The Wild are on the upswing with plenty of cap space to play with this summer and four models to follow in the conference finalists.

It’s now 10 straight Conference Finals appearances by Minnesota men’s teams without a single trip to the championship round. For context, the last time a men’s team from Minnesota won it all was the 1991 Twins, who triumphed in one of the greatest World Series ever played. Since then? Nothing but close calls and crushed dreams.