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Kimi Raikkonen said it makes no difference what led to his elimination from Q2 after having to settle for 14th on the grid for the Hungarian Grand Prix. Charlie Garner Jersey .In a dramatic Q2, Raikkonen tumbled from first to the drop zone in a matter of seconds as his rivals found time on a drying track. Raikkonen was frustrated not to convert the good pace of the car into a better grid slot but also refused to make excuses for his early elimination.When asked what happened, he said: I dont know... For sure its a shame where we ended up, because the car has been very good today even in the wet. Whatever the reasons were it makes no difference.Our position is what it is right now and obviously doesnt make it easy for the race, its not ideal for tomorrow but Im sure we can work something out. First we have to make clean first few corners and go from there. The speed is there, so its disappointing but what can we do now. We have to learn from things and improve for the next time.A deluge before qualifying saw Q1 interrupted by red flags four times, before the rain eased off in Q2 and prompted all the drivers to switch from intermediate to super-soft tyres. Due to the nature of the drying track, it was beneficial to cross the line later than other drivers and Raikkonen said the timing of Ferraris switch was incorrect.?Asked if he had a say in when to take those tyres, Raikkonen replied: Obviously I can make the call but in that kind of conditions it was the team that made it, because they can see what the others are doing and decide whats the best way to go. Later you can say we should have done different, but it wont change todays result. Well have to do things better in the future.The lap time was good when I did it, but a few seconds later it was not good anymore. It was getting drier and faster all the time, so it was one of those things that are part of the game. 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This feels very much like a season in which Chuck Fletcher is on trial as the longtime GM of the Minnesota Wild.A thoughtful and cerebral hockey man, Fletcher has been at the helm since May 2009, and his team has made the playoffs four straight years. Hardly an indictment for any GM when you consider how tough it is to make the playoffs in this era of so much parity in the league.But the first-round exit last season was a step backward in some peoples eyes.Ownership has spent to the salary cap for years. This is a hockey-crazy market that wants a Stanley Cup run.In one of his most important decisions with the club, Fletcher hired Bruce Boudreau as head coach this offseason in what I believe was a brilliant move.Yes, the narrative is well established about Boudreaus playoff hiccups. But that also overlooks the manner in which he turned around both the Washington Capitals and Anaheim Ducks during his previous coaching tenures and transformed them into division-winning juggernauts.The task is daunting, however, in a crazy competitive Central Division in which the Winnipeg Jets and Nashville Predators look to have improved, while contenders in the Chicago Blackhawks, St. Louis Blues and Dallas Stars arent going away.Can Boudreau work his magic?Best new facesThe biggest addition is July 1 unrestricted free-agent signing Eric Staal, who no doubt enters this season ultramotivated to show people hes not done as an elite center. His numbers have certainly regressed the past few years, and his short tenure with the New York Rangers last season after a trade-deadline deal with the Carolina Hurricanes wasnt very impressive.Staal turns 32 on Oct. 29 and feels theres much hockey left in him. He signed a three-year, $10.5 million deal with the Wild and intends to show that was a bargain. He will likely begin the season on the No. 1 line between Zach Parise and Charlie Coyle, so Boudreau is giving him every opportunity to succeed.The Wild also added veteran winger Chris Stewart (whom Boudreau had in Anaheim), No. 3 goalie Alex Stalock and depth defenseman Victor Bartley.Thomas Vanek waas bought out and signed with the Detroit Red Wings, so aside from Staal, the same Wild core returns. Clyde Conner Jersey. .Biggest unknownsSee Staal above. Whether he can bounce back and deliver an impact, No. 1-center-type season will go a long way toward writing the script.Is this the season Mikael Granlund takes it to another level? He put up 44 points (13-31) last season in 82 games, which is below what I think his potential should be delivering. At 24, perhaps this is the season he takes that step. Hes got the hands to do it and a coach who encourages offensive talent to shine.Whatever happened to Jonas Brodin? His play has regressed since he was one of the games most promising young defensemen. Hes only 23, so theres plenty of time to recapture that form, but this season he needs to prove he can be a consistent force on the blue line. We didnt see that enough last season.Sure thingsDefenseman Ryan Suter, thats for sure. He was an absolute two-way stud last season, second only to Erik Karlsson in ice time per game, and for my money should have received more Norris Trophy consideration, at least in terms of being in top-five consideration (he finished eighth in the voting). Suter doesnt take a game off. Hes a horse on that Wild blue line, and I dont expect that to change this season.Another sure thing is that Boudreau will improve the Wilds special teams. The Ducks were first in the NHL in both the power play and penalty kill last season, which is unheard of! You can bet the Wilds 27th-ranked penalty kill will definitely improve, while the teams 18th-ranked power play has a chance to get better under the offensive-minded Boudreau.PredictionThe Wild took the last wild-card spot in the Western Conference from the fifth-place spot in the Central, and I think theyll be in that mix again. To me, its going to be a coin flip between the Jets and Wild for that fifth-place spot in the Central, which could be a wild-card spot as well. Sixth in the Central. ' ' '