Wilderness Walk for 1-28-2010

Anyone else catch them selves saying O-ten when referring to the year? No? Oh. Me either.

First off:

Russo for a Shorty Award - Voting has slowed to a crawl. Come on... vote. The guy watched the entire game while sitting in the airport. Dedication, people.

Gamers and More:

Wild get a measure of revenge against Detroit | StarTribune.com - Gamer from @Stensation

Three-game road trip looms large | StarTribune.com - The feature piece for the day. Also by Stensaas.

Wild 5, Red Wings 2: Miettinen on a hot streak; Harding finally wins a home start; Wild inches toward playoff spot | StarTribune.com - Russo's Rants, brought to you by, Brian Stensaas.

Minnesota Wild wear down mighty Red Wings - TwinCities.com - Bruce Brothers' gamer.

Minnesota Wild's road woes wearing on coach Todd Richards - TwinCities.com - The seeming obligatory article about the road trip.

Wild take next step toward cutting ties with Petr Sykora by assigning him to minors | StarTribune.com - Sykora drama is almost over. Stay tuned.

From the System:

Aeros' Power Play Rises From The Dead, As Do Their Playoff Hopes - Houston News - Hair Balls - Make sure you give this article a click. If for no other reason than to signal to the Houston newspapers that they need more Aeros coverage.

Hitting The Post: NHL Recap 1-27-10: Sabres rebound; Giguere thrown to the wolves - NHL Re-Cap from KiPA. Giggy had 49 shots aganst. 49. Ouch.

Off the Trail:

How do the NHL, AHL and ECHL Differ – a Goalie’s Perspective | General | Hockey Goalie Resource by Goaltenders for Goaltenders - Excellent article. Just the title is intriguing. Must read.

There you go, folks. Enjoy the day.

-Buddha