New York: The season is over for the Swedish colony of Minnesota.
The Wild also lost their sixth duel of the night against the Dallas Stars, thus they are out of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
The worst thing is that I think we were the better team in most matches, says Norwegian star Mats Zuccariello after the final 4-1 victory.
No, General Manager Bill Gerin’s final gamble on the blue and yellow did not pay off as well as he had hoped.
The “new” Wild managed to win two games against a well-organised and stable Dallas team, thanks not least to the contributions of John Klingberg, Marcus Johansson and Gustav Nyquist, but the last two games were disappointing.
Last night they moved their legs, started creating chances, in the third period but by then the Stars were leading 3-0 so it was too late.
In the end, the Texans won 4-1 and 4-2 in two games.
– It’s like a notch in a record. We are fighting to get to the playoffs. Then we can’t get past the first turn, veteran Marcos Foligno sighs in disappointment.
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Norwegian Mats Zuccarello is also grieving.
The worst thing is that I think we were the better team in most of the matches. He says he feels very frustrated.
Theoretically, a whole host of Swedes would now be available for Sam Hallam’s World Cup squad, but sadly John Klingberg, Marcus Johansson, Gustav Nyquist and Oscar Sundqvist all have expired contracts, so it’s not entirely clear if they can take part. So back to Minnesota this fall.
In addition, Joel Erickson-Ek was injured and could not play more than 19 seconds in qualifying.
On the other hand, successful goalkeeper Philipp Gustafsson could be relevant – as well as hillbilly Jonas Broden from Värmland.
Dallas will face the winner of the series between Colorado and Seattle in the next round.