Ok, Wilderness, I know we’re feeling a little better about ourselves after the Wild managed to find a victory and earn a stay of execution on Wednesday night. We are correct to feel better, because we no longer have a chance to be the first team eliminated from the playoffs, and no matter what happens moving forward, we’ve now outlasted the Chicago Blackhawks, so that’s just neat-o! I’m here to remind Wild faithful everywhere, though, that there is a very long and steep hill to climb before we can really call this a series again.
The Wild definitely took a positive step on Wednesday, but lest you forget, this team is still based in Minnesota, which means it will probably battle back over the next game or two, get us all believing that the unthinkable is going to happen, and then boom!