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With the cuts of Cody Almond, Robbie Earl, Danny Irmen, Matt Kassian, and Marco Scandella this morning, the Wild roster is down to 27 players; just four more cuts away from having their regular season roster set. After the cuts, forwards Colton Gillies, Andy Hilbert, Nathan Smith, and Craig Weller remain fighting for the final forward spot and defensemen Jaime Sifers and John Scott remain for the seventh defenseman slot. ...

A lot has been made about the Wild's sellout streak possibly ending this season. In reality, if you pay close enough attention, I think it's just a matter of time before it eventually happens. Let's take a look at the signs.A quick visit to Ticketmaster and you will find that there are still countless tickets available on the lower level and club level for the home opener against Anaheim. Searching about five ...

After tonight's showdown in Columbus, I'm guessing Fletcher and Co. will have a good idea who is going to be wearing a Wild sweater in 12 days when the season starts. There are certain players who have a lock on their roster spot.Centers:Mikko KoivuKyle BrodziakJames SheppardEric BelangerWingers:Martin HavlatPetr SykoraPierre-Marc BouchardOwen NolanCal ClutterbuckAntti MiettinenAndrew BrunetteDerek BoogaardDefensemen:Marek ZidlickyKim JohnssonGreg ZanonBrent BurnsShane HnidyNick SchultzGoalies:Niklas BackstromJosh HardingThat's 20 players out of the maximum 23 ...

As reported Monday at The Wild State of Hockey, the Wild placed two-time Stanley Cup Champion winger Petr Sykora on a pro tryout. Wasting little to no time, GM Chuck Fletcher signed Sykora to a one-year deal worth $1.6 million Thursday morning. Sykora brings pure goal scoring talent to the offense deprived Wild, something Fletcher has said repeatedly he wanted to try and add to the Wild before the season started. Sykora ...

Pending the results of a physical, veteran winger Petr Sykora will be placed on a pro tryout with the Minnesota Wild. While there is no guarantee he will sign Sykora, GM Chuck Fletcher has been looking all summer to add another scoring winger, especially after two players Fletcher had his eye on; center Mike Comrie and winger Alex Tanguay have signed with Edmonton and Tampa Bay, respectively. Sykora, at 32 years-of-age ...