from Rachel Blount of the Star Tribune,

Following another spotty performance—and another loss—Wild forward Eric Staal couldn’t find any fresh words. “It’s not good enough,’’ he offered. “Not much else to say.’’

Amen, brother. The Wild repeated itself again Monday in a 5-3 loss at Boston, playing some small portions of solid hockey in the midst of many ugly ones. Staal said he “didn’t like the way we responded’’ after Boston scored twice in the first period to overcome an early 1-0 Wild lead. The second period was particularly horrid.

The Wild was outshot 15-4 in that period as Boston scored twice more. Both goals came off of Wild mistakes, sometimes in multiples. As coach Bruce Boudreau said, the Wild often looked “like we don’t know how to play,’’ an alarming idea at the start of a four-game, six-day road trip.

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Below, watch Boudreau post-game after a 5-3 loss to the Bruins.