Special Teams in sports are not always at the forefront of one’s thinking when talking about their favorite teams at the water cooler. That is, unless they’re below average, or downright awful. No one thinks about he punter until he shanks one for a five yard net, just like no one thinks about a penalty kill or a power play unless it’s really bad.
If you’re a Wild fan, it’s likely you’ve thought about the middling, and sometimes terrible, power play and penalty kill these past four seasons. Under the tutledge of Mike Yeo the Minnesota Wild finished the season in the power play percentage as the best of the lousiest, and the lousiest of the best.