Don't look now, but the Wild are back inside the playoff bubble.
It's been almost 3 weeks since the Minnesota Wild decided to dismiss their long-time coach Mike Yeo and replace him with John Torchetti. At the time, it was unknown whether Minnesota would finally rebound from 6 weeks of losing or continue to spiral further out of control. But the interim coach has pulled the Wild from the doldrums, culminating in Tuesday's win against Colorado which leap-frogged them over the Avs into 8th place in the West.
With the Wild responding to Torchetti, it's fair to wonder what he needs to do to earn Minnesota's Head Coach position on a more permanent basis.