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Wild trade offers opportunities
Wild trade offers opportunities
The Wild wasn't using defenseman Erik Reitz, so it traded him for forward Dan Fritsche, who saw little action with the Rangers.
Minnesota Wild acquires C/LW Dan Fritsche
Minnesota Wild acquires C/LW Dan Fritsche
wild.nhl.com — SAINT PAUL/MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Minnesota Wild President and General Manager Doug Risebrough today announced the National Hockey... League (NHL) club has acquired center/left wing Dan Fritsche (FRIHT-chee) from the New York Rangers in exchange for d... (more) Minnesota Wild acquires C/LW Dan Fritsche
Wild trades Reitz for Fritsche; Kolanos clears waivers
blogs2.startribune.com — I was a little disappointed when I saw the Fritsche trade only because I could have looked... really smart today. Yesterday, when I saw that Krys Kolanos was placed on waivers, I saw right under it that Dan Fritsche cleared waivers. And I almost wrote ... (more) Wild trades Reitz for Fritsche; Kolanos clears waivers
Minnesota Wild acquire forward Dan Fritsche from New York Rangers
twincities.com — The Minnesota Wild have acquired forward Dan Fritsche (FRIHT-chee) from the New York Rangers in exchange for... defenseman Erik Reitz, Wild general manager Doug Risebrough announced today. "Dan is a versatile player who can play center or wing, a ... (more) Minnesota Wild acquire forward Dan Fritsche from New ...
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NHL Morning Papers (Friday Edition): Mike Commodore didn’t really get along with Bryan Murray, Brian Burke says the market is heating up and Forsberg says he won’t return to NHL this season
IllegalCurve.com — ... Michael Russo provides insight on the Erik Reitz for Dan Fritsche trade that Minnesota just pulled off with the Rangers.  Wild GM Doug Risebrough sees Fritsche fitting in on the ...

Links of the Day 1/30/09
The Victoria Times — A surprisingly thorough Super Bowl prediction. There are still rumors about free agents the Twins won't sign. Also, the Wild made a trade, acquiring Dan Fritsche from the Rangers.

Puck Headlines: Carey Price says seeing the Florida Panthers win is the '[expletive] worst time of your life'
Puck Daddy — ... a Feature Film." Yeah, we're sure Scorsese's optioning the screenplay as we speak. [Marketwire] • Checking in with Steve McIntyre of the Edmonton Oilers and recalled how he was banned for life from a junior league "following a brawl with a Detroit-based team." [MLive] • Dan Fritsche is either really happy he's still in the NHL or the single most enthusiastic new member of the Minnesota Wild in franchise history. [Star Tribune] • An absolutely devastating and inspiration story about a young hockey ...

Fritsche Was Praying to Get Out of New York
The New York Rangers Blog — Michael Russo at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune has this quote from Dan Fritsche on being traded from the Rangers... "I've been hoping and waiting -- no, praying -- for this day to come," said Fritsche, 23. "I don't think excited really even describes it. I can think of a million different things [as to why I didn't play] in New York. Coaches have their guys. It's been a long year for me up to this point." ...i sort of don't blame Fritsche for having that reaction. But he's not on the team anymore so ...

The Morning Skate: Are the Devils Best in the East?
Slap Shot — ... was a little kid,” Alex Ovechkin said Coach Bruce Boudreau served as ref and linesman and didn’t endear himself to his star player. “The referee was no good,” Ovie said. “Tell Bruce he was no good.” The Caps threw some video of the evening on their web site and it’s mostly of Boudreau and hardly any of the shinny. Too bad. Guess they didn’t have the rights to show the action. Anyway, here’s what there is…. Skating Around: Dan Fritsche had this to say about his trade to Minnesota to Micheal Russo of The Minneapolis Star-Tribune : “I’ve been hoping and waiting — no, praying — ...

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njmg.typepad.com 2/2/2009 — In a move that's been expected the past couple of weeks, certainly since Dan Fritsche was traded to the Minnesota Wild, the Rangers have promoted Russian center Artem Anisimov. The 20-year-old, the 54th overall pick in the 2006 draft, has...
Pride over TruthBleacher Report - NHL 1/27/2009
This is what has been happening in the New York Rangers system since Glen Sather has become general manager. Waving Dan Fritsche today was the only move Slats could make without owning up to his terrible mistakes of signing Patrick Rissmiller and ...
Wild trade D Reitz to Rangers for LW FritscheESPN.com - NHL 1/29/2009
The Wild traded defenseman Erik Reitz to the Rangers for left winger Dan Fritsche.
Wild trade Reitz to Rangers for Fritsche (AP)Yahoo! Sports - NHL News 1/29/2009
The Minnesota Wild traded defenseman Erik Reitz to the New York Rangers on Thursday for left wing Dan Fritsche. The 23-year-old Fritsche tallied four points in 16 games with the Rangers this season. A 6-foot-1, 204-pound native of Parma, Ohio, ...
Wild trade Reitz to Rangers for winger FritscheSI.com - NHL 1/29/2009
The Minnesota Wild traded defenseman Erik Reitz to the New York Rangers on Thursday for left wing Dan Fritsche.