The Minnesota Wild have resigned Niklas Backstrom I am not sure why General Manager Doug Risebrough wait so long to get a deal done. One free agent down another to go. Apparently Marian Gaborik upset a few people with these stupid comments.
When asked about the pressure to get back in the lineup given the 10th-place team's struggling, Gaborik said, "Quite frankly I haven't really been watching games. I've been following the scores, but I haven't been watching games. From my perspective, I just really need to focus on how am I feeling, how everything goes with me and then if everything goes good, I'm going to jump in to play. Definitely the pressure is on, but first of all I want to feel confident in my body and ... so far everything is going well."
Former Sioux Zach Parise is being mentioned as a candidate for the Hart trophy.
Here is a nice story about soon to be Fighting Sioux hockey player Danny Mattson.
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"I'm willing to do whatever the coach wants," he said. "I like to mix it up a little bit and play physical when the situation calls for it. I feel like I'm more of a playmaker, though, more of that finesse-type of player."
Mattson, who finished seventh in the state in 2007-08 with 69 points (30 goals) in 25games, will attend the University of North Dakota next fall.
"I also had visits to Minnesota and Wisconsin, but my mom graduated from North Dakota and when I was on campus, it just felt like a good fit and all the coaches were great," Mattson said.
While he openly admits a need to improve his defensive-zone coverage, there's no question Mattson's vision and distribution of the puck are second to none.
Chris Edwards, who scouts the Ontario Hockey League for Central Scouting, had an opportunity to evaluate Mattson in November during the 2008 Nike Bauer National Invitational Tournament in New Hope, Minn. Through the years, the NIT field has included many of the top players selected at the NHL Entry Draft.
Nice to hear more about MINNESOTA players Parise and Mattson.
ReplyDeleteI suppose it is since we are hearing nothing from the gophers. It'll be interesting to see if they can piss away home ice against the worst team in the WCHA. I've heard rumors they're gonna throw the series so they can get their free pizza party and pick up their participation trophies early. And a special thanks to the MINNESOTA gophers and their fans for entertaining us sioux fans. Not only has it been a great ride watching the Sioux rebound (I believe this all started Jan 9 & 10 against Minnesota)but its just that much more fun when the gophers self destruct. I love it.
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