The Wild have run Brock Faber Right into the Rookie Wall

On today's episode of Locked on Wild, Alex Micheletti joins to recap an absolute laugher against the Arizona Coyotes that finished off another missed opportunity with two winnable games against the Flyers and Coyotes. We look at the team falling back to square one and fully squandering the bump they received when John Hynes took over. We discuss the lack of response to adversity, going through the motions and looking defeated in general, which are all huge issues at the halfway point of the season. We discuss Brock Faber's recent struggles, and how the Wild pushed him directly into the "Rookie Wall" by rolling him out for 30 minutes a night without expectation that at some point the minutes would quickly add up. We look at Daemon Hunt continuing to just stunt his development by sitting in the pressbox on a nightly basis while Alex Goligoski and Jon Merrill continue to make mistake after mistake in the lineup. We finish by looking at the week ahead with games against the Islanders, Panthers, Lightning and Hurricanes, which further paints a grim picture for those hoping to see this team get to the playoffs. For those interested in the Greater Good, a great opportunity to create some separation between the Wild at 6th overall in the 2024 NHL draft and the Buffalo Sabres who currently occupy the 7th overall spot.

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