Wild players happy with the remaining group for end of season stretch

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The Minnesota Wild held morning skate Tuesday at the Xcel Energy Center prior to their matchup against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Following the skate, KSTP Sports spoke with some of the players about their feelings about the trade deadline being over and how they can get into the playoffs.

***CLICK ON THE VIDEO BOX TO HEAR FROM PLAYERS AND THE INTERIM HEAD COACH***

Wild interim head coach Dean Evason spoke about the team and how they are preparing to get into the playoffs, what Zach Parise means to the team and how happy he is to have the players left on the roster.

Wild defenseman Brad Hunt and left winger Ryan Donato both spoke about the anixety of the trade deadline and how happy they are it is now over.

Wild Center Gerry Mayhew spoke about being back with the team, what he has to do to feel comfortable on his new line and his confidence heading into the rest of the year.