After last season Minnesota Wild fans were depressed. They were distraught, and they were heartbroken. All the expectations of finally be rid of Doug Risebrough were too much for them to handle. Changing coaches from the defense-first style of play of Jacques Lemaire to the up-tempo, hit them in the mouth while you skate circles around them style of Todd Richards didn't take as quickly as they had hoped.
But this year is different.
The roster is reworked. There is more depth everywhere. There is more talent everywhere. This might actually be the best roster the Wild have rolled onto the ice since their inception.
A top line of Mikko Koivu, surrounded by wingers Andrew Brunette, and Anti Miettinen has proven to be a very formidable scoring line, which is exactly why Koivu got his big contract. But they are not what is scary about this team, as you know what you will get fr ...
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Article written by Tim Meehan