Matt Cullen’s three sons — Brooks, Wyatt and Joey — didn’t make the trip from Minnesota to Pittsburgh with their dad this week.
But it wasn’t for lack of effort.
“The boys fought hard,” Cullen said after the Wild’s morning skate Thursday. “I actually half-expected to see Joey when I opened my bag up. I thought he might be hiding out. They were fighting hard until the last minute. They were trying to get on the plane, but we couldn’t do it. It’s busy and we couldn’t make it work. The boys wanted to come, though. Holy cow, they fought hard.