By Tony Abbott -
This is the kind of game we've been waiting for.
So, what does this pretty decent win mean? For starters, the Wild, as you'll see in Playoff Bubble Today (or, Regurgitating the Standings), have gained a couple of positions in the standings, and no matter the results on Friday, will not be pushed out of the playoff bubble by the time the Wild faces off in against Denver in the second half of the home-and-home.
So, let's get on with it. On to the Walk.
Playoff Bubble Today
St. Louis (32 points) vanquished Phoenix (29) in regulation 3-0.
Anaheim defeated Dallas (27 points) in the shootout 2-1.
Vancouver (32) stomped Nashville (28) in regulation by a score of 7-4.
Wild News
Recap City
Wild's pots five goals in front-end victory of home-and-home with Colorado | StarTribune.com
Wild scores season-high five goals in win over Avs | StarTribune.com
Koivu scores twice, to give Wild 5-3 home win over Colorado- State of Hockey News
Minnesota Wild Melt Colorado Avalanche 5-3 - Gone Puck Wild
Other Wild Stuff
Suter, Parise leading Wild back to relevancy - Sportsnet.ca- I'll say they are. Especially tonight.
How Corey Perry's suspension could hurt the Minnesota Wild - The Hockey News- Well, that's great. On the other hand, though, having the aggrieved team decide when a player sits just seems kinda weak to me.
Tending the Fields
The Third Intermission: Wild trades Genoway to Capitals organization- TTI breaks down the Chay Genoway trade.
First Round Bust: Chay Genoway Traded: A Ripple in The NHL Landscape- It's all about the contracts.
2013 NHL mock draft - Seth Jones tops first projection - ESPN- Insider article, but to you non-Insiders, the Wild are projected to pick 6'2'' Swedish Defenseman Robert Hagg, who apparently is comparable to Jonas Brodin. I'd take that.
Laganiere, DeKeyser among ten NCAA free agents that could be NHL-bound - Hockey's Future- Read up on the guys that the Wild will be talking about signing after the college season including OHMYGODA6'8"DMANWITHSKILL.
Off the Trail
NHL realignment, she is official | Backhand Shelf | Blogs | theScore.com- I think realignment is SOOOO GOOD!
Gary Bettman: New NHL divisions will have ‘sensible geographic designations’ for names | Puck Daddy - Yahoo! Sports- Perhaps the new divisions should be named after the reasons we hate Gary Bettman? Wouldn't it be great to see the "Taking Away The Cool Division Names", "Unnecessary Expansion/Relocation", "Three Lockouts", and "Weasel Face" Divisions? Seems sensible to us, no?
Pass or Fail: Separate NHL Awards for Eastern, Western Conferences for 2013 | Puck Daddy - Yahoo! Sports- Brodin gets some love in here, but he's not the most important thing here. I like this idea, at least for this year. It really doesn't make sense to compare players across Conferences when they never face common opponents.
Short suspensions won't remove headshots from NHL game - NHL - Stu Hackel - SI.com- A call to crack down further on suspensions, especially to star players.
Measuring Sidney Crosby’s season-to-date against the greatest of all-time | Backhand Shelf- An attempt to put Sid Crosby's season in historical context.
Here’s what Seattle’s arena will look like for an NHL franchise (PHOTOS) | Puck Daddy - Yahoo! Sports- This looks cool, but who's playing there?
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