Editing Minnesota Wild (section)

====Mikko Koivu years====
In the 2009 off-season, Marian Gaborik signed with the [[New York Rangers]] during the summer as a free agent.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nhl.com/news/star-forward-marian-gaborik-signs-with-rangers-leaving-wild/c-433207 | title=Star forward Marian Gaborik signs with Rangers, leaving Wild | access-date=August 27, 2022 | archive-date=August 27, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827041231/https://www.nhl.com/news/star-forward-marian-gaborik-signs-with-rangers-leaving-wild/c-433207 | url-status=live}}</ref> Team owner [[Craig Leipold]] hired former [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] assistant general manager [[Chuck Fletcher]] as general manager. Later that summer, Fletcher selected [[Todd Richards (ice hockey)|Todd Richards]] as head coach.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=6363681 | title=Wild owner disappointed, says team lost money | date=April 15, 2011 | access-date=August 27, 2022 | archive-date=October 3, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003060458/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=6363681 | url-status=live}}</ref> [[Martin Havlát|Martin Havlat]] was signed via free agency after playing the previous three seasons for the [[Chicago Blackhawks]] in order to lessen the blow of Gaborik's departure. During the first month of the 2009–10 season, the team announced their first-ever full-time captain, [[Mikko Koivu]].<ref name="CaptainKoivu">{{cite web | url=https://www.nhl.com/wild/news/wild-names-mikko-koivu-captain/c-502812 | title=Wild names Mikko Koivu captain | access-date=August 27, 2022 | archive-date=August 27, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827153126/https://www.nhl.com/wild/news/wild-names-mikko-koivu-captain/c-502812 | url-status=live}}</ref> In 2009, Leipold named Matt Majka as chief operating officer of the team.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nhl.com/wild/news/matt-majka-qa/c-289724390 | title=Majka Reflects on New Title, Raising Expectations | date=June 2017 | access-date=August 27, 2022 | archive-date=August 27, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827153126/https://www.nhl.com/wild/news/matt-majka-qa/c-289724390 | url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:NHL 2010 Face Off Hurricanes @ Wild in Helsinki.jpg|thumb|left|The Wild faced the [[Carolina Hurricanes]] at [[Hartwall Areena]] in [[Helsinki]] to open the [[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11 season]].]]
The 2009–10 and the 2010–11 seasons ended in disappointment for the Wild as they missed the playoffs in both seasons. In the [[2010 NHL entry draft]], the Wild held the ninth overall pick and used it to select Finnish forward [[Mikael Granlund]]. The Wild opened the 2010–11 season with two games at the [[Hartwall Areena]] in [[Helsinki]] against the [[2010–11 Carolina Hurricanes season|Carolina Hurricanes]]. Following the 2010–11 season, the team fired head coach Todd Richards due to the team failing to reach the playoffs in his two seasons as head coach with a 77–71–16 record.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nhl.com/news/minnesota-wild-fire-coach-todd-richards/c-559180 | title=Minnesota Wild fire coach Todd Richards | access-date=August 27, 2022 | archive-date=August 27, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827153127/https://www.nhl.com/news/minnesota-wild-fire-coach-todd-richards/c-559180 | url-status=live}}</ref> [[Mike Yeo]], who coached the Wild's AHL affiliate Houston Aeros to a Western Conference title in 2011, was named the new head coach.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nhl.com/news/minnesota-wild-reportedly-hire-mike-yeo-as-teams-new-head-coach/c-566166 | title=Minnesota Wild reportedly hire Mike Yeo as team's new head coach | access-date=August 27, 2022 | archive-date=August 27, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827153127/https://www.nhl.com/news/minnesota-wild-reportedly-hire-mike-yeo-as-teams-new-head-coach/c-566166 | url-status=live}}</ref>

During the [[2011 NHL entry draft]] (which the team hosted), the Wild used their tenth overall pick to select [[Jonas Brodin]]. The club also created a stir when they traded star defenseman [[Brent Burns]] and a second-round pick in [[2012 NHL entry draft|2012]] to the [[San Jose Sharks]] in exchange for [[Devin Setoguchi]], [[Charlie Coyle]] and the 28th overall pick in the 2011 draft, which they used to select [[Zack Phillips]]. Later in the off-season, the Wild traded Martin Havlat for [[Dany Heatley]] in another blockbuster trade with the Sharks.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=585627 | title=Will Wild's summer makeover spring success? | access-date=August 27, 2022 | archive-date=August 27, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827153126/https://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=585627 | url-status=live}}</ref> In November, the team set a franchise record for most wins in one month with 11.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thesportsdaily.com/news/wild-vs-oilchange/ | title=Brodziak delivers in the clutch to give Wild 11-wins for November in 3-2 shootout victory over Edmonton | date=November 29, 2011 | access-date=August 27, 2022 | archive-date=August 27, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827153127/https://thesportsdaily.com/news/wild-vs-oilchange/ | url-status=live}}</ref> Despite a hot start to the season that saw them sitting atop the NHL standings in early December, multiple injuries to key players for extended periods effectively eliminated the team from playoff contention for the fourth consecutive year.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/135560473.html | title=Wild's 7-game win streak ends in Winnipeg; Bouchard injured | website=[[Star Tribune]] | access-date=August 27, 2022 | archive-date=January 16, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120116141548/http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/135560473.html | url-status=live}}</ref>