After a look at the Minnesota Wild’s offense yesterday, today we’re going to look at where the team’s defense stands ahead of the 2019-20 season. In terms of overall team defense there haven’t been many other teams over the last few seasons that have taken away the slot from opposing teams like the Wild. With four regular defensemen about to appear in their seventh season or more with the team and a handful of strong two-way forwards to help it’s easy to see how the strength and foundation of the Wild is their defense.
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For years the Minnesota Wild’s approach to defense has been focusing on limiting the quality of chances against rather than just the quality of chances against.