No one could be more happy than head coach Mike Yeo and the Minnesota Wild to see 2013 in the rear-view mirror.
The club ended the year with their sixth straight loss last night, a team record for most defeats in a row.
After the game, captain Mikko Koivu refused to pin Minnesota’s bad run of play on the head coach, saying “it’s our job to play the game.”
While Koivu taking responsibility for the losses has to serve as a morsel of comfort for Yeo, it didn’t stop him from addressing the team at today’s practice, saying he still believes in the group.
Yeo talked to #mnwild on ice, told them he knows what's going on, won't coach to save his job and that he still believes in this team
— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) January 1, 2014
With the loss last night, rumors have begun to fly surrounding Yeo’s job security, and with one Minnesota head coach having just been dismissed, upheaval seems to be in the air.
Coach Mike Yeo said he met with the team today. Told them he didn't want them to feel sorry for him. Wants them to go out and win.
— Chad Graff (@ChadGraff) January 1, 2014
Russo stated last night that eventually the “bomb will drop”, with that coming on either a coaching change or trade.
The Wild will shuffle their lines, with Yeo saying “we’re throwing a lot at the wall and we need something to stick.”
