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Minnesota Wild Johan Franzen - Mikko Koivu - Martin Erat Mason Raymond - Jordan Staal - Loui Eriksson Benoit Pouliot - Lars Eller - Cal Clutterbuck James Sheppard - Marty Reasoner - Dan Fristche Brent Burns - Derek Morris Nick Schultz - Kevin Shattenkirk Jan Hejda - Matt Niskanen Niklas Backstrom Steve Mason Not as good as last year but hope to be competitive again. Hopefully Shattenkirk can provide some production from the backend

Welcome Erat minnesota calls up Shattenkirk, Mason, Pouliot and Fristche

Miss you @Nail We were all born to be here, together, in this moment

Minnesota recalls Kevin Shattenkirk, Dan Fristche, Steve Mason and Benoit Pouliot from the minors Pre-UFA lineup Franzen-J.Staal-Eriksson Raymond-Koivu-???? Pouliot-Eller-Clutterbuck Sheppard-Reasoner-Fristche Burns-Morris Schultz-Shattenkirk Hejda-Niskanen Backstrom-Mason

Minnesota will release Michael Ryder, Chris Kunitz and Jason Arnott to UFA. Thank you all for your contributions making Minnesota champions!

Busy morning in Minnesota, we are very excited to add Jordan, Steve and Otto to our hockey club. In adding Jordan we feel we have three great two way centers who can carry play and control games. Best of luck to Kevin, Simon and Andrew in Pittsburgh. Steve will step in and play behind and learn from a true pro in Niklas and help take his game to the next level

Minnesota Wild capture 1st championship in franchise history Streets in Minneapolis were bumping this weekend as GM Otis led the Wild to the franchise’s first championship on Friday night. After four successful seasons but not so successful postseasons, the Wild pulled the trigger on a trade to move arguably the best player in the sim so far in Marian Gaborik and land Loui Eriksson, Jason Arnott, Matt Niskanen and two first round picks. The club then decided to buyout first center Peter Forsberg in order to clear room to land a top-6 winger in UFA. They did just that when reigning cup winner Johan Franzen signed a 3 year deal with the Wild. The new look forward group was very consistent all season, with the deadline acquisition of Nik Antropov gave the Wild nine 40 point forwards and a very balanced attack. That being said the obvious strong suit of the Wild was great goaltending and great defensive play. All three pairs contributed and Niklas Backstrom was dominant all season long, capturing his third consecutive Vezina and the conn smythe to go with it. Minny will have a new look next season as they will be unable to hang onto a number of their top forwards from last season, but with a returning defensive core and Niklas Backstrom the Wild will look to be competitive again.

Thanks PK for a great season

Minnesota Wild lineup Johan Franzen - Mikko Koivu - Loui Eriksson Mason Raymond - Jason Arnott - Michael Ryder Chris Kunitz - Lars Eller - Nikolai Antropov James Sheppard - Marty Reasoner - Cal Clutterbuck Brent Burns - Derek Morris Nick Schultz - Kevin Bieksa Jan Hejda - Matt Niskanen Nik Backstrom Cristobal Huet Bless us.

Happy to add some good girth to our lineup with Nik Antropov

Minnesota assigns Andrew Cogliano to the minors and recalls James Sheppard

Not sure how you made it but congrats Burns on making the all star game

Minnesota assigns James Sheppard to the minors.

Happy with our little re tool this summer, we were able to greatly improve our prospect core while still keeping a competitive roster. Minnesota lineup Johan Franzen - Mikko Koivu - Loui Eriksson Chris Kunitz - Jason Arnott - Michael Ryder Mason Raymond - Lars Eller - Cal Clutterbuck James Sheppard - Andrew Cogliano - Colby Armstrong Nick Schultz - Brent Burns Kevin Bieksa - Derek Morris Jan Hejda - Matt Niskanen Niklas Backstrom Cristobal Huet

Happy to come to terms with Niklas to return to Minnesota Also happy to add the Mule to our forward group he will bring in some much needed scoring.

Minnesota would like to thank Kim Johnsson and Niklas Backstrom for their service with our hockey club and release them to the ufa market

Minnesota is happy to select Benji Boulton @Zfetch

Minnesota selects Herve Bannon @JE14 your up

Minnesota Wild Team History 2006-2007, 48-25-9, 7th place in the Western Conference, Lost in 6 games in the WCF 2007-2008, 55-20-7, 4th place in the Western Conference, Lost in 4 games in the WCQF 2008-2009, 55-20-7, 4th place in the western conference, lost in 7 games in the WCSF 2009-2010, 60-20-2, 1st place in the Western Conference, Lost in 6 games in the WCQF 2010-2011, 54-21-7, 2nd place in the Western Conference, Won the Stanley cup 2011-2012, 52-24-6, 1st place in western conference, Team awards history: Vezina Trophy (3) Niklas Backstrom, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011 Rocket Richard Trophy (2) Marian Gaborik, 2008-2009, 2009-2010 Hart Trophy (1) Marian Gabroik (2008-2009) Conn Smythe Trophy (1) Niklas Backstrom, 2010-2011 Lester B Pearson (1) Niklas Backstrom, 2009-2010 Franzen-Staal-??? Raymond-Koivu-Eriksson Pouliot-Eller-Clutterbuck Sheppard-Reasoner-Fristche Burns-Morris Schultz-Shattenkirk Hejda-Niskanen Backstrom-Mason

Thanks nail appreciate all your time and efforts buddy! Really provided a great distraction during these $&!#ty times

Happy to come to terms with our young handsome stallion Brent Burns to lead our defense for the next 5 seasons we hope our investment pays off.

Congrats to all of our players on making their Olympic teams Lars Eller Marian Gaborik Martin Skoula Niklas Backstrom Mikko Koivu Kim Johnsson Peter Forsberg

East: 1. Philadelphia 2. Washington 3. Montreal 4. Atlanta 5. Pittsburgh 6. Devils 7. Tampa Bay 8. Carolina West: 1. Minnesota 2. Chicago 3. San Jose 4. Nashville 5. LA 6. St.Louis 7. Dallas 8. Anaheim Chicago over Wsh in 6 @Master Mind

Been an exciting off-season in Minnesota after a heartbreaking game 7 loss to Vancouver in the 2nd round. We made a risky deal during the draft, moving arguably our 2nd best forward last season in exchange for Kevin Shattenkirk and Andrew Cogliano. This move was done to clear some cap in hopes to acquire a center upgrade in UFA. Day 1 of UFA was huge for Minnesota as we were able to require a legitimate running partner for Marian Gaborik in signing Peter Forsberg. This move gives us the best center depth we have had in years and help lessen the pressure on Marian. We were also able to add exciting youngster Mason Raymond to boost our top-9 forward group and PK, Mason will start on the 3rd line but could work his way up to the top-6. To finish it off we came to terms to bring back long time Wild defender Derek Morris on a 3 year contract to stabilize our D core. We will look to compete for 1st place in the west once again this year, Vancouver having lost Luongo will help out in this, and Calgary is terrible, we should be able to push for a division title at least. Opening night lineup: Pascal Dupuis - Peter Forsberg - Marian Gaborik Chris Kunitz - Mikko Koivu - Michael Ryder Mason Raymond - Andrew Cogliano - Lars Eller James Sheppard - Marty Reasoner - Colby Armstrong Brent Burns - Kim Johnsson Kevin Bieksa - Derek Morris Nick Schultz - Martin Skoula Niklas Backstrom Cristobal Huet

Minnesota opening lineup Pascal Dupuis - Peter Forsberg - Marian Gaborik Chris Kunitz - Mikko Koivu - Michael Ryder Mason Raymond - Andrew Cogliano - Lars Eller James Sheppard - Marty Reasoner - Colby Armstrong Brent Burns - Kim Johnsson Kevin Bieksa - Derek Morris Nick Schultz - Martin Skoula Niklas Backstrom Cristobal Huet