Entering Game 3, it was difficult to maintain any belief whatsoever that the Wild still had any hope of escaping the first round of the 2018 NHL Playoffs. Once again deep in a 0-2 abyss, and facing the unenviable task of climbing out of said bottomless chasm against one of the NHL’s best teams, the mood around the State of Hockey and the Wild blogosphere was notably gloomy. But since Minnesota knocked off the Jets in convincing fashion in Sunday’s contest, the general sentiment surrounding this team seems to have lightened at least a little.
GAME 4 - The Wild needs an even better effort to level its series against the Jets
