Better late than never. Before the chaos of the NHL off-season truly begins, we’re looking back for a few brief moments at the Minnesota Wild’s historic 2021-22 campaign and reviewing each player that played their part in breaking a handful of franchise records.
And of course, you can’t have a blue line without the bottom-pairing defensemen that will get blamed for a lot of goals or be a pleasant surprise. This isn’t just the standard fifth of sixth blueliner in the defensive hierarchy, we’re getting into the mud and dirt and starting with the true depth defensemen and grading their seasons.