Russo's Rants

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Michael Russo has covered the NHL since 1995 and has more to say about it than generally fits into the newspaper. So he's been handed a platform to share timely information and feed a wide-ranging hockey-centric discussion with readers.

Located: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Tags: Wild, Minnesota Wild, ice hockey, NHL, sports, Star Tribune

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Captain to be named Tuesday on Oct 19, 2009 in Uncategorized Still some kinks in the new blog, like say, giving me access to it, so I figured I’ll throw this here. Wild will announce its first ever full-time captain at a news conference Tuesday.



Sources: Sifers on waivers on Oct 19, 2009 in Uncategorized According to sources, the Wild had placed defenseman Jaime Sifers on waivers with the intention of sending him to AHL Houston. The Wild needs to create a roster spot, and the team is probably convinced John Scott would be claimed in a heartbeat becau...



Wild acquires Kobasew; Bouchard on LTI on Oct 19, 2009 in Uncategorized Updated: The Wild has traded Craig Weller, a second-round pick in 2011 and the rights to Alex Fallstrom, the Shattuck-St. Mary’s kid taken in the fourth round last June, to the Boston Bruins for forward Chuck Kobasew. The pick is in 2011, mean...



Russo’s Rants is moving on Oct 19, 2009 in Uncategorized We’re moving from one blog platform to another. The new URL’s are www.startribune.com/russo  or www.startribune.com/blogs/russo If you have Russo’s Rants on your RSS feed, you’ll need to update it with the current url. One other...



Vancouver Canucks 2, Wild 1 on Oct 18, 2009 in Uncategorized Good morning from Vancouver, where I finally have a flight home today.  To use the old Brian Rolston line, “It is what it is.” There’s not much more I can say about this road trip. The Wild returned home after Saturday’s 2-...



Wild vs. Vancouver Canucks on Oct 17, 2009 in Uncategorized Good afternoon from soaking wet Vancouver, where I just took a long walk on the water. Even in the pouring rain, there’s few better cities to walk around than Vancouver. Well, here and Buffalo, of course. Dreary day and I’m in as much of...