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Rumor of the Day: October 17, 2008

Mike Russo has a story in the Star Tribune about how Atlanta GM Don Waddell is all too familiar with how annoying/stressful/impossible it is to get a superstar re-signed during the hockey season. Having lived through the Marian Hossa ordeal last year, Waddell  knows exactly what Minnesota Wild GM Doug Risebrough is going through with […]

Friday, October 17th, 2008

Wild Add Some Grit… In the Stands

Aw geez, folks, hold on to your hats, there’s a new member of the Minnesota Wild: Marian Gabo Nordy!
Who needs a dominating forward when you can have this guy?! <–Warning: The writing on this page may cause your head to explode.
The Minnesota Wild is excited to welcome the newest member of the Team of 18,000, […]

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

Rumor of the Day

You might think that today’s rumor is that Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal is on drugs. That’s not it. You’d be close, but that’s not it.
Mr. Matheson writes about some “interesting” posibilities for Wild GM Doug Risebrough  if he cannot get Marian Gaborik signed (he won’t, btw).
Gaborik to Pittsburgh for Malkin because the Penguins […]

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Rumor of the Day

As the Minnesota Wild continue their futile attempt to sign Marian Gaborik past this season, The Vancouver Province is reporting that the Canucks may be very interested in seeing where these contract “negotiations” are going….
Gaborik wants to be paid in the same bracket as the game’s top players — i.e. in the $8- to $9-million […]

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Rumor of the Day

 
If Minnesota Wild GM Doug Risebrough goes ape-shit crazy in the next few days, here’s why.
For the past few months (years?!), Risebrough has been trying to sign his star forward Marian Gaborik. And although the exceptionally talented (but kinda unproven) star is saying stuff that would lead you to believe he wants to stay with […]

Friday, September 26th, 2008