Scandella 'like a different player' for Wild

The Pioneer Press recalls how prior to the 2013-14 campaign, Minnesota Wild defenseman Marco Scandella was too easily thrown off to be a consistently strong presence on the blueline.

"All year, he's looked like a different player," coach Mike Yeo said. "We've always known that the potential was there for him. But he seemed to let things influence his play whether it was his mood or whatever. If he had a bad shift or a bad play it could turn into a bad period and a bad period always turned into a bad game for him, whereas right now he plays with a great deal of confidence."

Yeo noted, "He's been very even keeled. For any player, there's going to be a couple times where things don't go our way, but it's up to you to get back to your game and he's done a great job of that -- not just in the playoffs but all year."

Source: Chad Graff, Pioneer Press