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Thursday May 16 | Examiner.com

What went right for the Minnesota Wild in 2012-13

Despite making the playoffs, something the team had not done since winning the Northwest Division in 2008, a five-game exit in the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs to the President's Trophy winning Chicago Blackhawks feels unsatisfying for the Wild.

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Related Topix: Sports, Minnesota Wild, NHL Hockey, Cal Clutterbuck, NHL Players, Justin Falk, Jared Spurgeon, Clayton Stoner

Mon May 13, 2013

BleacherReport

3 Biggest Takeaways from Minnesota Wild's 1st-Round Playoff Defeat

The Wild took one game, but ultimately fell to the mighty Blackhawks, 4-1, in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

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Related Topix: Sports, Minnesota Wild, NHL Hockey, NHL Players, Clayton Stoner, NHL Northwest Division, Chicago Blackhawks, NHL Central Division, Anaheim Ducks

Sun May 12, 2013

Rant Sports

Minnesota Wild Rookie Report Card: Charlie Coyle

The Minnesota Wild put together a solid 2013 season, but had to fight their way into the playoffs and ultimately came up short against the Chicago Blackhawks in the first round.

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Related Topix: Sports, Minnesota Wild, NHL Hockey, NHL Players, NHL Northwest Division, San Jose Sharks, NHL Pacific Division, Devin Setoguchi, Brent Burns

Boston Herald

Wild lament early exit but note improvement

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Making the playoffs for the first time in five years should count as progress.

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Related Topix: Sports, Minnesota Wild, NHL Hockey, Cal Clutterbuck, Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Matt Cullen, NHL Players, Justin Falk

Examiner.com

Minnesota Wild 2012-13 season review

The last time the Minnesota Wild finished in the top eight of the Western Conference it won the Northwest Division in 2008.

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Related Topix: Sports, Minnesota Wild, NHL Hockey, NHL Players, NHL Northwest Division, NHL Western Conference

Sat May 11, 2013

TwinCities

Goalie injuries revealed, sort of

Eliminated from the playoffs and preparing for summer vacation, the Wild fekt comfortable lifting the veil of secrecy regarding injuries -- although their two goaltenders remained cagey about their maladies.

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Related Topix: Sports, Minnesota Wild, NHL Hockey, Josh Harding, Niklas Backstrom, NHL Players, Chicago Blackhawks, Jonathan Toews

Fri May 10, 2013

Star Tribune

Scoggins: Yeo deserves some blame for Wild's failures, but only some

Zach Parise, checked by Chicago's Michal Rozsival during the third period Thursday, scored only one goal in five playoff games.

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Related Topix: Sports, Minnesota Wild, NHL Hockey, Cal Clutterbuck, Kyle Brodziak, NHL Players, Chicago Blackhawks, Michal Rozsival

MSNBC

PHT Morning Skate: Where there's plenty of Minnesota sadness

PHT's Morning Skate takes a look around the world of hockey to see what's happening and what we'll be talking about around the NHL world and beyond.

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Related Topix: Ice Hockey, Sports, Minnesota Wild, NHL Hockey, Matt Cullen, NHL Players

TwinCities

Tom Powers: Was this progress for the Wild? That's a hard sell

Ding, ding, ding! Time's up! The Wild's search for an identity now must carry over to the 2013-14 NHL season.

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Related Topix: Sports, Minnesota Wild, NHL Hockey, Josh Harding, Niklas Backstrom, NHL Players, Matt Hackett

Star Tribune

Postgame: Another Wild season comes to an end; Backstrom had sports hernia

This is Michael Russo's 18th year covering the National Hockey League. He's covered the Minnesota Wild for the Star Tribune since 2005 following 10 years of covering the Florida Panthers for the Sun-Sentinel. Michael uses "Russo's Rants" to feed a wide-ranging hockey-centric discussion with readers, and can be heard weekly on KFAN radio and seen ... (more)

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Related Topix: Sports, Minnesota Wild, NHL Hockey, Josh Harding, Niklas Backstrom, NHL Players, NHL Northwest Division, Chicago Blackhawks, NHL Central Division

Thu May 09, 2013

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks cruise to 5-1 win over Wild, advance to Conference semifinals

Redemption doesn't come with expected wins over overmatched teams with two injured goaltenders.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Chicago Blackhawks, Minnesota Wild, Josh Harding, NHL Players, Marian Hossa, Corey Crawford

Wed May 08, 2013

Star Tribune

Scoggins: It's easy to see talent gap between Wild, Blackhawks

Patrick Sharp celebrated with teammate Marian Hossa as the Blackhawks scored in the first period against the Wild on Tuesday night.

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Related Topix: Sports, Minnesota Wild, NHL Hockey, Niklas Backstrom, NHL Players, Chicago Blackhawks, Patrick Sharp, Marian Hossa

SanLuisObispo.com

Patrick Reusse: Hossa got away from Wild, now torments Minnesota

Craig Leipold had been approved as the new majority owner of the Wild in April 2008.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Minnesota Wild, NHL Players, Chicago Blackhawks, Marian Hossa, Olympic Hockey, Marian Hossa (2010 Vancouver Olympics), Winter Sports, Olympics, Olympic Winter Games, Marian Gaborik (2010 Vancouver Olympics)

The Miami Herald

Stars need to come out shooting for Wild

The Minnesota Wild boarded a chartered aircraft for a relatively quick flight to Chicago Midway International Airport on Wednesday afternoon.

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Related Topix: Sports, Minnesota Wild, NHL Hockey, Kyle Brodziak, Josh Harding, Niklas Backstrom, Matt Cullen, NHL Players

Tue May 07, 2013

Blackhhawk up

Time To Tame The Wild- Chicago Vs Minnesota Game #4 Preview

May 5, 2013; Saint Paul, MN, USA; Chicago Blackhawks forward Bryan Bickell shoots on Minnesota Wild goalie Josh Harding during the third period in game three of the first round of the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs at Xcel Energy Center.

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Related Topix: Sports, Minnesota Wild, NHL Hockey, Josh Harding, NHL Players, Chicago Blackhawks, Corey Crawford, Daniel Carcillo

TwinCities

Minnesota Wild: Mikko Koivu likes how rivalry with Blackhawks shaping up

When there's a game ahead, don't talk to Mikko Koivu about a previous game well played by the Wild.

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Related Topix: Sports, Minnesota Wild, NHL Hockey, NHL Players, NHL Northwest Division, Chicago Blackhawks, NHL Central Division

Star Tribune

Wild-Blackhawks Game 4 preview

Josh Harding is expected to make his fourth consecutive start in net for the Wild.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Chicago Blackhawks, Minnesota Wild, Niklas Backstrom, Matt Cullen, NHL Players, Clayton Stoner

Mon May 06, 2013

Bellingham Herald

Youngsters keep connection strong for Wild

Inside the sanctuary of the locker room, you have your teammates, and Jason Zucker, Charlie Coyle and Jonas Brodin are fortunate to have personal mentors.

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Related Topix: Sports, Minnesota Wild, Matt Cullen, NHL Players, NHL Western Conference

Edmonton Journal

Nail Yakupov snubbed in Rookie of the Year voting

Yakupov, who finished the season on a tear, scored 17 goals and 14 assists in 48 games, but that wasn't good enough for the hockey writers, who favoured Florida's Jonathan Huberdeau, 14 goals and 17 assists in 48 games, while playing more than two minutes per game more than Yakupov, Chicago's Brandon Saad, who had 27 points in 46 games ,and ... (more)

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Edmonton Oilers, Nail Yakupov, NHL Players, Justin Schultz, Ales Hemsky, Minnesota Wild

Sun May 05, 2013

Sporting News

Stanley Cup playoffs: Wild beat Blackhawks in Game 3 in OT

There will be no first-round sweep for the Chicago Blackhawks. Jason Zucker's overtime goal gave the Minnesota Wild their first victory of the series.

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Related Topix: Sports, Minnesota Wild, NHL Hockey, Josh Harding, NHL Players, Cal Clutterbuck, Marco Scandella, Pierre-Marc Bouchard