Hear me out

Only way wild could buy NHL level talent is trading away prospects and draft picks. Kaprizov and Boldy would fetch a nice return. If Wild did this they probably still wouldn't be good enough to win a cup. Put some potential trades out there and see what people are willing to give up.

Go all in or tear it down as much as possible, this staggering along as is isn't gonna get this team anywhere.

If you're going to be a buyer, you have to have surplus assets to offer (if they're not surplus, it's difficult to make anything more than a lateral trade). For example, without passing on their value, Buffalo has an excess of RD and Anaheim has an extra young LD (Jacob Larsson, Brendan Guhle, Josh Mahura). I don't see anything "extra" on your team other than a surplus of middle-six forwards, all of whom are left-handed at that, which seems to me to restrict your possibilities. Furthermore, forward is where your need is, because you have a strong defense set through next season and goaltending hasn't really lost you a significant number of games even with Dubnyk underperforming. And other than Chris Kreider (yet another leftie), I don't see anyone on the horizon that might make a significant difference for you even though I've suggested a trade with Pittsburgh for homeboy Nick Bjugstad (based more on the Penguins' cap needs than anything else) a couple of times. Maybe some dice rolls like Ho-Sang or Puljujarvi might bear unexpected fruit, but they're risky.

I hope the thought of trading Boldy or Kaprizov makes you shiver as much as the thought of trading Zegras or Lundestrom or Comtois or Tracey does me.

Yes it does. Unfortunately the Wilds prospect pool is pretty shallow. Most of the other prospects would probably fetch 3rd line talent at best.