Haven't seen much of the game b/c of work but thought that somewhere between the 1st and 2nd periods @ MIN, the light switch went on. The reins came off and I felt like the players were far more active. Still some screw-ups, but we hustled to get back into position much, much better than the previous 30 games.
Not saying this confirms it, but if we keep up with the last 3-4 periods that we have played, there might be a nice little run in us coming here to close out the last 16 games. Need bodies to get healthy again, too, which is upcoming...