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Please Don't Panic, Chuck

Found January 18, 2012 on Wild Puck Banter:
PLAYERS: Charlie Coyle,  Josh Harding,  Zach Parise,  Marco Scandella,  Ryan Malone,  Mikael Granlund,  Jason Zucker,  Johan Larsson,  Evgeni Malkin
TEAMS: Minnesota Wild,  New Jersey Devils,  Tampa Bay Lightning,  Pittsburgh Penguins

One month ago the Minnesota Wild were riding high, things were going great. They were on top of the Western Conference, the Houston call-ups were all producing and Mike Yeo looked like a genius. Fast-forward to today, the team is struggling badly, the rookies look over matched and their captain is out for at least a month. What should be done?Wild GM Chuck Fletcher is at a crossroads here. He can make some moves to help the Wild maintain their playoff spot or he can be patient. The easy thing to do would be to trade some of their young players and prospects for quick fixes. Deal Charlie Coyle and Josh Harding for Zach Parise, or how about Marco Scandella for Ryan Malone? If the Wild made a few moves they'd have a good shot to make the playoffs this season and the fan base would be happy.But I wouldn't do that. This team is built for the future, not for the present. Sure, they played out of their skulls good hockey in November, but that was an anomaly. This team as it's p...
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