from Sarah McLellan of the Star Tribune,

Disappointment and frustration weren’t the only reactions the Wild had after its five-game fizzle against the Jets in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Uncertainty was also palpable, especially since the team’s first postseason decision was to part ways with General Manager Chuck Fletcher.

“You almost felt like that was the first domino [to fall], and then there was going to be more and more,” winger Zach Parise said.

But when the team starts training camp Thursday at Xcel Energy Center with fitness testing and medicals, it will look almost the same as the group that slipped up last season — a summer-long development that, while surprising, has emboldened the returning core.

“Everyone likes what we have in that locker room,” said Charlie Coyle, one of the players in summer trade speculation, “so we’re really looking forward to the challenge ahead.”

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