Minnesota Wild Trade Rumors

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Minnesota Wild Owner Craig Leipold is not happy. He's mystified and mad. Dumbfounded and disappointed.

And very, very embarrassed.

"This has not been fun for anybody in this organization," Leipold said four days after the Wild, the team he bought for roughly $260 million days after it won the Northwest Division in 2008, missed the playoffs for a third straight season.

"When you work for a sports team, no matter the capacity, you are tied to that team. People know you as, let's say, an account executive for the Minnesota Wild. For me, they know me as the owner of the Minnesota Wild.

"Right now we're tied to a team that didn't make the playoffs and collapsed at the end. I don't like that. That is not acceptable. That is not what I want to be known as. That is not what our players want to be known as.

"We're all hurting right now. This is not a good week for us. It leaves a bad taste in my mouth, and it's going to cause us to work harder to get to the level we want to be at.

"The fans deserve better."

The Minnesota Wild have around $52 million is salary for the 2011-2012 NHL Season. They would like to bring in more scoring help and in order to do that, the Wild will have to trade defenceman Brent Burns to bring in a scoring forward.

Source: Startribune.com

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NHL Trade Rumor Created on Sunday, 17 April 2011 08:09
 

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