Joe Smith
Senior Writer at The Athletic
Joe Smith covers the Minnesota Wild and the NHL for The Athletic @TheAthletic. He's a Michigan grad, proud Michigan Daily product and karaoke fanatic.
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2 days ago |
nytimes.com | Joe SMith |Joe Smith |Michael Russo
When it comes to Marco Rossi being at a crossroads with the Minnesota Wild, it's all about value. And not just his average annual value. President of hockey operations and general manager Bill Guerin has said he likes Rossi but has a certain number he's comfortable paying the pending restricted free agent. He's made a couple "significant" offers, he said, including for a shorter bridge deal last week.
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4 days ago |
nytimes.com | Joe SMith |Joe Smith |Michael Russo
Mike Rupp wishes he had a time machine. The former NHL player and Stanley Cup champion would love to see how the Tampa Bay Lightning's championship teams from 2020 to '22 would do against this current run of the Florida Panthers. The Panthers are in their third straight Stanley Cup Final, starting Wednesday, following three in a row by Tampa Bay, which won the title twice. Who would win?
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Joe SMith |Joe Smith
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The path seems arduous. Think about the Central Division - from the Dallas Stars, who are in another conference final, to the Avalanche, who usually reload, and top-seed Winnipeg. The Utah Mammoth have an impressive young core and the Nashville Predators aren't likely to belly flop again. So, where do the Minnesota Wild fit among the Western Conference contenders?
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Joe SMith |Joe Smith
When it comes to potentially trading Marco Rossi, Craig Button has a warning for the Minnesota Wild:"Be careful about trading skill."Button, the former NHL general manager and current TSN director of scouting, said there should be plenty of value for Rossi if the Wild do take him to market. He lauded Rossi's potential to grow into a "really good player in the National Hockey League" despite losing some development time due to the pandemic and a COVID-19-related heart condition.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Joe SMith |Joe Smith |Hailey Salvian
As the Professional Women's Hockey League Finals unfold, Britta Curl-Salemme, a 25-year-old league newcomer from Bismarck, N.D., has emerged as one of the stars of the playoffs. Through two games, the Minnesota Frost forward has two goals, the most of any player in the Finals. Her game-tying and then overtime-winning goals on Thursday against the Ottawa Charge helped tie the series 1-1 heading into Saturday's Game 3 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.
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