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They're an insignificant four points out of the eighth and final playoff spot, but they're four teams behind now, and that is significant. "This isn't the time of year for moral victories. We have to find a way to put points on the board," centre Matt...
PAUL, MN - FEBRUARY 11: (L-R) Matt Cullen #7 and Dany Heatley #15 of the Minnesota Wild prepare for the game... (Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images) Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. Defenseman James Wisniewski had an empty-net goal in the...
Minnesota Wild's Matt Cullen, center, tries to get between Columbus Blue Jackets' Fedor Tyutin, left, of Russia, and Aaron Johnson during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. View Photo »
As a group you just have to kind of come together and rally around the fact that he's a huge part of the game for us ... We've got to find a way to win.
Nick Johnson kept Columbus' bottled up in their own zone, but once the Blue Jackets broke out they created some trouble with a small flurry of shots as a quick wrister by Derrick Brassard surprised Backstrom who was just able to block it away. ...
Heatley has been hot, playing with Kyle Brodziak and Nick Johnson, but after some deliberation the coaching staff decided to reunite Heatley, Setoguchi and Koivu and move newcomer Erik Christensen to the wing on a second line with Cal Clutterbuck and...
He said it was a tough decision to break up the Heatley-Kyle Brodziak-Nick Johnson line, but he says it's important to surround Koivu with top players because he's so important and that he feels Heatley is playing so well right now, it'll help Koivu. ...
DENVER, CO - FEBRUARY 02: Goalie Niklas Backstrom #32, Cal Clutterbuck #22, Nate Prosser and Matt Cullen #7 of the Minnesota Wild celebrate their 1-0 victory over the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center on February 2, 2012 in Denver, Colorado. View Photo »
Back in 2002, we had a group of civic leaders led by Matt Cullen of General Motors (chairman of the conservancy) and John Marshall of the Kresge Foundation who approached a new Kilpatrick administration with the suggestion that they'd be interested in investing in the development of the riverfront
It was at this point, the Wild started to utilize the 2-man forecheck that was causing the Canucks some troubles in its own end as Nick Johnson endured a pretty good hit by Michael Duco in the process. The Wild would get into some penalty trouble as...
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Matthew "Matt" Cullen (born November 2, 1976 in Virginia, Minnesota) is a professional ice hockey center who currently plays for the Carolina Hurricanes of the NHL. He is the older brother of Vancouver Canucks player Mark Cullen. Full Article
DENVER, CO - FEBRUARY 02: Goalie Niklas Backstrom #32, Cal Clutterbuck #22, Nate Prosser and Matt Cullen #7 of the Minnesota Wild celebrate their 1-0 victory over the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center on February 2, 2012 in Denver, Colorado.
View Photo »DENVER, CO - FEBRUARY 02: Matt Cullen #7 of the Minnesota Wild passes the puck between his legs to a teammate against Gabriel Landeskog #92 of the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center on February 2, 2012 in Denver, Colorado.
View Photo »ST PAUL, MN - JANUARY 21: Trevor Daley #6 of the Dallas Stars brings the puck down the ice against Matt Cullen #7 of the Minnesota Wild during the first period on January 21, 2012 at Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, Minnesota.
View Photo »Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne, of Finland, left, stops a shot by Minnesota Wild's Matt Cullen in the third period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 in St. Paul, Minn. The Predators won 5-4.
View Photo »CORRECTS MINNESOTA WILD PLAYER TO MATT CULLEN, NOT DANY HEATLEY - Minnesota Wild's Matt Cullen celebrates Dany Heatley's second goal off Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne, of Finland, in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, in St. Paul, Minn.
View Photo »Minnesota Wild's Matt Cullen (7) reaches for the puck after knocking down Philadelphia Flyers' Claude Giroux (28) in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012, in Philadelphia.
View Photo »Minnesota Wild center Matt Cullen (7) is congratulated by teammates after scoring during the shootout against the San Jose Sharks in an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in St. Paul, Minn. The Wild won 5-4.
View Photo »Minnesota Wild center Matt Cullen, right, approaches the goal as San Jose Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic, left, defends during the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in St. Paul, Minn. Cullen scored on the play. The Wild defeated the Sharks 5-4 in a shootout.
View Photo »Minnesota Wild center Matt Cullen, right, celebrates his goal after scoring on San Jose Sharks goalie Antti Niemi during the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in St. Paul, Minn. The Wild defeated the Sharks 5-4 in a shootout.
View Photo »Minnesota Wild's Matt Cullen, left, looks on as Calgary Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff, from Finland, bobbles his shot during first period NHL hockey action in Calgary, Alberta, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012.
View Photo »Minnesota Wild's Matt Cullen, right, gets checked by Calgary Flames' Blair Jones during first second NHL hockey action in Calgary, Alberta, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012.
View Photo »ST PAUL, MN - DECEMBER 29: (L-R) Matt Cullen #7, Pierre-Marc Bouchard #96 and Jarod Palmer #79 of the Minnesota Wild celebrate a goal by Bouchard during the second period against the Edmonton Oilers on December 29, 2011 at Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, Minnesota.
View Photo »CALGARY, CANADA - DECEMBER 20: Mikael Backlund #11 of the Calgary Flames has a close up chat with Matt Cullen #7 of the Minnesota Wild in third period NHL action on December 20 , 2011 at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
View Photo »Minnesota Wild's Matt Cullen (R) is pushed against the boards by Calgary Flames' Jarome Iginla during the second period of their NHL hockey game in Calgary, Alberta, December 20, 2011.
View Photo »CALGARY, CANADA - DECEMBER 20: Jay Bouwmeester #4 of the Calgary Flames trips up Matt Cullen #7 of the Minnesota Wild in first period NHL action on December 20, 2011 at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
View Photo »VANCOUVER, CANADA - DECEMBER 19: Alexander Edler #23 of the Vancouver Canucks reaches to knock the puck away from Matt Cullen #7 of the Minnesota Wild during the first period in NHL action on December 19, 2011 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
View Photo »ST PAUL, MN - DECEMBER 17: Travis Hamonic #3 of the New York Islanders blocks a shot by Matt Cullen #7 of the Minnesota Wild during the second period on December 17, 2011 at Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, Minnesota. The Islanders defeated the Wild 2-1 in a shootout.
View Photo »ST PAUL, MN - DECEMBER 17: Matt Cullen #7 of the Minnesota Wild shoots the puck as Tim Wallace #36 of the New York Islanders defends in the first period on December 17, 2011 at Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, Minnesota.
View Photo »ST PAUL, MN - DECEMBER 14: (L-R) Matt Cullen #7, Marek Zidlicky #3 and Cal Clutterbuck #22 of the Minnesota Wild celebrate a goal by Cullen in the second period on December 14, 2011 at Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, Minnesota. The Blackhawks defeated the Wild 4-3 in a shootout.
View Photo »Phoenix Coyotes goalie Mike Smith, left, makes a save on a shot by Minnesota Wild center Matt Cullen, right, in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011 in Glendale, Ariz.
View Photo »LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 08: Jonathan Quick #32 of the Los Angeles Kings makes a save on Matt Cullen #7 of the Minnesota Wild during the first period at Staples Center on December 8, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
View Photo »SAN JOSE, CA - DECEMBER 06: Matt Cullen #7 of the Minnesota Wild controls the puck against Jamie McGinn #64 of the San Jose Sharks at HP Pavilion at San Jose on December 6, 2011 in San Jose, California.
View Photo »ANAHEIM, CA - DECEMBER 04: Matt Cullen #7 of the Minnesota Wild keeps the puck from Teemu Selanne #8 of the Anaheim Ducks during the third period at Honda Center on December 4, 2011 in Anaheim, California. The Wild won 5-3.
View Photo »Minnesota Wild center Matt Cullen, left, shoots the puck past Anaheim Ducks defenseman Francois Beauchemin during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif. , Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011.
View Photo »EDMONTON, CANADA - NOVEMBER 30: Andy Sutton #25 of the Edmonton Oilers hits Matt Cullen #7 of the Minnesota Wild into the boards at Rexall Place on November 30, 2011 in Edmonton, Canada. The Wild defeated the Oilers 3-2 in the shootout.
View Photo »DENVER, CO - FEBRUARY 02: Goalie Niklas Backstrom #32, Cal Clutterbuck #22, Nate Prosser and Matt Cullen #7 of the Minnesota Wild celebrate their 1-0 victory over the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center on February 2, 2012 in Denver, Colorado.
View Photo »As a group you just have to kind of come together and rally around the fact that he's a huge part of the game for us ... We've got to find a way to win.
Back in 2002, we had a group of civic leaders led by Matt Cullen of General Motors (chairman of the conservancy) and John Marshall of the Kresge Foundation who approached a new Kilpatrick administration with the suggestion that they'd be interested in investing in the development of the riverfront
This is a make-or-break point of the season ... It absolutely is. This is a playoff stretch for us. That has to be our mindset now. We have to get into that style.
This is a playoff stretch for us ... This has to be our mindset now. We have to get into that style.
I haven't had that feeling in a long time
Our battle level wasn't where it needs to be ... We're not the kind of team that can come out and hope it goes one way or the other, just play and let things happen. We've got to go make it happen.
I think it's a slow and gradual thing, but I think there's a bit of a backlash developing
We are playing an attacking-style ... We are skating, going to the net. That really gives me a lot of freedom to use my abilities and use my style of game. Also, it’s a whole new atmosphere and a whole new feel. I have been put into a leadership role and I have really enjoyed it.
You can’t ask for a better goaltending situation than we have ... We have two of the best goalies in the league, and they are both playing at the top of our game. They are giving us a chance to win every night. We just hope they can continue playing the way they are and that we can score some more goals...
It’s gone as well as I would have hoped it would go
We are really happy with the way things are going ... We are right in the mix and we are doing some good things. But it’s still so early in the season we can’t afford to sit back. We still have a ways to go and a lot of improvement to make.
Really happy for him, and it's important for us, too ... He really took charge of the game and basically just took over.
Yeah, I think so, but I don't think we're getting too high on ourselves, and I know we won't. It's one thing you have to caution against ... It's still real early in the season; we're not even a quarter of the way through yet. So we understand we have to get better, and we haven't had total, 60-minute e...
That probably won't ever change
We know we're not where we need to be
It has been so impressive to see them come in and play with such poise ... And that's in big games, playing big minutes, being on the ice at ends of games. That speaks volumes.
