Minnesota Wild fans disappointed in the on-ice impact made by Yakov Trenin last season were certainly not alone.

With his second Wild training camp underway, Trenin himself admits he was a disappointment, scoring seven goals and adding eight assists in 76 games — numbers that landed him on the fourth line for Minnesota’s first-round playoff series.

“No excuse. I’m fully responsible for my game, and I didn’t perform,” said Trenin, who signed a four-year, $14 million free-agent contract in 2024. “Try to bounce back this season.”

Those efforts included summer workouts that leaves him noticeably slimmer, in some of the best shape of his career for the 28-year-old Russian.

“I obviously wasn’t happy with my last season and tried some different practices during the summer,” he said. “I worked

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