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McGuinness: Finding the perfect deadline target for every NHL playoff team

Andrew McGuinness | Wednesday, March 16, 2022

The NHL equivalent of Christmas — the trade deadline — is almost here. In less than a week, the landscape of the league will look completely different. Contenders will gear up to address their weaknesses and push for the Stanley Cup. Rebuilding teams have the chance to haul in loads of picks and prospects that will

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Kramer: Start wildly believing in the Wild

David Kramer | Friday, March 12, 2021

Each year, as water drips from the icicles haphazardly scattered on its roof and streams of melted snow pour down its sidewalks, St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center opens its doors for one last embrace of the winter season. In the State of Hockey, parents lace up their children’s skates seemingly hours after teaching them to

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Kramer: Not so Minnesota nice, eh?

David Kramer | Wednesday, February 5, 2020

A few months ago, I tightened my grip on the TV remote and cursed the New York Yankees. After a series sweep over my beloved Minnesota Twins, their black pinstripes quickly disappeared amidst a sea of locker room champagne. Sinatra’s dreaded “New York, New York” flooded my ears. I stormed away from the post-game show,