Minnesota Wild vs Nashville Predators, Sunday 3-13-22, 6:00pm, Xcel Energy Center

[ClusterChuck]

At least Brodin doesn't hesitate to shoot it. The rest, Not so much.

[Jimtown guy]

Hell of a play by Spurgeon 

[wildstars95]

jimtown  .... I forgot    jets , kings , stars , canucks 

[ClusterChuck]

Pointless to pull the goalie now since we can't control the puck for any amount of time. But Evason will any second now.

[Jimtown guy]

2 minutes ago, ClusterChuck said:

Pointless to pull the goalie now since we can't control the puck for any amount of time. But Evason will any second now.

Have produced not a single grade A chance this period 

[bbgarnett]

[Jimtown guy]

Well that sucked 

[ClusterChuck]

3 minutes ago, Jimtown guy said:

Have produced not a single grade A chance this period 

Giving up the PP goal at the start just killed us.

[wildstars95]

elvis has left the building 

[Cookie]

Is that Fock player making quite the appearance in the 3rd period? 

[bbgarnett]

welp I'm out later all

[wildstars95]

not enough fire power or creativity against lock down / box out teams 

[ClusterChuck]

1 minute ago, wildstars95 said:

not enough fire power or creativity against lock down / box out teams 

Exactly, The grittier the team, The worse we do.

[ClusterChuck]

Nice to have a couple nights off from seeing this schtuff.

[CreaseAndAssist]

Porous Penalty Kill Spoils Mikko Koivu's Jersey Retirement in 6-2 Loss to Nashville

 

I missed most of the jersey retirement ceremony but I am not regretting that one bit.  Predictably the Wild looked flat and were mostly outworked by a Nashville team that had played last night.  The Predators recognized the importance of this game and they played like a team that wanted it more.  Minnesota's penalty kill is about as effective as a wet kleenex these days.  Roman Josi played like a stud.  Our defenseman look slow, weak and mistake prone.  We let teams send cross-ice passes all night and those turn into prime chances.  

 

I have a game recap, some thoughts on the jersey retirement, an extended Iowa Wild report, prospect news and a full 2022 Tourney summary with the new Hockey Hair video too!  Check it out!  

 

Glad to not have to watch this team for a few days.  My guess is we'll still look tired when we play Boston.  These are crucial home games and I have a bad feeling we're going to throw most of them in the schitter.  

[ClusterChuck]

Aside from this game, I was quite disappointed in the no-show of EmptyShelf
He's probably just now being released from the X's lockup for furiously booing the ceremony. 

[Math]

No special patch on the jersey after retiring #9 ? Jackets, Stars and Preds all wore one the night they retired Nash's #61, Zubov's #56 and Rinne's #35...

 

Next step, unretire this numb #1.

[Icechipper]

Well, Victor Rask has 9 points in 8 games with the Baby Wild....

[IllaZilla]

3 hours ago, Icechipper said:

Well, Victor Rask has 9 points in 8 games with the Baby Wild....

For $4M a year he should...

[Cookie]

Is Victor Rask rehabbing some sort of injury or are they saying he is just not good enough to make the big club? It would seem if he was making that sort of cash he would be on the big club.

[Math]

Once upon a time, there was a guy named Paul Fenton...

[Icechipper]

Wild saves cap space by burying him in the minors. It's the owners money so if he wants to pay Rask, Suter and Parise to play elsewhere, it's his dime. Rask is a big leager with too big a contract for him. Like Kirk Cousins. I don't think Fenton gave him the contract but he inherited it when they traded Nino. Problem was, they had not scouted him. 

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

3 hours ago, Cookie said:

Is Victor Rask rehabbing some sort of injury or are they saying he is just not good enough to make the big club? It would seem if he was making that sort of cash he would be on the big club.

 

I honestly am not sure what is going on with Rask, but if I were to guess, he is sitting where he is due to the fact the Wild feel they have better options (and they DO).

One of the things I really like about GM Bill Guerin, is that he doesn't seem to really care how much money a guy is making.
If he fits what he wants the club to be, he is on the roster.
If not, he is sent down, not made available for the coach to play, bought out, etc, etc.

Some thought Guerin would be just another 'guy on a string' in the GM seat due to past history with this club and some players, but that doesn't seem to be the case with the current GM.
He has an idea of how he wants this club to be constructed, seems to have an eye for long term competitiveness, title aspirations, and all that....and he isn't gonna let a high priced anchor get in the way.

Wild have some cap hell to navigate through the next four years and that is worrisome.
But you know what?
With Guerin at the helm, and as long as ownership is allowing him to do his job, I think the team will be just fine.

[Tomdog]

I think Rask would be fine as a “depth “ center/ forward, but at the more reasonable price of $1 million or less.