Wild, 2 vs. Canucks, 4

Another 2-0 lead, another loss to an opponent in the NW division. The Wild play well in the first period of the game, but as they have done this entire season, they just can't play an entire 60 minutes. The second period was just a disaster, as the Wild were just pinned in their defensive zone. At one point in the second, the Canucks retained puck possession for a good 2 1/2 minutes before the Wild could clear the puck, and in that time span, the Wild couldn't get a change (the d-pairing of Burns and Bergeron played 3:23 and 2:32 shifts, respectively). It's just the story of the season, isn't it, a collapse in defense or every Wild player on the ice having a mentally relapse all at the same time and it results in a loss, as evident in the 28 seconds during the second that it took the Canucks to tie the game at 2 and get the go-ahead goal.

What started as a good day with the signing of Backs to his contract, ends up sucking with the loss, as every team ahead of the Wild that played all got points(Edmonton, Nashville, Anaheim) and with Dallas winning, the Wild have fallen to 11th in the West.

Onto the trade deadline...where's that bag of pucks for Gaby...

Notes:

• It's good to see Owen Nolan back on the ice after sitting out 3 games with a cracked toe; Weller and Foster were the healthy scratches with Boogaard still serving his 5-game suspension.
• Another low shot total for the Wild against with 19 total shots on goal (7-4-8)...How do you expect to win games when you only get 4 SOG in one period?
• OMG...can you believe there's only 20 games left in the season? Get your butts together boys if you have any hope to get into the playoffs...and our reward if we get into the playoffs...playing the Sharks or Red Wings. Great.
  

UP NEXT: Thursday @ San Jose Sharks, 9:30pm ET