In their latest NHL power rankings, the World Wide Leaders also included each team’s most valuable player for the first twenty games of the season. For the Minnesota Wild, there were a couple of choices, but ESPN went with one that might lead to a bit of a dilemma for Minnesota down the road.
First off, ESPN ranked Minnesota 19th in the league, which seems a bit low considering the November the Wild have put forth. But considering they were ranked 27th in the last poll, it’s a pretty big jump. If they can keep up their winning ways, perhaps they’ll get into the top half of the league next time.