Minnesota Wild prospects face limited opportunities for NHL experience

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Photo: If Minnesota Wild prospect Gustav Olofsson is ready for NHL minutes soon, he might make another young defenseman expendable (courtesy of Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)


</p> Now past the midpoint of the 2015-16 season, a relatively healthy and whole Minnesota Wild team is cooling of late. Offense is down, shots for are down, shots against are up, and points have been lost in the NHL’s new 3-on-3 overtime format. The Wild has dropped four in a row while the rival Chicago Blackhawks are on a 12-game winning streak. The expectation of success means the Wild again faces fan and media despair. People aren’t sure if they’re seeing a very good team play down to occasions, or maybe an average team that can’t really score despite (or because) of its responsible team structure.… read more

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