Analysis

ST. PAUL, MN - MARCH 16: Pontus Aberg #26 of the Minnesota Wild lines up during a game with the New York Rangers at Xcel Energy Center on March 16, 2019 in St. Paul, Minnesota.(Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images)

Should the Minnesota Wild Re-Sign Pontus Aberg?

Minnesota Wild: Anthony Bitetto is a bit of an underrated acquisition

Minnesota Wild: What is the deal with Brad Hunt playing the wing?

Minnesota Wild: Trio of Charlie Coyle, Luke Kunin and Zach Parise on fire

ST. PAUL, MN - DECEMBER 31: Casey DeSmith (1) of the Pittsburgh Penguins makes a save on Mikko Koivu (9) of the Minnesota Wild in the second period on December 31, 2018 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by David Berding/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Minnesota Wild: Lack of even-strength scoring is ruining their season

CALGARY, AB - DECEMBER 6: Matt Dumba #24 of the Minnesota Wild in action against the Calgary Flames during an NHL game at Scotiabank Saddledome on December 6, 2018 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Derek Leung/Getty Images)

Minnesota Wild: Matt Dumba injury creates a big hole on defense

ST. PAUL, MN - NOVEMBER 27: Niklas Hjalmarsson #4 of the Arizona Coyotes and Jason Zucker #16 of the Minnesota Wild tie-up during a game at Xcel Energy Center on November 27, 2018 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The Coyotes defeated the Wild 4-3.(Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images)

Minnesota Wild: How will Central Division re-alignment affect the Wild?

VANCOUVER, BC - DECEMBER 4: Ben Hutton #27 and Anders Nilsson #31 of the Vancouver Canucks look on as Jason Zucker #16 of the Minnesota Wild scores his first goal during their NHL game at Rogers Arena December 4, 2018 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images)

Minnesota Wild: Three takeaways from strong result versus Vancouver Canucks

COLUMBUS, OH - NOVEMBER 29: Goaltender Devan Dubnyk #40 of the Minnesota Wild defends the net against the Columbus Blue Jackets on November 29, 2018 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images)

Minnesota Wild: Latest five-game pace looks absolutely brutal

ST. PAUL, MN - APRIL 15: Minnesota Wild Left Wing Zach Parise (11) celebrates his 1st period goal during game 3 of a round one Stanley Cup Playoff matchup between the Minnesota Wild and Winnipeg Jets on April 15, 2018 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN. The Wild defeated the Jets 6-2. (Photo by Nick Wosika/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Minnesota Wild: Right on pace for play-offs post-Thanksgiving

ST. PAUL, MN - NOVEMBER 21: Matt Dumba #24 of the Minnesota Wild celebrates his 1st period goal during a game with the Ottawa Senators at Xcel Energy Center on November 21, 2018 in St. Paul, Minnesota.(Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images)

Minnesota Wild: Defensive pairing shuffle seems to pay off

VANCOUVER, BC - OCTOBER 29: Devan Dubnyk #40 of the Minnesota Wild makes a save on Markus Granlund #60 of the Vancouver Canucks during their NHL game at Rogers Arena October 29, 2018 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images)"n

Minnesota Wild: Devan Dubnyk continues to bail team out

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 8: Jared Spurgeon #46 of the Minnesota Wild skates with the puck during the first period of the game against the Los Angeles Kings at STAPLES Center on November 8, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NHLI via Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***

Minnesota Wild: Just how underrated is Jared Spurgeon?

ST. PAUL, MN - NOVEMBER 15: Eric Staal #12 of the Minnesota Wild is congratulated by Mikael Granlund #64 of the Minnesota Wild and Jason Zucker #16 of the Minnesota Wild after scoring a 2nd period goal during a game with the Vancouver Canucks at Xcel Energy Center on November 15, 2018 in St. Paul, Minnesota.(Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images)

Minnesota Wild: Does sharing the scoring around work?

ST. PAUL, MN - NOVEMBER 13: Zach Parise #11 of the Minnesota Wild chases a puck that gets behind Pheonix Copley #1 of the Washington Capitals during a game between the Minnesota Wild and Washington Capitals at Xcel Energy Center on November 13, 2018 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The puck would find it's way to the back of the net and Matt Dumba #24 of the Minnesota Wild would be credited with the 3rd period power play goal as the Capitals defeated the Wild 5-2.(Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images)

Minnesota Wild: The powerplay still needs to be better

SAN JOSE, CA - NOVEMBER 06: Minnesota Wild left wing Marcus Foligno (17) dives for a loose puck during the San Jose Sharks game versus the Minnesota Wild on November 6, 2018, at SAP Center in San Jose, CA (Photo by Matt Cohen/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Minnesota Wild: Should we expect more from Marcus Foligno?

ST. LOUIS, MO - NOVEMBER 11: Devan Dubnyk #40 of the Minnesota Wild makes a save against the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center on November 11, 2018 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Scott Rovak/NHLI via Getty Images)

Minnesota Wild: Limiting shots against was key to road-trip success

ST. LOUIS, MO - NOVEMBER 11: Joel Eriksson Ek #14 of the Minnesota Wild scores a goal against Chad Johnson #31 of the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center on November 11, 2018 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Joe Puetz/NHLI via Getty Images)

Minnesota Wild: Joel Eriksson Ek follows Nino’s lead

ST. LOUIS, MO - NOVEMBER 11: Zach Sanford #12 of the St. Louis Blues battles Greg Pateryn #29 of the Minnesota Wild for the puck at Enterprise Center on November 11, 2018 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Joe Puetz/NHLI via Getty Images)

Minnesota Wild: Was Greg Pateryn a good summer acquisition?

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 08: Devan Dubnyk #40 of the Minnesota Wild celebrates a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings with Mikko Koivu #9 and Mikael Granlund #64 at Staples Center on November 8, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Minnesota Wild: Six points from five road games not a bad haul

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 08: Nino Niederreiter #22 of the Minnesota Wild celebrates his goal with Matt Dumba #24 and Zach Parise #11 to tie the game 1-1 with the Los Angeles Kings during the first period at Staples Center on November 8, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Minnesota Wild: Nino Niederreiter finding his game

CEDAR PARK, TX - OCTOBER 19: Texas Stars center James Phelan (18) battles for a loose puck with Iowa Wild players Sam Anas (7) and Justin Kloos during 5 - 4 win over the Iowa Wild on October 19, 2018, at the HEB Center in Cedar Park, TX. (Photo by John Rivera/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Minnesota Wild: Iowa Wild players in line for a call-up

ST. PAUL, MN - OCTOBER 25: After scoring a 2nd period goal Jonas Brodin #25 of the Minnesota Wild is congratulated by Charlie Coyle #3 of the Minnesota Wild during a game between the Minnesota Wild and Los Angeles Kings at Xcel Energy Center on October 25, 2018 in St. Paul, Minnesota.(Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images)

Minnesota Wild: Sharing the scoring amongst the line-up

SAN JOSE, CA - NOVEMBER 06: The Minnesota Wild celebrate scoring a goal against the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center on November 6, 2018 in San Jose, California (Photo by Brandon Magnus/NHLI via Getty Images)

Minnesota Wild: Defying the statistics of a top-half team this season

ST. PAUL, MN - OCTOBER 25: Nino Niederreiter #22 of the Minnesota Wild and Anze Kopitar #11 of the Los Angeles Kings battle during a game between the Minnesota Wild and Los Angeles Kings at Xcel Energy Center on October 25, 2018 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The Wild defeated the Kings 4-1.(Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images)

Minnesota Wild: Nino Niederreiter a disappointment this year

VANCOUVER, BC - OCTOBER 29: Bo Horvat #53 of the Vancouver Canucks checks Nino Niederreiter #22 of the Minnesota Wild during their NHL game at Rogers Arena October 29, 2018 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images)

Nino Niederreiter showing good signs in Minnesota Wild loss

ST. PAUL, MN - OCTOBER 25: (L-R) Devan Dubnyk (40) and Marcus Foligno (17) of the Minnesota Wild celebrate after the game between the Los Angeles Kings and the Minnesota Wild on October 25 2018 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. The Minnesota Wild defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-1. (Photo by David Berding/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Minnesota Wild at Conference-winning pace in last five

ST. PAUL, MN - OCTOBER 20: Mikael Granlund #64 of the Minnesota Wild and Alex Stalock #32 of the Minnesota Wild celebrate an overtime win after a game between the Minnesota Wild and Tampa Bay Lightning at Xcel Energy Center on October 20, 2018 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The Wild defeated the Lightning 5-4 in overtime.(Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images)

Minnesota Wild grind out over-time win over Tampa Bay