After dominating the league for much of 2016-17, the Minnesota Wild have come back to Earth.

The club still ranks second in the Central Division - in little danger of losing that position - but it's clear something has changed for the former league leader.

Minnesota has earned just 10 points in the past month, tied for fourth-least in the league, after netting a league-leading 21 points one month prior. Previously the toast of the town with their 12-game win streak in tow, the Wild have now lost six of their past eight.

Charlie Coyle hasn't helped matters, as the fourth-year winger's season has taken a similar trajectory - indomitable at first, decidedly mediocre as of late.

Coyle tore through the first three months of 2016-17, getting on the board at nearly a point-per-game pace initially:

But since the calendar turned to 2017, things haven't gone quite as smoothly. Coyle's overall production has been nearly halved since Jan. 1st, while his goal-scoring has fallen off a cliff:

The 25-year-old has just one tally in his past 14 games, and just two in his past 31 appearances. He still has a career-high 46 points in the bag this season, but after starting the year off on track for his first 30-goal effort, Coyle now looks unlikely to even match last year's mark of 21.

He's sitting at 15 goals at the moment, having barely moved the needle since December.

Needless to say, the timing couldn't be worse for Minnesota. The Wild have just 13 games remaining on the schedule, their formerly unstoppable offense drying up as they prepare for the postseason.

Mikael Granlund, Minnesota's leading scorer, has yet to slow in his ascent towards league-wide stardom, and the Wild still have 2016-17's best netminder in Devan Dubnyk.

But the driving force behind the team's exceptional season thus far has been their depth.

The recent drop in secondary scoring has clearly impacted the Wild's ability to claim victory, with wins drying up as Coyle and a few others - Nino Niederreiter similarly has one goal through his past 14 games - continue to come up short.

All hasn't been lost just yet, as Minnesota still has the tools to make waves come playoff time. But if Coyle and Co. can't right the ship before the postseason begins, the Wild will head to the dance without what might be their greatest strength - the dominant depth that has carried them all season long.

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