Minnesota Wild Head into the Stretch Run with a Difficult Road Ahead

Posted: 5th March 2010 by Blake Benzel in NHL
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As the Wild’s 62nd game draws ever closer, the trade deadline has left the team’s fans with a stark reality.   It’s playoffs or bust for this team.   By not moving Owen Nolan or shopping assets such as Josh Harding and *cough*JamesSheppard*cough*, there is a distinct message that Chuck Fletcher is sending to his team and to its fans.   “I believe in this team and I believe that we can make the playoffs and advance in the playoffs.”   Whether or not this is a realistic statement is a debate for another time and, quite frankly, a blogger with much more energy to confront the topic than I have at the moment.   But, with the cards played, what will it take for this team to make a legitimate playoff push?  Let’s look at it, shal ...

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