It has all lined up wonderfully for the Minnesota Wild.

Under Bruce Boudreau's instruction, and anchored by veritable Vezina Trophy front-runner Devan Dubnyk, the Wild appear as formidable as they've ever been in a season in which the Western Conference seems oddly susceptible.

The stars have aligned, presenting an opportunity that comes around only ever so often - and one that shouldn't be mismanaged.

It's why we should expect inactivity from the first-place club leading up to the March 1 trade deadline.

Citing lessons learned from his time with the Washington Capitals, Boudreau indicated that introducing a new element, however talented, could throw the system out of whack.

"We made four deals because we thought we were going to go so far we needed the depth,” Boudreau said of his 2010 Capitals, speaking with Michael Russo of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

"The thought process was great, but the realism was that we had a lot of good hockey players sitting out every game and that ruined a little bit of the thing that we had going for us.

"All of a sudden the chemistry is uprooted. We're always striving to get better, but sometimes doing nothing means you're getting better as well."

In seasons past, Wild management has used this time to attempt to fill holes in the roster. But as general manager Chuck Fletcher explained, they see no such need.

"There's a lot less urgency this year just to add. In years past, we've looked to add goal-scoring, we've looked to add size or some different elements we lacked," Fletcher said.

"This year, we have pretty good depth and we're getting contributions throughout our lineup. You want to be careful you're not taking somebody out of the lineup that's helped you get to this place."

The Wild have remained remarkably healthy, which has contributed to the top nine's progression into a stable and highly efficient attack, and prevented the back end from being overworked.

Management could nitpick at the margins, but barring unforeseen circumstances, there's no need to disrupt an arrangement that has the Wild humming along at plus-55 goal differential through 54 games.

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