There was a point in the year where Minnesota Wild coach Mike Yeo got so mad he went on an angry tirade, cursed out his team and stormed off the ice in practice in early January.
The Wild had gone 2-4-4 in its previous 10 games. Yeo seemed in danger of losing his job, though management indicated it didn’t see the coach as the problem.
Then Minnesota traded for Devan Dubnyk and all fell into place. The Wild made the playoffs, Minnesota was a darling pick to go deep. But now, the Wild finds itself in an 0-3 hole against Chicago with Game 4 on Thursday.