The playoff slide? The injuries? The future of Lemaire? Minnesota faces many issues
Pierre LeBrun...Burns or key forward Pierre-Marc Bouchard, both felled by concussions. They were without top scorer Mikko Koivu for a week (he did return for the Edmonton game) and, of course, missed the services...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 03, 2009Daily 5: Olympic up-and-comers
Pierre LeBrun...NHL's top 10 scorers this season, is definitely back in the mix for Vancouver. 3. Mikko Koivu, Finland. Most people had the Minnesota Wild captain penciled in for 2010, but his performance so...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 12, 2008Koivu said he didn't want to get in brother's way; update on Sergei Zubov's future
Pierre LeBrun...said Koivu. "We spoke to Minnesota a few times. All the talks went well, but it was more for personal reasons that I didn't feel comfortable ... I felt that Minnesota was Mikko's...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 08, 2009How will second-wave free agents such as Kovalev, Koivu fare in market?
Pierre LeBrun...8226; Where will Saku Koivu end up? The betting money is obviously on Minnesota, although not as much for his burning desire to play with his brother Mikko as for the Wild's...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 02, 2009Day 2 draft buzz: Teams calling Detroit about Hossa; latest on Sedin twins, Khabibulin
Pierre LeBrunMONTREAL -- The Detroit Red Wings got a query or two this weekend from teams looking to acquire the rights to pending unrestricted-free-agent forward ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 27, 2009TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "mikko koivu" make the list?