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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...

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 ...

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...

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...

Zach Parise is headed to market. His agents Don Meehan and Wade Arnott of Newport Sports confirmed to ESPN.com via email that Parise would test the UFA market but also keep the New Jersey Devils very much in the mix. Parise is the top forward a...

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. ...

I present four regular-season point totals: 69 points, 67 points, 59 points and 57 points. Now four names, in no particular order: Rick Nash, Zach Parise, Bobby Ryan and P.A. Parenteau. What might surprise the casual fan is which player generat...

Prized free-agent college defenseman Justin Schultz spent Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning prepping with his representatives at Newport Sports in the Toronto area for the biggest decision in his young hockey life. "We're very comfortable wi...

Lou Lamoriello was in a talkative mood Friday morning, the phone line burning with his passion for the game, but mostly his passion for his New Jersey Devils. While the conversation began with thoughts on his team showing the experts wrong by reac...

The NHL trade deadline got an early jump Thursday night with the Montreal Canadiens shipping outspoken winger Mike Cammalleri to the Calgary Flames. Just a day after spouting off about his frustrations with the way the team was playing, Cammalleri...

Lou Lamoriello doesn't sound awfully enamored with the NHL's realignment plan for next season, although he stopped short of saying he was one of the four "No" votes when the Board of Governors passed it in Pebble Beach. Clearly the new schedule ma...

NEW YORK -- Sidney Crosby's desire to ban all head shots in the NHL got a solid backing from his peers Wednesday during the NHL Player Media Tour. If Crosby was trying to create momentum with his comments, he's got it. "I think he's right on," ...