Fletcher: Torchetti 'A Serious Candidate' To Be Head Coach
Minnesota Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher says interim coach John Torchetti is "definitely a very serious candidate" to be the team's permanent head coach.
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Minnesota Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher says interim coach John Torchetti is "definitely a very serious candidate" to be the team's permanent head coach.
Minnesota Wild players cleaned out their lockers on Wednesday and said goodbye until they come together to get ready for next season.
Since Prince's death, there has been no shortage of tributes and messages from Minnesota's sports teams and athletes.
The problem is the dire situations they have repeatedly put themselves in before commencing these significant comebacks.
With Prince being remembered for his music before the game, fans were in a frenzy, hoping for a Wild win to force a Game 7 on Tuesday night.
Jason Spezza scored his fourth goal of the series and added three assists, and goalie Kari Lehtonen and the Dallas Stars needed every last one of them to hold off the Minnesota Wild 5-4 on Sunday to wrap up the first-round series in six games.
There's something to be said for coming up clutch, rising to the occasion when your team needs you most. Especially when you're the captain.
Mikko Koivu and the Minnesota Wild are going home and hoping for another trip to Dallas. Koivu scored the tying goal with 3:09 left in regulation, then redirected Ryan Suter's shot from the left point 4:55 in the overtime as Minnesota beat the Stars 5-4 on Friday night to stay alive in their first-round series.
The one thing the Minnesota Wild needed to do to have a chance against Dallas in this series was to stay out of the penalty box.
With a determined victory in Minnesota's deafening arena, the Dallas Stars picked up a valuable souvenir for the trip home. They revived their lagging special teams, too, pushing the Wild to the edge of elimination.
There's no question that half the fun of being in the quest for the Stanley Cup is sharing it with friends and family.
At the X, it's a constant roller coaster of emotions for both the fans and the players, who say they have to maintain an even keel thruoughout the highs and lows of the playoffs.
It is amazing how a win can change your entire outlook. The Minnesota Wild got it in Game Three, and they need a big dose of that same emotion Wednesday in Game Four.
The Dallas Stars will likely be without standout center Tyler Seguin again in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series against the Minnesota Wild.
I've said it before, but it's worth repeating: There is no better time to be a hockey fan than during the Stanley Cup playoffs.
