Addition by subtraction was supposed to improve the chemistry of the Canucks and help transform Elias Pettersson back into the dominant player he once was. That has yet to happen, though.

To have less than a third of the season to go and be ahead of most of the NHL rather than behind is a point of pride for the Wild. After all, the playoffs were a pipe dream last year. But the team ...

Just when the Wild are rebounding in St. Paul and rekindling their offense, they have to go on a two-week hiatus. “Just weird the way the season works,” captain Jared Spurgeon said. But after ...