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Point Shots: Not Wild about youngsters' soft start

By Jim Wilkie
ESPN.com

Thursday, October 23, 2008

The Wild are 4-0 despite some top forwards being hurt, have been perfect killing penalties and have the third-best power play (28.6 percent), yet coach Jacques Lemaire isn't very happy. Lemaire wants youngsters Benoit Pouliot, 22, James Sheppard, 20, and Colton Gillies, 19, to make a bigger impact now that they've been given more opportunities to play in the absence of injured Marian Gaborik, Pierre-Marc Bouchard and Owen Nolan. Lemaire said "the kids" failed to step up during a 1-0 victory ove ...

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