With two straight wins after a roller coaster type start to the 2017-18 campaign, the Minnesota Wild seem to have found their game amid a devastating injury plague. Losing Zach Parise, Charlie Coyle, and Nino Neiderreiter after trading away guys like Marco Scandella and Jason Pominville would likely kill the chemistry in the locker room and the talent level on the ice would fall off dramatically. It’s still very early in the lengthy time-period the Wild are going to have to survive without Parise and Coyle. The next couple weeks are going to be extremely important.
Right-winger Nino Neiderreiter is very close to getting back on the ice for a game. He skated around practice Thursday without any hitch to his giddy-up and could be back for the Wild’s next home game against the Winnipeg Jets.
The Wild are currently 2-1 on their six-game home-stand. They will look to make a jump from last in the division to as high as second place if they can secure two points in their next tilt.
Upcoming schedule:
Winnipeg @ Wild 7pm – October 31st (Halloween)
Montreal @ Wild 7pm – November 2nd
Chicago @ Wild 7pm – November 4th
Road to the Kentucky Derby 2018 