@Yahoo 20/07
John Shipley: Parise-Suter money was elite; the play was not
Jul. 14—It was July 4, 2012, and Minnesota sports fans were feeling good about themselves. Finally, a local professional sports team outbid everyone else for some big-time talent. Finally, Minnesota had a real player on the national sports scene. That was the primary takeaway when, at the behest of then-general manager Chuck Fletcher, Wild owner Craig Leipold opened the vault and threw crazy ...