John Hynes’s Top-Heavy Lineup Can Help Identify Minnesota’s Roster Holes

The Minnesota Wild’s 2024 offseason has a bit of a dark cloud hanging over it. After a disappointing 2023-24 season marred by injury and underperformance, questions about Minnesota’s roster and its vision for the future are bubbling to the surface. 2023-24 was supposed to be the year that proved, one way or another, whether they could win the playoffs. Instead, they missed the tournament entirely. To reverse that downward trajectory, the team needs to identify which players are part of the problem and who can be part of the solution. New head coach John Hynes may be just the man...