The Minnesota Wild returned home from the Western Conference bubble with regret, dismay and another postseason defeat.

Despite the spark that was on display after the change in head coaches up until the pandemic put the sport on a four-plus-month pause, their performance in the qualifying round against Vancouver provided more evidence that this is an incomplete if competitive team.

The goaltending, so steady for so much of the franchise's 20-year history, has reached the top of the offseason to-do list. General manager Bill Guerin announced Monday the dismissal of goaltending coach Bob Mason, who'd held his post for 18 years.