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NHL schedule clashes with its own desire for quality games late in the season

In the first 19 days of October, the Minnesota Wild play just four regular season games. The final 11 days of the month, they play 6 games. For the Wild, the injury bug could not have struck at a better, or worse time. With the likes of Zach Parise, Mikael Granlund, Nino Niederreiter, and Charlie Coyle all missing time due to injury, a slow start to the season helps these guys get back on the ice with less games missed.

Converse to that, 6 games in the final 11 days of October, plus and additional 15 games in the month of November have the Wild queued up for an extremely difficult road ahead.