Coming into this homestand—the longest of the year for Minnesota—a 2-2-0 record was prooooobably not where Bruce Boudreau hoped his team would be after four games. In this stretch the Wild has had highs and lows, gaining momentum for occasional spurts, only to let the wind get repeatedly sucked out of its sails. Oh, and sometimes its defensemen have made beautiful drop passes to set up Nikolaj Ehlers for breakaways.
Right now, the Wild’s sails are very much luffing, but with two more chances to break wind on home ice (is that the phrase I’m looking for?