Remember when the Minnesota Wild were one of the oldest and slowest teams to qualify for the 2020 NHL bubble playoff?
Remember when the leadership of the Wild were wiley veterans, Mikko Koivu, Ryan Suter, Zach Parise, and Eric Staal?
Remember when the Wild had no real marquee talent and they were just a team that played with structure and had strong defense?
Remember when the Wild only hoped that they could seriously compete with the top teams in the league?
Remember when former GM, Paul Fenton started reworking the roster by unloading "the next generation" Wild core (Granlund, Coyle, Niederreiter)?
Remember when Fenton was abruptly dismissed and replaced by Bill Guerin?
Remember when Wild owner, Craig Leipold, stated that the Wild are not rebuilding?
Remember when Bill Guerin echoed ownerships words and stuck to his plan?
Remember when Mikko Koivu was not resigned?
Remember when Kirill Kaprizov arrived after years of waiting and speculation?
Remember when Suter and Parise were bought out?
Remember when Kaprizov started the season without a goal in his first 8 games?
Remember when the Wild seemingly could not win as February turned to March?
Remember when Bill Guerin stood by his team and his word by bolstering his roster, without upsetting the winning culture within the Wild room?
2 Years!!!
Do not sleep on the Wild as they are legit. That is thanks in large part, to the leadership from the top and Bill Guerin's well orchestrated plan, that continues to unfold.