By Tony Abbott -
The Wild and Blackhawks have met twice this season on a home-and-home, with each team taking the game in their opponent's building, despite the losing team controlling possession. The Blackhawks-Wild rivalry is still trying to get off the ground, and having that kind of give-and-take is something that should bode well for that.
Anyway, on to the Walk.
Wild News
Mikael Granlund being kept off ice; Working the power play; Yeo on Fontaine | Russo's Rants | StarTribune.com- Lots of nuggets from Mike Yeo today.
Wild's Dany Heatley replaces Charlie Coyle on top power-play unit - TwinCities.com- Power-play shake-up. Not a bad choice. Heatley's been scoring more as of late, and he should still be able to contribute on a power-play, in theory. Again, note the Wild's depth here. They actually have options to change things up when their power-play isn't working.
Minnesota Wild: Six goals from defensemen not enough - TwinCities.com- Six goals isn't convincing.
Minnesota Wild: Yeo not committing to Harding or Backstrom as No. 1 - TwinCities.com- He may not feel he's able to say it, but I can: Harding is the Wild's starter until further notice. They will of course feel comfortable with Backstrom if needed, but Harding's the guy.
The Team of 18,001: Chalk Talk: Nino Niederreiter Is Pretty Good- Giles busts out the film to gloat over the Niederreiter trade. Which merits gloating over.
Tending the Fields
Off the Trail
Henrik Lundqvist signs 7-year deal with NY Rangers; was the price right? | Puck Daddy - Yahoo Sports- The big news of the day.
The Rangers have extended Henrik Lundqvist for many years, many dollars; they basically had to | Backhand Shelf- Can't argue that they basically had to, either.
Sergei Bobrovsky out 4-5 weeks with groin injury; who takes Blue Jackets’ crease? | Puck Daddy - Yahoo Sports- Another big-time goalie down.
George Parros fighting the goon fight - ESPN- ESPN's doing a pretty massive series on fighting that you may want to check out.
Jaromir Jagr being overplayed by Devils because everyone else stinks | Puck Daddy - Yahoo Sports- If you overplay a 41 year old, you're gonna have a bad time!
The top 10 hockey bloopers of 2013 | Puck Daddy - Yahoo Sports- By all means, please still read this, but none of them will be as good as this.
Behind Enemy (Blue)Lines
For more news and analysis concerning the Chicago Blackhawks, please visit our friends at Second City Hockey.
Blackhawks Can't Complete Comeback - Second City Hockey- Catch up on their most recent game.
Pirri Demoted, Morin and Nordstrom Recalled - Second City Hockey- Here are some call-ups they made.
Stats Made Simple Part 1 : Corsi & Fenwick - Second City Hockey- Read some stuff about advanced stats, if you are still unsure about what they are all about.
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