I hate to say this Gump, but the missed opportunities is what has plagued the Wild for the last 10 years. I know it's not that easy to score in the NHL (or at any level really), but great scoring opportunities need to be capitalized on, and the Wild don't. I love the optimism though!
- Gusrichards
Yeah, you're right, but that loss takes on a whole new meaning if they just get flat out thrashed without the multitude of scoring chances the Wild did have. Who knows, one or two of those chances go in and it's probably a different outcome.
I just think the shortfalls of this newer looking squad in that game was still holding some promise unlike all the games over the first part of the season where they did the same things.