If you’re feeling good about Minnesota’s win on Tuesday, it’s ok. You have the official permission of Jim Dowd’s Pants to think that the Wild truly played a good game against Carolina. We remained guarded after the team’s victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday, which it also coincidentally visits today, because the Avalanche is… well… horrendous. But the most recent win against Carolina was a little different, because the Canes were actually close to making the playoffs. The Hurricanes, who were officially eliminated from contention that same night, have surely let down a bit after seeing their hot streak end this past weekend, so with the golf course now in sight for them, there wasn’t a ton of passion or emotion in their game.
80 down, 2 to go... The Wild takes on this awful version of the Avalanche once more
