Wild face transition year with uncertain season looming

Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty ImagesIt might seem forever ago by now, but the last time we watched the Minnesota Wild play a game of hockey was almost four months ago, as they were knocked out of the postseason play-in round by the Vancouver Canucks in four games. A series that wrapped up an uncertain season for the State of Hockey’s team.

No one expected much. Coming out of the disastrous and short tenure of former GM Paul Fenton; the team was still in recovery when the puck dropped for the 2019-20 regular season. While some transactions like acquiring Kevin Fiala from the Nashville Predators for pending free agent Mikhail Granlund has improved with every goal that the young forward scored…