Wild sign goalie prospect to entry level deal

The size of a hockey net is finite, so putting a big body in front of it to keep pucks out makes some geometric sense. That might be the thinking for the Minnesota Wild as they look to their future in goal, as evidenced by the three-year entry-level contract they signed with hulking goaltender Filip Ruzicka on Tuesday. The Czech national stands 6 feet 8 before he puts skates on, and he was ...