"Mr Elbow" Dustin Brown suffers what some would call karma when he's gets kneed by Jumbo Joe Thornton. The call on the play, was a two-minute kneeing penalty on Thornton.
Showing posts with label Brent Burns. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Brent Burns. Show all posts
Monday, April 28, 2014
(Video) Joe Thornton Knees Dustin Brown
"Mr Elbow" Dustin Brown suffers what some would call karma when he's gets kneed by Jumbo Joe Thornton. The call on the play, was a two-minute kneeing penalty on Thornton.
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Does Brent Burns get the Shanahammer
Former Wild defenseman Brent Burns threw this elbow to the back of the head area of Blues forward Scott Nichol. Now the Vice President of Players Safety, Brendan Shanahan has a decision to make, does he suspend Burns who does have received supplemental discipline when he was suspended in November of 2010. Should Burns be suspended for this hit or does Shanny let this one slide?
Monday, August 08, 2011
There is a God; Wild trade James Sheppard.
Image via WikipediaWow! This summer has turned out to be pretty good for the Minnesota Wild, they have made another note worthy trade, the Minnesota Wild finally unloaded Wild waste of a serviceable uniform James Sheppard.Sheppard once labeled untouchable by former GM
SAN JOSE, Calif. - San Jose and Minnesota have made their third trade of the off-season, with centre James Sheppard going from the Wild to the Sharks on Sunday for a third-round draft pick in 2013.
Sheppard was the ninth overall pick in the 2006 draft, but the native of Lower Sackville, N.S., never performed up to his first-round potential. He missed all of last season after breaking his left kneecap in an off-ice accident. Sheppard has 11 goals and 38 assists in 224 career games.
Sheppard was a restricted free agent, but he has already a signed contract with the Sharks.
In June, San Jose sent Devin Setoguchi as part of a package to Minnesota for all-star defenceman Brent Burns. Last month, the Sharks traded Dany Heatley to the Wild for Martin Havlat.
Saturday, July 09, 2011
Minnesota Wild get more local talent: Sign Apple Valley/Burnsville product
Ok, he's no Brent Burns. In fact, he's not even a top pair defenseman, but the Minnesota addressed their hole in defense by adding Burnsville product and Apple Valley High School graduate (not to mention UMaine alum) Mike Lundin.
I am no Wild fan, Goon is. I don't think Lundin is anything to write home about. He's not going to blow it out there on the ice, but he's not Brent Burns either.
Should you be excited?
I guess. The sad truth is: Mike Richards was the big name. And there is so little other notable names floating out there that Jaromir Jagr is coming back to the NHL to try again and that made almost as big of a splash as Richards' signing with the Rangers.
I expect that the major moves are done with the offseason already, which will make the NHL fan stir crazy for the season to begin. I do not foresee many big trades being made and there is certainly, in my opinion, nothing going on of note with free agency.
I do not foresee the Wild being much better this next season, but unlike in previous years, there wasn't many names they could go after to make the team much better than it is. Sure, losing Burns will hurt, but they gained Dany Heatley and Devon Setoguchi. That being said, the Wild aren't going to amount to much for a long time because of the state of affairs Risebrough left in regards to the Wild's minor league and prospect talent depth (that being fairly solid defensively and grit-wise but almost completely bereft of finishers and playmakers).
All in all, Wild fans should be happy that the Wild are active and seem to be trying to address some of what they need. But in the end, I fear that the Wild are still 2-4 years away from making any sort of noise. And how much noise that may be is still very much uncertain.
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Wild have signed defenseman and Minnesota native Mike Lundin to a one-year deal.(Article made by the Associated Press and can be found here)
The 26-year-old Lundin had one goal and 11 assists in 69 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning last season. He averaged more than 20 minutes per game and blocked 106 shots and will be counted on to bolster the blue line after the Wild traded top defenseman Brent Burns to San Jose on draft night.
The signing brings Lundin home. He is a native of the Minneapolis suburb of Burnsville and played high school hockey at Apple Valley, where he was a finalist for the state's prestigious Mr. Hockey award in 2003.
He played in college at Maine and was a fourth-round pick of the Lightning in 2004.
I am no Wild fan, Goon is. I don't think Lundin is anything to write home about. He's not going to blow it out there on the ice, but he's not Brent Burns either.
Should you be excited?
I guess. The sad truth is: Mike Richards was the big name. And there is so little other notable names floating out there that Jaromir Jagr is coming back to the NHL to try again and that made almost as big of a splash as Richards' signing with the Rangers.
I expect that the major moves are done with the offseason already, which will make the NHL fan stir crazy for the season to begin. I do not foresee many big trades being made and there is certainly, in my opinion, nothing going on of note with free agency.
I do not foresee the Wild being much better this next season, but unlike in previous years, there wasn't many names they could go after to make the team much better than it is. Sure, losing Burns will hurt, but they gained Dany Heatley and Devon Setoguchi. That being said, the Wild aren't going to amount to much for a long time because of the state of affairs Risebrough left in regards to the Wild's minor league and prospect talent depth (that being fairly solid defensively and grit-wise but almost completely bereft of finishers and playmakers).
All in all, Wild fans should be happy that the Wild are active and seem to be trying to address some of what they need. But in the end, I fear that the Wild are still 2-4 years away from making any sort of noise. And how much noise that may be is still very much uncertain.
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