Wild Need Key Forward To Break Through Struggles ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Wild (20-9-4) are in their first real funk of the season. They have lost three straight games and five of their last seven. They are swamped with injuries and are facing their first bit of adversity this year. “Yeah, frustrated. This is the joy of an 82-game season," Marcus Foligno said. "You’re going to have some losses where you just scratch your head. Did we deserve better? Yeah, for sure. But a loss is a loss. You gotta soak it and you gotta get ready for tomorrow and maybe that’s the best thing. We got tomorrow just to go right back at it. just stay positive. We got two games left before a little mental reset. Tomorrow could be a good character win, and that’s what we gotta look forward to now. But yeah it’s frustrating.” Up until Wednesday, the Wild had yet to lose back-to-back games in regulation. They followed every loss with a win and have been at the top of the league's standings all season. They have now lost three straight but for Foligno, that is better than what his former team is going through. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/latest-news/will-the-sabres-losing-skid-stop-at-12] “It’s tough. There’s no easy games, and we’re fighting through it right now. We’re in a little bit of a sludge and just gotta go through it and it takes all of us to get ourselves out of it," Foligno said. "I’d rather be in this position than Buffalo. So, you know what? It’s not that bad.” Foligno, 33, spent his first six years with the Buffalo Sabres before he came to Minnesota via a trade. He played in 347 games with the Sabres and recorded 49 goals, 116 points, and 1,023 hits. A three-game losing streak is tough but like Foligno said, at least it isn't 12 straight. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/latest-news/will-the-sabres-losing-skid-stop-at-12] Let us know what you think by commenting below or on the Forum [https://thehockeynews.rtb.io/minnesota-wild/posts]. Make sure you bookmark The Hockey News' Minnesota Wild page [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/minnesota-wild/] for the latest news, exclusive interviews, breakdowns and so much more. Follow Dylan Loucks on Blue Sky [https://bsky.app/profile/dylanloucks.bsky.social] and Twitter (X). [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://twitter.com/DylanLoucks4%3Fref_src%3Dtwsrc%255Egoogle%257Ctwcamp%255Eserp%257Ctwgr%255Eauthor&ved=2ahUKEwiCtt3W2dmJAxVSrokEHVwsBhMQ6F56BAgaEAE&usg=AOvVaw3Nas3mZYaXJ-oCGPNTnt5b]
