The Wild is in the familiar position of chasing one of the final playoff spots in the Western Conference — essentially, this year, a two-team race between Minnesota and Colorado for the very last spot. The Wild has been one of the two lowest seeds each of the past three seasons while making the playoffs each time — scoring a first-round upset each of the last two seasons.
What is minimum requirement for Wild to keep Torchetti, Fletcher?
We asked fans what's the minimum the Wild needs to accomplish this season for you to want to see John Torchetti hired full time and Chuck Fletcher kept as GM?
March 15, 2016 at 9:30PM
This year, though, is different. The Wild arrived at this point carrying not only the burden of expectations but also a mid-year firing of head coach Mike Yeo. As such, the question posed to readers on Twitter and Facebook today was simple:
What's the minimum the Wild needs to accomplish this season for you to want to see John Torchetti hired full time and Chuck Fletcher kept as GM? I don't think it's far-fetched to say a trip to the Western Conference Finals is the minimum requirement, but here's what readers had to say — with varying degrees of optimism and seriousness.
Minnesota protected its playoff position and moved closer to the third-place spot in the Central that Colorado swiped last week.
