Monday morning mass email reply: I’ve gotten all your emails complaining about the start times, and trust me, I understand your frustration. 

The start times had to be this late because Games 2-4 and 6 are on VERSUS, and the NHL must get its 0.8 rating or whatever.

(I’d love to know why Game 1 is so late).

IF you see a game story in your morning’s paper, you’ll know I understand your frustration after you read it. But you’ll get complete coverage on startribune.com/wild even if it means just writing for the web site.

But please, no more emails on this subject. It’s frustrating, yes, but nothing that can be done. Unfortunately, this is what happens when you’re a Central Time zone team in a conference with mostly Mountain and Pacific time-zoned teams. The league needs second half of double-headers for TV, so it will always affect the Wild’s start time. 

What’s most ridiculous is the league is willing to push games back to such inconvenient times, yet most first periods won’t make it on VERSUS if you do the math. 

Seems each game will be joined in progress. 

Wild vs. Colorado

Game 1 - Wednesday, at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Game 2 - Friday, at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Game 3 - Monday, at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Game 4 - Tuesday, at Colorado, 9 p.m.

*Game 5 - April 17, at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

*Game 6 - April 19, at Colorado, (start time TBD)

*Game 7 - April. 22, at Minnesota, (start time TBD)

* - if necessary

– A local television schedule will be announced early in the week.

– Limited single tickets for all four potential home games still remain.

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