Nicklas Lidstrom Should Retire Jeff Stone | April 26, 2012 In three out of their four playoff losses to the Nashville Predators the Detroit Red Wings fell by only one goal. Clearly, the biggest difference wasn’t the number of…
Designer Prospect: Taylor Vause Ross Bonander | April 25, 2012 Bob Gainey once said that you can never have enough quality players on your team. This may strike some as stating the obvious, but Gainey meant it in the context…
So You Want To Know Nicklas Lidstrom’s Future Plans? Andrew Johnson | April 24, 2012 Will Nicklas Lidstrom return for another season? That’s the most frequently asked question in Hockeytown (and perhaps the hockey universe) since the Detroit Red Wings were unceremoniously ejected from playoff…
Craig Leipold’s Monopoly: MN Wild Style Megan Nyberg | April 19, 2012 Monopoly is a game that requires luck and smarts. Rules must be followed and understood. Players need to know what they’re up against; weigh all their options and spend their…
Steve Reich Guides O2K Agency Into New Era Mike Colligan | March 30, 2012 In the coming weeks and months, Reich and the O2K staff will sit down with clients such as Florida’s Jason Garrison and prepare to make tough decisions.
Zucker Makes Debut; Minnesota Wild Turn To Youth Sebastian Egerton-Read | March 30, 2012 20-year old former University of Denver star Jason Zucker made his debut last night in a 3-2 overtime win against the Florida Panthers. He skated on a line with Erik…
What Is Next For The Tampa Bay Lightning? Justin Godfrey | March 19, 2012 Though the players and coaches won’t say it in public, the chances of the Tampa Bay Lightning making the playoffs this season are nigh-impossible. With 11 games remaining on their…
Early Thoughts On Minnesota RFAs and UFAs Sebastian Egerton-Read | March 16, 2012 It’s never pleasant to be seen as giving up on a team, and the old saying really is true: ‘it ain’t over till the fat lady sings’. However, the Minnesota…
St. Louis Kid Gets a Crack at Professional Hockey Jeff Ponder | March 12, 2012 St. Louis is not your typical hockey hotbed. Players such as Cal Heeter are looking to disprove that belief. Heeter, born in St. Louis Missouri on November 2, 1988, was…
Danny DeKeyser: The Top NCAA Free Agent Available David OConnor | March 9, 2012 The U.S. college free agent signing season for the National Hockey League has officially begun. The playoffs have commenced in some of the conferences in the NCAA, but the signing…
T.J. Oshie Up for a Pay Raise This Summer Jeff Ponder | March 7, 2012 When Blues GM Doug Armstrong signed T.J. Oshie to a one-year contract extension in late June, it was meant to be a show-me-what-you-can-do contract. 65 regular season games later, Oshie…
Minnesota Should Re-Sign Josh Harding Sebastian Egerton-Read | March 6, 2012 It feels like it has been raining in Minnesota since about mid-December. The old adage that ‘when it rains, it pours’ just doesn’t quite cover it when it comes to the way…
