from Michael Russo of the StarTribune,
One reason why Bruce Boudreau believes his teams have perennially cut losing streaks off instantaneously is because of “short-term goals.”
“Win the week” is his every-week mantra. So after a crummy 0-1-1 start to this East Coast trek for the Wild, “Win the week” is what he unremittingly told players.
Thursday night, Devan Dubnyk and the Wild ended the trip in perfect fashion.
After shutting out the Boston Bruins two nights earlier, Dubnyk and the Wild shut out the Buffalo Sabres 4-0 at KeyBank Center.
“Everyone stepped up. Everyone played well. It was a good team effort tonight,” said defenseman Ryan Suter, who scored a goal and had an assist and took the brunt of Marco Scandella’s minutes after he suffered a lower-body injury....
“Us D-men, everyone just stepped up,” Dumba said. “I’ve known I could play like this. Just getting these minutes, it’s awesome.”
The Wild ranks second in the NHL with 28 goals. Scandella, Nate Prosser and Christian Folin each had an assist, meaning all 20 Wild skaters have a point. A league-best 16 players have a goal.
“That’s how we have to win,” Suter said of the balanced scoring. “We don’t have the superstars. We need everybody on the team participating.”
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