Michael Russo of the Star Tribune had a very good article published (“Wild Won’t Get Much Help from Struggling Farm Team”) that described the woes of the Iowa Wild and how they have very little in the way of forward depth to offer the big club Minnesota Wild for call-ups.
I know the system works. It worked for us [when I coached Houston] in the American League, it works for us in the NHL, but at some point you’ve got to find a way to win hockey games. -Wild Head Coach Mike Yao from Star Tribune
Russo describes how the situation is right now and blames it mostly on a lack of talented forwards mixed with some injuries.