There's a term in American sports that perhaps you aren't familiar with — the “coaching bump.” That's when a team turns things around immediately after a midseason coaching change. It's already worked this NHL campaign for the Edmonton Oilers, and the Minnesota Wild are hoping to follow suit after they fired Dean Evason on Monday and replaced him on a full-time basis with John Hynes. Will the “bump” be in play Tuesday night at home vs. St. Louis? The Wild have lost seven straight but are -160 on the SportsLine consensus.
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