Torchetti, who had been coaching the Wild’s AHL affiliate in Iowa, has been in this position before.
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Yeo was a bit of a surprise hire in 2011 when he was brought aboard to replace Todd Richards after two playoff-free seasons.
They are three points out of a playoff spot in the Western Conference but have three teams between them and the final Wild Card spot.
Minnesota Wild sacked head coach Mike Yeo after their 4-2 home loss to the Boston Bruins on Saturday, their eighth defeat in a row in the National Hockey League.
It was just a couple months back that Mike Yeo was being celebrated for guiding the Minnesota Wild to the best first half in franchise history.
Devan Dubnyk, whose play sparked last season’s run, has contributed to the demise with a 4.07 goals-against average over four consecutive regulation losses.
Boston’s second goal needed to be reviewed, as Krejci threw the puck on net off the rush as Nino Niederrieter was crashing into the Minnesota goal.
The answers for this season’s fall have been tougher to diagnose.
“Things have just fallen apart for us”, Fletcher said. We had three games where I think the outcome could’ve been different, three games where it looked like it were coming. “When there is a breakdown, we are able to respond with another goal”.
“I’m going to hold them accountable and push them hard”, Torchetti said of the team’s veteran leaders.
The Bruins’ power play didn’t fare much better than Minnesota’s with an 0-for-6 showing on the man advantage, but even-strength goals from David Krejci and Loui Eriksson allowed the B’s to outpace their opponent despite only attempting 10 shots over the game’s first 40 minutes. Stop by Hockey Wilderness later today for more info and analysis, and join us in our GameThread to discuss the game as it happens! The two-time AHL All-Star has two goals and an assist in 25 total games with the Red Wings since the 2013-14 seasons.
Brad Marchand opened the scoring with a short-handed goal in the first, his 19th career short-handed goal and the most of any player since he entered the league in 2009-10. Their heads are spinning after losing 13 of 14 games, and after coach Mike Yeo was let go on Saturday.
“I’m a realist”, Yeo told reporters after Saturday’s loss, before news of his firing surfaced.
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“For me it’s a big stepping stone, but it [doesn’t] happen without lots of good players I am playing with”, Datsyuk said.
