What is it going to take?

The Wild started a home stand on Sunday knowing they control their own destiny in making the playoffs for the first time since 2008.

This team is so hard to figure out at home with the last 4 games and the results. They had been so dominating all year and the last 4 hit the wall. Are they pressing and feeling the pressure of the playoffs?

The memo was sent out to the NHL that the Wild and all of Minnesota wants them in the Stanley Cup playoffs. The problem is the young and going nowhere, Calgary Flames evidently did not get that memo.

The Wild did everything possible. They dominated every phase of the game. The shots on goal 35 to 24 in favor of the Wild along with faceoff domination 36 to 25. The problem was twofold Sunday. First the Flames power play looked like the old Edmonton Oilers with Wayne Gretzky and Jari Kurri and Mark Messier at the attack. The Flames made it look so easy is scoring. They tallied 3 power play goals although one was an empty netter.

The other problem was Flames goaltender; Joey Macdonald played the game of his life. It seems other than the Calgary and Edmonton games, the Wild are facing goalies that are hot.

I will say in the loss the line of Koivu, Parise and Coyle was unbelievable. The domination each shift was awesome. It is a shame they could not have been rewarded more often.

The season is far from over but if the team cannot figure out how to score more than one goal the end of the season will come down to a waiting game on which team in the NHL wants that 8^th position the most.

My faith is still in the team, but it is disheartening to see a team play that well and not come up with two points.

Go Wild on Tuesday and beat the Kings!!!

3 games left with 2 home and one on the road. The time is ticking on the Wild season. We can do it. Please have faith   Koivu and Parise will need to take charge. The workers they are, I know they can get this team into the playoffs.

Thanks for reading

Purplestick