Wild: Stepping forward or stepping back?
While the Wild improved on their inaugural season, signs point toward a regression in 2002-03.
View ArticleGame 3? 'It's going to be absolutely nuts'
After an 11-year absence, the Stanley Cup playoffs are back in to Minnesota. They never should have left.
View ArticleAvs fail to close deal, tempt fate (again)
Even if the Avalanche eliminate the Wild in Game 7, there are repercussions down the road.
View ArticleWild win series the old fashioned way
The best team didn't win Game 7 in Denver on Tuesday night. But the team that deserved to did.
View ArticleFrei: Hope, faith, destiny and the Devils
It may not show up in the ratings, but this year's conference final matchups are good for hockey.
View ArticleAs players change, much remains the same
Will the Avalanche contend for the Cup in 2004? Sure. Is that a lock? Hardly.
View ArticleFrei: The Nina, the Pinta and Marc-Andre Fleury
In honor of Columbus Day, here's some early discoveries about the young NHL season.
View ArticleGaborik trying to relocate roots
Marian Gaborik knew he might struggle after his holdout. But he never thought it'd be this bad.
View ArticleFrei: Predicting the wacky Northwest Division
The Northwest race will come down to the wire. Terry Frei tells us who'll make the playoffs and who'll be left out in the cold.
View ArticleFrei: Wild's Gaborik can't shake the hockey 'what-ifs'
There's no doubting Marian Gaborik's talent, even as he returns from another groin injury. But, when it comes to the Wild forward, our Terry Frei can't help but think "what-if."
View ArticleFrei: How to make sense of this season's wackiest divisional race
Will all five Northwest teams make the playoffs? Will the Pacific get the short end of the stick? Terry Frei tries to make sense of one of the wackiest races in the NHL.
View ArticleTerry Frei: The State of Hockey? Minny lives and breathes it
An ad agency may have coined the term "The State of Hockey," but just one visit to Minnesota tells you the sport is embedded in the Twin Cities and beyond.
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