The Minnesota Wild signed free-agent forward Jarod Palmer out of Miami (Ohio) University for the 2010-11 season, general manager Chuck Fletcher said Monday ...
NEWARK, N.J. — At the end of last season, saying it was time to go, Jacques Lemaire walked away from coaching the Minnesota Wild. A year later, the energy is gone, so Lemaire is walking away from coaching ...
Kurtis Foster & Jacques Lemaire - You Know You Want to Read ... Kurtis Foster has been named a finalist for the Masterson Trophy. This is well deserved. To go from busted femur to one of the highest scoring d-men in the league is impressive. Never should have let him leave ... Lemaire has announced his retirement, but will stay in the Devils organization. Huh. Raise your hand if you didn't see that coming. No? No hands, huh? ...
Mikko Koivu, the Wild's leading scorer this season with 22 goals and 49 assists for a career-high 71 points, was playing with an injured shoulder and injured knee at season's end, the Wild announced Thursday ...
Koivu to have Shoulder Surgery ... "The big news on the injury front is Mikko Koivu. It was reported that Koivu would be undergoing minor arthroscopic knee surgery, but he will also be undergoing arthroscopic shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum, which will sideline him for 14 to 16 weeks. He will be getting both procedures done in the next couple of days, which means he'll be getting back to full strength in August and he should be ready to go for training camp, and most importantly, the
Russo Talks with Thompson ... Truly must read stuff. Everything from proudest moments to things he is not so proud of, Voloshenko falling into substance abuse, more thoughts on Sheppard ... If you don't read this, consider yourself out of the club ...