St. Louis was in the midst of one of their worst starts in franchise history, and Chicago’s terrorizing of Minnesota was now just a fading memory. that, and the angst of the executives of the Dallas Stars growing dissatisfaction with Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn would become public by the end of the month. The Wild were 6-3 in Central Division Collections (Good for 3rd at the time), Matt Dumba was healthy, and Nino was still on the Wild. The Athletic’s Sean McIndoe listed the Wild as the Third Best Team in the NHL.
Things weren’t good.