A lot has happened around the team in the last couple of days, so there’s plenty to talk about in preparation for tonight’s game against the Ottawa Senators. Also, with the Wild looking like it’s on the verge of breaking through, my incessant optimism has returned.
Let’s start with this most recent loss, which was absolutely NOT the same old story for this struggling team. The Wild controlled play for most of the night, scored four goals against one of the league’s top goaltenders, and limited the best offense in the NHL to fewer than 20 shots against.