Minnesota Team Awards 2023-24 & John Hynes Did What He Could
Plus a look back on a former Wild trade that involved Cal Clutterbuck and Nino Niederreiter.
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Minnesota Wild’s 2023-24 Team Awards
April 27, 2024 by Mariah Stark (Holland)
It’s that time of year—the NHL postseason is officially underway, but after a very up-and-down season, the Minnesota Wild must watch from home. They missed the postseason by 11 points after being six points back for what seemed like an eternity, just on the brink of elimination but just enough to stay in.Â
Wild’s John Hynes Did All He Could With the Team He Had
April 23, 2024 by Mariah Stark (Holland)
This season clearly ended in disappointment for the Minnesota Wild, even before the final game, due to their postseason elimination a week before. While there were many reasons for how the season ended, head coach John Hynes deserves very little blame.Â
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Revisiting the Cal Clutterbuck-Nino Niederreiter Trade
April 13, 2024 by Matt Rothman
In the years when the New York Islanders consistently finished at the bottom of the standings, then-general manager Garth Snow made one of the most talked-about trades among Islanders fans. It was a simple swap of Nino Niederreiter for Cal Clutterbuck, but the deal will always be debated. Let’s take a look back at the trade that was made on July 1, 2013, between the Islanders and the Minnesota Wild.