How the Wild's intangibles can manifest themselves in a very concrete way.
I'm not an intangibles guy.
Much more often than not, I see most cases of attributing intangibles as being either useless, or intentionally misleading. For example, the 12,000 times a game where an announcer notes a player's work ethic is pretty much meaningless. Just about every player in the NHL works hard. And Wild fans are all too familiar with platitudes like "grit", "veteran leadership", and "playoff experience" often being applied to guys as a justification for questionable lineup decisions.
So it may surprise you, dear reader, that I actually think that there is an area in the game that "veteran leadership" and a "calming presence" can actually help the Minnesota Wild in this series with the Blues.