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The Minnesota Wild didn't get any help on the scoreboard Thursday night with both the Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets winning. So Friday night's game with the Edmonton Oilers does indeed matter, the Wild needing a victory to clinch the...

A year ago at this time, the Nashville Predators entered the playoffs with legitimate title aspirations. It was an exciting time, the club with one of its strongest regular seasons in history and GM David Poile adding parts before the trade deadli...

It was the first week of February, and the Minnesota Wild had lost three straight games to fall to 4-5-1. It wasn't what the passionate fans in the State of Hockey were expecting after a hype-filled offseason last summer fueled by the high-priced ...

Evgeni Malkin, Ilya Kovalchuk and a list of other Russian and European NHLers, as expected, have found temporary lockout homes in their home countries. But just where the North American-born stars will end up always provides more intrigue. Eigh...

Call it a Wild day for Minnesota: On Wednesday, the team landed not one but both of the NHL's top players available in free agency: forward Zach Parise and defenseman Ryan Suter. Sources told ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun that both deals are worth...

Matt Carle agreed to terms on a six-year contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night, the club announced, hours after star Ryan Suter went to Minnesota.

The idea took serious form about 36 hours before their career-altering decisions. Wouldn't it be fun to play together? And with that, when at first on July 1 it appeared as though Team USA buddies Ryan Suter and Zach Parise might find different...

Ryan Suter and Zach Parise have identical contracts, a rarity for NHL teammates. Here's the breakdown: Year 1: $2 million base salary + $10 million signing bonus = $12 million Year 2: $2 million base salary + $10 million signing bonus = $12 mill...

Red Wings GM Ken Holland said he tried his best to sign unrestricted free agents Ryan Suter and Zach Parise, who both signed Wednesday afternoon with the Minnesota Wild. "We feel good about our offers to both Suter and Parise. They were very comp...

UPDATE: Ryan Suter's agent, Neil Sheehy, told ESPN.com via email at 5:47 p.m. ET, "No decision today from Ryan Suter." Neither Sheehy nor the Detroit Red Wings would comment on or confirm the Detroit News report that Wings GM Ken Holland flew to M...

The offers were numerous for Zach Parise and Ryan Suter on Sunday, so it should surprise no one that they needed at least a day to collect their thoughts. Parise got offers from the likes of the Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Detroit Re...

If you're a team hoping to sign Ryan Suter once the UFA market opens Sunday, trying to get an audience with him in person won't help your chances. Just pick up the phone. That'll be good enough. Suter will be at his farm outside Madison, Wisc. ...

If Ryan Suter re-signs with the Nashville Predators, it's only going to be after he's had the chance to explore his options with other teams. Predators GM David Poile understands that and is ready to be patient, which includes not trading away the...

Keep an eye on the Carolina Hurricanes when it comes to how things play out on the Jordan Staal front with the Pittsburgh Penguins. As I wrote recently, the Penguins' top priority is to sign Sidney Crosby and Staal to contract extensions this summ...

Predators GM David Poile met Thursday with UFA-to-be Ryan Suter and his agent, Neil Sheehy, but at this point, there is no resolution. "I think there's good progress, we talked about some of the same things, also some new things," Poile told ESPN....

Not that it should surprise anyone, but Preds GM David Poile said via text regarding UFA-to-be star blueliner Ryan Suter: "Not trading Suter."...