Bruce Boudreau didn’t necessarily seem the most upbeat man, even after seeing his Minnesota Wild team (at something relatively close to full-strength) down the Colorado Avalanche by seven goals to none.
“That’s the idea of it, to get them in a rhythm,” Boudreau said. “But at the same time, it’s not that we beat Colorado at its best.” (NHL.com)
He saw the value in a win, in that it’d give his team a morale boost and hopefully set them up for further good results. However, I read his statement as a ‘hold up a sec’, this was their second-string side we beat.