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Almost exactly one year after joining the Minnesota Wild coaching staff as an assistant, Scott Stevens resigned from his post on Tuesday, citing an urge to be closer to his family in the New York/New Jersey area. “I just want to be close to them,� Stevens said, via the Wild website. If public comments are to be trusted, it was an amicable split, even if Bruce Boudreau told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune’s Michael Russo that the Hall of Famer will be missed.

The Blueshirts are 3-7-2 and looking up at everyone from their position in the basement of the division, and Alain Vigneault may be coaching for his job.