The Minnesota Wild returned to action to face the Los Angeles Kings in a battle that was so predictable. As I try to find positives about the 4-0 loss to the rebuilding Californian squad, through gritted teeth, you could have blindly picked this outcome before puck drop.
After a two-week break due to a COVID outbreak and a dozen or so players ending up on the league’s protocol list, the Wild were forced into playing a road game against a team that has been able to surprise some opponents with their youngsters in a prime role.