…And we’re back in must-win mode.
Entering this series against the highly powerful Winnipeg Jets, few in the hockey world gave the Wild a fighting chance. In the Wilderness, though, there was plenty of hope that Minnesota could rise to the occasion as the underdog and at least give its neighbors to the north all that it could handle.
In Game 1, the Wild had Winnipeg on the ropes briefly, but it didn’t sustain nearly enough offensive pressure to win a playoff game against a better team that night. In Game 2, Minnesota came out with a little more piss and vinegar in the opening frame, but then the wheels slowly removed themselves from the Wild’s wagon in the second and third.