Let the blaming begin: Why did the Wild fail?

I'll go with Gaborik not showing up ( 1 assist, -3), Kurtis Foster (broken leg) and Nick Schultz (appendectomy) missing all but 1 game, and running into a Theodore that looked like the Theodore of '02.

It has to be the front office. This is a good team, but that's all. They aren't built for a playoff run. I tried to tell myself when the playoffs began that it would work out, but in the back of my head I knew we wouldn't go far. If they want to do more than what they have the past two seasons they need to do two things. First, keep players like Bouchard, Rolston, and Gaborik around. I'm already under the impression that Demitra will be gone, because we won't be paying him the $4 million he's expecting. Second, we need a few big play-makers. We have Gaborik and Rolston, that's great. But there is clearly something missing. Koivu is going to be a beast for years to come, but that still isn't enough. I'd start by trying to bring in John-Michael Liles from Colorado and maybe try to land a solid center like Patrick Marleau. So, in short, the front office needs to step up and actually make a serious push to bring this team a championship instead of being satisfied just being competitive.