Three games to go for your Minnesota Wild. The team played a good game on Sunday, earning a 5-2 win over the lowly Colorado Avalanche, but as was often noted around the Hockey Wilderness community on Sunday morning, that game was kind of a no-win situation for the Wild. Coming in, a victory meant that Minnesota did what it was supposed to do against a terrible opponent, so really nothing gained, whereas a loss would have been devastating for the team’s psyche.
To some degree, that story will hold true for these last three games, though maybe tonight’s game is an exception, as the Wild faces the Carolina Hurricanes, who are technically still alive in the playoff picture.