Can Victor Rask be A Usable Player For the Minnesota Wild?

The Minnesota Wild made a very controversial trade, swapping Rask for Niederreiter. Including Kevin Fiala and Ryan Donato being brought in, and longtime core players Mikael Granlund and Charlie Coyle being shipped out, it’s obvious. In 26 games with the Carolina Hurricanes Rask had 1 goal and 5 assists for 6 points and was a minus 3. Following the trade, in 23 games with the Minnesota Wild Rask scored 2 goals and 1 assist and was a -1.

So what has happened to the player that scored 31 points, 45 points, and 48 points in the three season’s prior?

Bad Shooting Luck

Weirdly enough there is plenty of evidence that suggests that while Rask has been struggling mightily for the Minnesota Wild, most…