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Ryan Suter hung up on Bill Guerin during his buyout call

Tuesday was a tumultuous day in the NHL for lots of reasons, but only one of those reasons was rife with dramaaaaa.

Having lost to Vegas in the first round, the Minnesota Wild decided buy out two veteran players, Zach Parise and Ryan Suter, the latter of whom has been linked with the Capitals. GM Bill Guerin says he was in anguish about the buyouts. “It was a very difficult decision [made] over lots of time and lots of meetings,” Guerin told the media. “Lots of things went into this decision, but it’s a big decision that I feel we needed to make in order to keep moving forward.”

Writing for the Athletic, Michael Russo breaks down how Guerin communicated the buyouts to Parise and Suter, which gets downright sassy. Russo reports that Suter ended his buyout call by abruptly hanging up on his former General Manager.

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By Peter Hassett 1 year ago

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Elliotte Friedman: Bought-out Ryan Suter could land in Washington

Bill Guerin announced on Tuesday that the Minnesota Wild would be buying out the final four seasons of forward Zach Parise and defender Ryan Suter. The two players signed tandem 13-year, $98 million contracts on July 4, 2012, which had a $7.54 million cap hit (AAV).

“We want to thank Zach and Ryan for the nine years that they’ve given the Minnesota Wild,” the GM said according to NHL.com. “They’ve given everything they’ve had on the ice and off the ice. And they’ve had an incredible impact on this organization and in the Twin Cities. A very difficult decision that over lots of time and lots of meetings, lots of things went into this decision. But it’s a big decision that I feel we needed to make in order to keep moving forward.”

The buyouts will make both players unrestricted free agents on July 28. While Parise’s next move seems obvious, Suter’s next destination is less clear.

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By Ian Oland and Peter Hassett 1 year ago

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Alex Ovechkin scored first all-PPG hat trick despite Wild designing their penalty kill to stop him

“We were just unsuccessful,” Minnesota Wild defenseman Ryan Suter said to 1500 ESPN’s Judd Zulgad after their team’s 5-4 overtime loss to the Capitals. “We designed our PK to defend that.”

The that Suter is referring to is Caps superstar Alex Ovechkin who dogged the Wild for three power-play goals. Former Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau specifically tailored the team’s penalty kill to take away Ovechkin. Instead, the team left Ovechkin alone on Ovechkin Island, sipping on piña coladas.

The Russian tallied his 17th career hat trick, but it was Ovechkin’s first ever all-power-play goal hatty. But what went so wrong?

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By Ian Oland 5 years ago

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Minnesota’s Most Intense Fan Celebrates Ryan Suter’s Hat-Trick Goal

Let’s be honest: I’m mad; you’re mad. I’m fighting people in the comments of Peter’s game story right now. Everybody who watched that Caps loss is irritable and poo.

So instead of arguing about Braden Holtby’s performance or forming a search-and-destroy party for the GRABOVSKY jersey (burn it!), let’s take a look at Ryan Suter’s hat-trick goal again.

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By Ian Oland 9 years ago

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RMNB’s Guide To Free Agency

Photo illustration by Ian Oland.

Guess what tomorrow is? That’s right! Canada Day!

It also happens to be NHL Free Agency, the wildest and kookiest hockey day of the year. The Capitals aren’t expected to make any world-shaking moves this year, but you never know. The spirit of capitalism can possess even the most level-headed of GMs and make them act like crazy people, so stay tuned here tomorrow while we update you on what’s going down. The Caps have a few holes to fill, a few free agents who will find new homes — and who knows, maybe McPhee will trade Backstrom for Jeff Skinner or something, and we’ll all have to drink ourselves into oblivion.

Anything is possible! But luckily, not everything is likely, so follow us below the jump for your Guide to Free Agency 2012.

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