Editing Minnesota Wild (section)

====Parise–Suter era====
During the 2012 off-season, the team was able to sign top prospect Mikael Granlund to a three-year, entry-level contract.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/wild-sign-former-first-round-pick-finnish-star-mikael-granlund-to-entry-level-deal/ | title=Wild sign former first-round pick, Finnish star Mikael Granlund to entry-level deal | date=May 23, 2012 | access-date=August 27, 2022 | archive-date=August 27, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827155902/https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/wild-sign-former-first-round-pick-finnish-star-mikael-granlund-to-entry-level-deal/ | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/152273445.html | title=Mikael Granlund officially joins the fold | website=[[Star Tribune]] | access-date=August 27, 2022 | archive-date=June 6, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606060357/http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/152273445.html | url-status=live}}</ref> During the [[2012 NHL entry draft]], the team selected [[Matt Dumba]] with the seventh overall pick.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.twincities.com/2012/06/22/nhl-draft-wild-select-defenseman-mathew-dumba-at-no-7/ | title=NHL draft: Wild select defenseman Mathew Dumba at No. 7 | date=June 22, 2012 | access-date=August 27, 2022 | archive-date=August 27, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827155902/https://www.twincities.com/2012/06/22/nhl-draft-wild-select-defenseman-mathew-dumba-at-no-7/ | url-status=live}}</ref> In the same off-season, the Wild also signed unrestricted free agent winger [[Zach Parise]], a Twin Cities native, and defenseman [[Ryan Suter]] to identical 13-year, US$98&nbsp;million contracts.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/zach-parise-ryan-suter-signings-wild-huge-marketing-164312935--nhl.html | title=Zach Parise, Ryan Suter signings give Wild huge marketing momentum | date=July 7, 2012 | access-date=November 22, 2015 | archive-date=March 5, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305150004/https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/zach-parise-ryan-suter-signings-wild-huge-marketing-164312935--nhl.html | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentaries/161468285.html | title=OPINION EXCHANGE &#124; Short Takes: Wild makes a big score with Parise, Suter | website=[[Star Tribune]] | access-date=August 27, 2022 | archive-date=July 8, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120708113826/http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentaries/161468285.html | url-status=live}}</ref> However, the team's busy off-season was overshadowed by the [[2012–13 NHL lockout]], which ended in January 2013.

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Prior to the 2013 [[NHL trade deadline|trade deadline]], the Wild acquired [[Jason Pominville]] from the [[Buffalo Sabres]] in exchange for prospects [[Johan Larsson (ice hockey, born 1992)|Johan Larsson]] and [[Matt Hackett]], as well as draft picks.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/jason-pominville-wild-club-continues-add-star-power-191339965--nhl.html | title=Jason Pominville to Wild, as club continues to add star power | date=April 3, 2013 | access-date=November 22, 2015 | archive-date=March 5, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305160728/https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/jason-pominville-wild-club-continues-add-star-power-191339965--nhl.html | url-status=live}}</ref> The team reached the postseason for the fourth time in franchise history after a 3–1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on April 27, 2013. After finishing in eighth place in the Western Conference, the Wild lost in five games to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks in the first round of the [[2013 Stanley Cup playoffs|2013 playoffs]].

The relocation and rebranding of the [[Atlanta Thrashers]] as the "new" [[Winnipeg Jets]] in 2011 meant Winnipeg was once again Minnesota's second-closest geographical rival after Chicago, and led the NHL to reconsider its divisional alignment. Even before the NHL's return to Winnipeg, Wild management had lobbied repeatedly for a move out of the Northwest Division, where they were the only Central Time Zone team. Among the alignments considered was having the Jets replace the Avalanche in the Northwest, but Wild management strongly objected to this alignment as it would have left them as the only American team in their division. Following protracted negotiations both amongst the owners and with the [[National Hockey League Players' Association]], in 2013, the NHL collapsed its six divisions into four and dissolved the Northwest Division. Consequently, the Wild moved into the Central Division along with the Jets and Avalanche; the Canadian teams from the Northwest moved back to the [[Pacific Division (NHL)|Pacific Division]]. The Wild now share their division with not only the Blackhawks but also the [[Dallas Stars]], the Wild's predecessors in Minnesota, and the [[St. Louis Blues]], another major rival of the North Stars during the [[Norris Division]] era. Thus, the 2013 Blackhawks–Wild playoff series was seen as the rebirth of the old Chicago–Minnesota rivalry in the NHL.

[[File:Josh Harding 2011-3.jpg|thumb|left|[[Josh Harding]] led the NHL in save percentage and goals-against average before succumbing to injuries during the [[2013–14 NHL season|2013–14 regular season]].]]
The [[2013–14 NHL season|2013–14 regular season]] for the Wild was the best the team had since the 2007–08 season, good enough to claim the first Wild Card position. Jason Pominville became the Wild's third player in franchise history to reach the 30-goal mark, with Mikko Koivu surpassing Marian Gaborik in all-time points for the club. The Wild battled goaltender problems throughout the entire season. It began with [[Josh Harding]] leading the NHL in save percentage, and goals-against average, before being placed on injured reserve for complications with his [[multiple sclerosis]] (MS). Backstrom also suffered a season-ending injury with abdominal issues. The Wild started five different goalies during the year and dressed seven. At the trade deadline, general manager Chuck Fletcher acquired [[Ilya Bryzgalov]] from the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for a fourth-round pick, as well as [[Matt Moulson]] and [[Cody McCormick]] from Buffalo in exchange for [[Torrey Mitchell]] and two second-round picks in [[2014 NHL entry draft|2014]] and [[2016 NHL entry draft|2016]]. In the playoffs, the team would face Colorado, who won the Central Division. The Wild won the series four games to three with an overtime goal in game 7 by [[Nino Niederreiter]]. The team would then face the defending [[2013 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup]] champions Chicago, where they were eliminated in six games.

During the 2014 off-season, the Wild signed forward [[Thomas Vanek]] as a free agent. In [[2014–15 NHL season|2014–15]], the Wild clinched the first wild card spot in the West by defeating the Chicago Blackhawks. It then defeated the Central Division champions, the St. Louis Blues, in the first round of the playoffs in six games. In the second round, the Wild were eliminated in a four-game series sweep by Chicago. Following the loss, forward Matt Cooke said, "Our expectations inside this room were a lot higher than [a] second-round series."<ref>{{cite news|last1=McCoy|first1=David|title=After Playoff Exit, Wild GM Says Improvement Must Come From Within|url=http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2015/05/11/after-playoff-exit-wild-gm-says-improvement-must-come-from-within/|access-date=May 13, 2015|publisher=CBS Minnesota|date=May 11, 2015|archive-date=May 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515192841/http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2015/05/11/after-playoff-exit-wild-gm-says-improvement-must-come-from-within/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2016, the Wild set a franchise record with the best win record in the first 41 games of the season. Immediately afterward, they went into a skid, losing the next 13 of 14 games, culminating in the firing of head coach Mike Yeo. Under new interim head coach [[John Torchetti]], the team snapped the losing streak but remained streaky throughout the rest of the season, managing to barely make the playoffs with a total of 87 points, the worst record of any playoff team in the shootout era (since 2005–06).<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 8, 2016 |title=Playoff-bound Wild can't hide recent slide or weak record |url=https://apnews.com/playoff-bound-wild-cant-hide-recent-slide-or-weak-record-f7613ef7290d48d2b6daa0ba7842dd3f |access-date=March 9, 2024 |website=AP News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |agency=Associated Press |date=April 8, 2016 |title=Minnesota makes a Wild run to NHL playoffs |url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/minnesota-makes-a-wild-run-to-nhl-playoffs/article_6595dea8-c2a1-5956-811f-150bb6e895e3.html |access-date=March 9, 2024 |website=STLtoday.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gonzalez |first=Jason |title=Wild postseason bound with fewest points for Western playoff team in 17 years |url=https://www.startribune.com/wild-postseason-bound-with-fewest-points-for-western-playoff-team-in-17-years/374772631/ |access-date=March 9, 2024 |website=Star Tribune|date=April 6, 2016}}</ref> In the first round, the Wild fell to the Central Division champion Dallas Stars in six games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-stars/stars/2016/04/24/live-stars-try-close-playoff-series-first-time-since-2008-face-wild-minnesota|title=Recap: Stars nearly blow 4-goal lead, but escape with 5-4 win to advance to second round {{!}} SportsDay|date=April 24, 2016|website=SportsDay|access-date=April 28, 2016|archive-date=April 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427133013/http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-stars/stars/2016/04/24/live-stars-try-close-playoff-series-first-time-since-2008-face-wild-minnesota|url-status=live}}</ref> During the 2016 off-season, the Wild signed free agent [[Eric Staal]] to a three-year contract. The Wild also hired [[Bruce Boudreau]] as their new head coach, replacing interim head coach John Torchetti.

In 2017, the Wild set their new franchise record for points (106), wins (49) and goals for (266). The Wild set a franchise-record 12-game win streak that was snapped on New Year's Eve 2016 by the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]], a team also on a franchise-record win streak at the time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/blue-jackets-victorious-in-unsustainabowl-extend-win-streak-to-15-games-022729202.html|title=Blue Jackets Victorious in Unsustainabowl|last=Daddy|first=Puck|date=January 2017 |publisher=Yahoo!|access-date=October 3, 2017|archive-date=October 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003230142/https://sports.yahoo.com/news/blue-jackets-victorious-in-unsustainabowl-extend-win-streak-to-15-games-022729202.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Nevertheless, Minnesota failed to win more than a game in the playoffs, losing in five games to St. Louis. Mikael Granlund led the team in points with 69, while new addition Eric Staal led the team in goals with 28. Mikko Koivu was a finalist for the [[Frank J. Selke Trophy]] for best defensive forward, while Granlund was a finalist for the [[Lady Byng Trophy]].

In the 2017 off-season, the Wild experienced significant roster turnover. [[Erik Haula]] was lost to the [[Vegas Golden Knights]] in the expansion draft (along with prospect [[Alex Tuch]]). Winger Jason Pominville and defenseman [[Marco Scandella]] were traded to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for forwards [[Tyler Ennis (ice hockey)|Tyler Ennis]] and [[Marcus Foligno]]. Minnesota native [[Matt Cullen]] was signed as a free agent and returned to the Wild to shore up the fourth line (Cullen had previously played in Minnesota from 2010 to 2013). Captain Mikko Koivu signed a two-year extension, ensuring he would remain with the Wild through the [[2019–20 NHL season|2019–20 season]].

Following another [[2017–18 NHL season|100-point regular season]], the Wild matched up with Central Division rival, the Winnipeg Jets, in the first round of the [[2018 Stanley Cup playoffs|2018 playoffs]]. The Jets defeated the Wild in five games, making it three straight seasons in which the Wild failed to advance past the first round. On April 23, 2018, shortly following the Wild's exit from the playoffs, owner Leipold announced he had fired general manager Fletcher after nine seasons with the team.<ref name="Fletcher fired">{{cite web|title=Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher is fired|url=http://www.startribune.com/wild-general-manager-chuck-fletcher-is-fired/480567771/|work=Minneapolis Star Tribune|date=April 23, 2018|access-date=April 23, 2018|archive-date=April 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424072408/http://www.startribune.com/wild-general-manager-chuck-fletcher-is-fired/480567771/|url-status=live}}</ref> Under Fletcher's leadership, the Wild qualified for the playoffs six consecutive years, but failed to advance beyond the second round.