Wild's Lackluster Start Leaves Fans With An Anxious Trigger Finger

I have heard this sentiment all over the Wild blogosphere. Wild fans everywhere have gone off the deep end. Only nine games in and we are already being bombarded with craziness. Let's take a look at some of the few things that was said with a more rational point of view, shall we?

Finally, we get to the biggest, most offered up trade bait from Wild fans. Koivu is currently in the middle of his 7-year $47.25 million contract. He was drafted 6^th overall by the Wild in the 2001 draft. Koivu has played 545 career games and posted 404 points in his career for .741 points per game. There are Wild fans out there that would offer Mikko up for a bag of pucks if they could. I guess I don't see where the vile and disenfranchisement with Koivu comes from. I won't say that he is your prototypical number one center, but he isn't the reason this team is having issues. The Wild have four captains on this team and the one guy they all rally around is Mikko. When he speaks in the locker room, everyone listens. As for his production, Koivu has 6 points (1G-5A) in 9 games this season. In the last six years, Koivu has eclipsed 60 points in a season three times. He missed 60 points in 2011-12 because a shoulder injury limited him to just 55 games. Last season, Koivu finished with 37 points in 48 games which means he was actually on pace to hit 60 points again. For the last six seasons, Koivu has been everything to the Wild. The way Koivu goes is usually the way the Wild go. Trading him would be giving up on the season and leave a large hole that takes a once-in-a-decade draft pick to find a replacement.

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