pair of power play goals en route to a 4-1 win over the Blackhawks ...

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