It’s time for another edition of NHL rumours as we head towards the end of May. We’re a few weeks away from deciding the Stanley Cup, but the rumours are flying.
As the Seattle Kraken pursue their search for a new head coach without making much noise, a new name has emerged in the conversation. As per Mike Benton,
Mike Benton: A dark horse name for the Seattle Kraken head coaching position is former Minnesota Wild head coach Dean Evason. Sammi Silber of The Hockey News: The Washington Capitals will be looking to add some offense this offseason, but they’ll also be looking to upgrade their blue line.
The Senators are hunting for a new head coach and some candidates are starting to emerge.
Buffalo’s playoff drought now stands at 13 years.
It’s been an up-and-down 2023-24 campaign for the Minnesota Wild. After firing head coach Dean Evason and replacing him with John Hynes in late November, the team continued to struggle into the new year, and now find themselves six points out of a Western Conference Wild Card spot with 17 games to go.
With the holidays here and everything that has gone on with the Minnesota Wild in the past month since the firing of Dean Evason and the hiring of John Hynes as well as the team’s complete turnaround of their season, it’s time for another roundtable.
The Minnesota Wild may have gotten a little bump from replacing Dean Evason with John Hynes, but reality is starting to set in. The Wild won Hynes’ first four games but didn’t move up in the standings because of the NHL’s loser-point system.
A long-running frustration with the Minnesota Wild is that they'd drafted Marco Rossi to be a No. 1 center, only to steadfastly refuse to let him play in that role.
The 2023-24 NHL season is moving quickly, and not just in terms of games played. Over the last week, we saw the next head coach firing, as the Minnesota Wild let go Dean Evason and assistant coach Bon Woods after a terrible start to their season.
Just a few days after the Minnesota Wild fired head coach Dean Evason, Evason spoke candidly with The Athletic’s Michael Russo about what transpired the day of the firing and his positive outlook heading into the future.
Lips are tight in the NHL when it comes to injuries, but one day after being fired by the Minnesota Wild, coach Dean Evason revealed that star winger Kirill Kaprizov hasn't been the same since suffering an injury late last season. Kaprizov was injured March 8, 2023 when Winnipeg's Logan Stanley ran into him from behind and fell on top of him.
The Minnesota Wild appeared to be hitting rock bottom when they lost their seventh game in a row, but that was made even more apparent when they announced they fired head coach Dean Evason and assistant coach Bob Woods.
After seven straight losses in a row, the Minnesota Wild have fired Head Coach Dean Evason. The franchise has also relieved Assistant Coach Bob Woods of his duties.
The NHL is bringing back one of the most fun elements we’ve ever seen from their All-Star games: the draft. Those who have been around the game for some time will never forget the 2011 rendition of the annual mingling of the league’s best.
After a seven-game losing streak and a 5-10-4 start to the season, the Minnesota Wild fired head coach Dean Evason and assistant coach Bob Woods on Monday.
As per a statement by the organization on Monday, the Minnesota Wild have fired head coach Dean Evason. Also relieved of his duties is assistant coach Bob Woods.
The news comes in the midst of a seven-game losing streak for the Wild. The club is second last in the Central Division with a 5-10-4 record and 14 points, just two over the Blackhawks.
The Wild have relieved head coach Dean Evason and assistant coach Bob Woods of their duties.
Dean Evason's job may be in danger as the Minnesota Wild have gone three weeks without a win and being outscored 28-13 during their current seven-game losing streak. Just five days ago TSN's Chad Johnston said Evason was not in imminent danger of being fired: "At this point, the sense is he's not in imminent danger.
Despite a horrendous start that has the Wild near the bottom of the division, head coach Dean Evason doesn't appear to be in "imminent danger" of losing his job, according to TSN's Chris Johnston.
TSN: Chris Johnston says that despite the Minnesota Wild being near the bottom of the standing, he doesn’t get the sense that head coach Dean Evason‘s job is in imminent danger.
The Minnesota Wild and Columbus Blue Jackets sport identical records as they head into a Saturday meeting at Saint Paul, Minn. While neither team is ecstatic about its 2-2-0 mark, neither team is overly disappointed.
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