Limitations and restrictions breed creativity. The Minnesota Wild have dealt with them during the crushing burden of the Zach Parise/Ryan Suter buyouts. If there’s something Bill Guerin has excelled at during that time, it’s finding ways to squeeze value out of zero cap space. Retaining Ryan Hartman on a pay cut in 2021, acquiring Jake… Continue reading The Johansson Deal Shows That New Freedoms Won’t Break Guerin’s Old Habits – Minnesota Wild
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Jake Middleton’s Playoff Performance Highlights A Flaw With Guerin’s Vision – Minnesota Wild
Another Minnesota Wild season has come and gone, and the team still can’t get over the hump. No matter what pieces they move around or how much they tinker with the roster, when the regular season shifts to the postseason, the Wild still wake up on Groundhog Day and lose in the first round. The… Continue reading Jake Middleton’s Playoff Performance Highlights A Flaw With Guerin’s Vision – Minnesota Wild
Bill Guerin’s Future Is Rooted In the Present – Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin addressed reporters last Friday afternoon. The NHL trade deadline had passed, and all the big deals seemed to come within the Central Division. The Dallas Stars got Mikko Rantanen. The Colorado Avalanche landed Brock Nelson. Draft picks flew through the air while Guerin and the Wild stood idle. It… Continue reading Bill Guerin’s Future Is Rooted In the Present – Minnesota Wild
Guerin’s Strength As Team USA GM Might A Shortcoming In Minnesota – Minnesota Wild
In his final college hockey game, Matt Boldy scored Boston College’s lone goal in a 4-1 loss to St. Cloud State on March 28, 2021. Forty-eight hours later, he signed with the Minnesota Wild and reported to Des Moines. Boldy had 11 goals and 20 assists in 22 games with Boston College and immediately produced in… Continue reading Guerin’s Strength As Team USA GM Might A Shortcoming In Minnesota – Minnesota Wild
The Wild Are Finally Bill Guerin’s Kind of Team – Minnesota Wild
Over the past three seasons, the Minnesota Wild haven’t been what Bill Guerin has wanted them to be. Guerin told Jared Spurgeon three years ago that it was “all about winning.” That team set a franchise record with 113 points but blew a 2-1 series lead and lost in six games to the St. Louis… Continue reading The Wild Are Finally Bill Guerin’s Kind of Team – Minnesota Wild