After one of the more active offseasons for the Wild, active in the sense that the coaching staff has received a major overhaul. The addition of Bruce Boudreau really sent a jolt through the State of Hockey. As the dominoes fell, some assistants were let go, and some new blood was brought in.
Darryl Sydor was hired on by the Houston Aeros as the assistant coach to Mike Yeo. When Yeo was promoted to the Wild for the 2011-12 season, so too was Sydor. When Yeo was let go late last winter, blame started falling down the ranks, and Sydor was ultimately cut.