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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Their issue is their core players (outside of Tarasenko and Shattenkirk) can't score come playoff time.
Steen: 14 points in 31 career playoff games
Backes: 13 points in 29 career playoff games
Oshie: 9 points in 30 career playoff games
Schwartz: 7 points in 18 career playoff games
Berglund: 13 points in 29 career playoff games
Bouwmeester: 2 points in 18 career playoff games
Not winning anything with a core that disappears like that.
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A possible symptom is never having faith in your starting goaltender to just go out and play their offensive game. Mediocre goaltending really can sink an otherwise talented team as the Wild actually have a lot of talent and they were heading towards a top 10 draft pick until they got a goaltender they could depend on. That said they really do have to evaluate their forward group and why none of them have shown an extra gear in the playoffs.