The Wild badly need to stop messing around and start stringing together some wins again. The nice point buffer that had been built in the first two months of the season to give the team early breathing room over most of its Central Division opponents is now very much a thing of the past. Minnesota now finds itself six points behind third-place Colorado, and three points behind Edmonton, which holds the last Wild Card spot in the Western Conference. Yes, your Minnesota Wild are outside of the playoff bubble.
Tonight, the Wild take on the San Jose Sharks, a team that gets a ton of offensive production from its star-studded blueline.