Minnesota Wild: Closing the Book on the John Torchetti Era

When the Minnesota Wild hired Bruce Boudreau as Head Coach it signaled the end of the John Torchetti experiment as the Wild decided not to hire Torchetti as the fourth coach in team history. As the Wild move forward possibly without Torchetti in the organization it could be a harder pill to swallow than most think.

On February 13th the Minnesota Wild, after a lack luster performance at home against the Bruins were deep in the throes of an eight game losing streak. So bad was the loss that GM Chuck Fletcher decided at the final horn of the game that he would fire head coach Mike Yeo. The Wild found themselves out of a playoff spot and wondering if the season was lost with no chance to get…