Slump Week: A look back at the Minnesota Wild's 2011-12 collapse

The Annual December Slump is becoming one of the Minnesota Wild's most sacred traditions, right up there with the "Let's Play Hockey" chant and wondering what the hell a Nordy is or why it exists. With the Wild having lost 6 of 7 games going into December, Hockey Wilderness decided to profile each of the Wild's mid-season swoons for the past 5 years, and see if we can identify the common trends. Today, we start with the 2011-12 Wild.

Setting the stage: Mike Yeo started off his coaching career making a huge impression. After his Wild stumbled out of the gate to a 3-3-3 start, Minnesota started clicking on all cylinders, rattling off two 5-game win streaks in November before stringing together…