Minnesota’s early-season injury apocalypse produced results that, while disappointing, were predictable. Charlie Coyle, Mikael Granlund, Nino Niederretier, and Zach Parise have all missed large chunks of the season. If you’re scoring at home, that’s 4 of the their 5 best wingers.
So it may come as no surprise to anyone that the Minnesota Wild ended October dead last in the Central Division.
Fortunately, Minnesota has some things going for them. They are 4 points behind a tie for second place in the Central Division. As a bonus, they have games in hand on each team in the division.