By Tony Abbott -
When the Wild lose, they go all out, it seems.
Usually after losses, I've been pretty glum, seeing as the Wild's last major losing streak put them in a position with little margin for error. This actually isn't the case tonight, as I'm starting to feel confident about the Wild's playoff positioning. Phoenix and Dallas have both plummeted in the standings, and the Wild are still creeping on Vancouver, and you could talk yourself into thinking they might be in striking distance of Los Angeles and Colorado, too.
Of course, this can all change in a week. The Wild have a small stretch where they face a murderer's row of teams in Chicago, Anaheim, and San Jose- three of the top four teams in the league. Can the Wild please get some of their guys back for those games?
Anyway, on to the Walk.
Wild News
Game Recaps
Stars put inept Wild in a box | Star Tribune- Boo.
Minnesota Wild give one away in Dallas - TwinCities.com- Boo.
Wild lazy and undisciplined in 4-0 loss in Dallas- Strip Koivu's C! What's he done for the Wild recently!
Other News
Eugene Melnyk presents Matt Cooke investigation evidence to NHL | Puck Daddy - Yahoo Sports- Couldn't Cooke have stomped on Melnyk's ACL?
The 2013-14 Minnesota Wild: How They Were Built- F*?!ing Wild! How do they work?!
Off the Trail
Six lessons from the John Tortorella suspension | Puck Daddy - Yahoo Sports- John Tortorella was suspended for 15 days, which probably takes him to the Olympic break, but I'm not going to check. It's not like knowing stuff is required for doing these articles.
30 Thoughts: Nothing wrong with starting fourth line in NHL | Hockey | CBC Sports- Some more on that incident.
Is the point system change debate returning? - NHL - ESPN- It should. The point system sucks.
Kuznetsov says he’ll join Capitals in 2014-15 | ProHockeyTalk- He says he's a decent guy. And then he pokes Atherton with a sword, and concludes "Eh, I'm all right."
Alex Semin makes Russian Olympic team for Sochi Games after all | Puck Daddy - Yahoo Sports- There goes S.E.M.(in) #ReplaceBandNameWithSnub
‘NHLPA ’93’ vs. ‘NHL ’94’: The Ultimate Showdown- Down Goes Brown omits NHL Hitz 20-03. I promise to be obnoxious about this forever.
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