If you’re a Minnesota Wild fan, there was likely at least a handful of games during the 2020-21 season that left you with a firm shake of the head and a thought bouncing through your head along the lines of ‘Wow, our special teams really struggled tonight’.
*Most Wild fans across the globe groan*
While there is reason for renewed hope toward this season’s special teams behind new units and a superstar in Kirill Kaprizov coming back another year older, Saturday’s preseason finale in Chicago was enough to bring back the nightmares and shudders that plagued last season.