ClusterChuck Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 37 minutes ago, Alexandron said: We need to look for a star goalie From my understanding, Guerin is planning to trade Fiala because he will be too expensive for us, Guerin will have to pull one out of his....hat. Any young potential star goalie is known by their teams, Like our Walstedt so that leaves another past-prime goalie to chose from. Any solid stars like Vasilevski etc are going to be kept unless a trade comes up than can't be resisted. Just like a Solid 1C ...Every teams wants one. Not everyone gets one. Guerin doesn't seem like he wants to make some magic formula to be able to resign Fiala. Fiala will get the extra $$ from someone given his reg season performance alone and Guerin and Fiala both know it just wasn't going to happen here. Proof is in his message..."Thank You Minnesota." Nice and telling at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildstars95 Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 2022 playoff... 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandron Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Our 3 Wild players(Boldy; Hartman; Merrill) are playing now for the USA team at the 2022 IIHF Hockey World Championship in Finland. Hartman and Boldy have 1 goal each during this tournament so far. Tomorrow they will have a semifinal toughest game against the Finland team. And Canada team will be playing a semifinal game against the Czech team. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimtown guy Posted May 27, 2022 Author Share Posted May 27, 2022 On 5/25/2022 at 10:09 AM, wildstars95 said: 2022 playoff... It’s tough being a Minnesota sports fan no doubt 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 13 minutes ago, Jimtown guy said: It’s tough being a Minnesota sports fan no doubt Twins gotta be in there too, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandron Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 48 minutes ago, Jimtown guy said: It’s tough being a Minnesota sports fan no doubt Lots of headaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClusterChuck Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 We just get teased or snippets of hope and potential every once in a while. -This season with the Wild. -Bomba squad for the Twins a few years ago. -Vikings Minneapolis Miracle. -T-Wolves....Um...no clue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimtown guy Posted May 30, 2022 Author Share Posted May 30, 2022 On 5/27/2022 at 5:30 PM, TropicalFruitGirl26 said: Twins gotta be in there too, no? Yea but they are the only team with rings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 16 minutes ago, Jimtown guy said: Yea but they are the only team with rings You are right of course....however, since my fandom for Minnesota sports didn't begin till 2005, those are ancient history to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimtown guy Posted May 30, 2022 Author Share Posted May 30, 2022 1 hour ago, TropicalFruitGirl26 said: You are right of course....however, since my fandom for Minnesota sports didn't begin till 2005, those are ancient history to me. I’ve been suffering since 61’ 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandron Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 7 hours ago, Jimtown guy said: I’ve been suffering since 61’ You are so young! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandron Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 On 5/27/2022 at 9:49 AM, Alexandron said: Our 3 Wild players(Boldy; Hartman; Merrill) are playing now for the USA team at the 2022 IIHF Hockey World Championship in Finland. Hartman and Boldy have 1 goal each during this tournament so far. Tomorrow they will have a semifinal toughest game against the Finland team. And Canada team will be playing a semifinal game against the Czech team. Unfortunately, our team lost agaist both teams: in semifinals to Finland team and for bronze to Czechs team. Boldy have got during this tournament 1 goal and 1 assist; and Hartman 1 goal. Overall it was a nice experience for our 3 Wild players: Boldy; Hartman; Merrill. Congrats to Finland team and especially to our former Wild player Granlund for getting a gold medal in OT finals against a Canada team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClusterChuck Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 40 minutes ago, Alexandron said: Unfortunately, our team lost agaist both teams: in semifinals to Finland team and for bronze to Czechs team. Boldy have got during this tournament 1 goal and 1 assist; and Hartman 1 goal. Overall it was a nice experience for our 3 Wild players: Boldy; Hartman; Merrill. Congrats to Finland team and especially to our former Wild player Granlund for getting a gold medal in OT finals against a Canada team. I was a bit surprised that Hartman was playing in those. Shows how much he loves the game while others just want the time off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimtown guy Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Alexandron said: You are so young! If I’m young at 60 then you must be older 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClusterChuck Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 9 hours ago, Jimtown guy said: Yea but they are the only team with rings Both '87 and '91 I was at the Boys and Girls club gala and somehow thankfully the final games I was able to record on the VCR and with no social media, Got to watch the victories later that night. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandron Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 28 minutes ago, Jimtown guy said: If I’m young at 60 then you must be older I am your age. 61 will be in August. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandron Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 (edited) 54 minutes ago, ClusterChuck said: I was a bit surprised that Hartman was playing in those. Shows how much he loves the game while others just want the time off. Only 3 our players were able to play at the IIHF this year. The others took the time off. Some of them because of injuries. From my understanding 2 players are planning to have similar surgeries off season (Spurgeon and Zuccarello). Interesting, I just finished watching game#7 between Rangers and Carolina, which confirmed again my conclusion of how important to have a star goalie for the playoffs. My 1st observation about that was in series between St. Louis and Colorado, when Binnington was injured and Husso was not able to compete. Edited May 31, 2022 by Alexandron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimtown guy Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 10 hours ago, Alexandron said: I am your age. 61 will be in August. 61 in 10 days 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icechipper Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 (edited) On 5/31/2022 at 9:34 AM, Jimtown guy said: 61 in 10 days Just a punk... I am 62 i have sticks older than some you Edited June 1, 2022 by Icechipper 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandron Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 5 hours ago, Icechipper said: Just a punk... I am 62 i have sticks older than some you You are young too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimtown guy Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share Posted June 2, 2022 8 hours ago, Icechipper said: Just a punk... I am 62 i have sticks older than some you Well I still use wood sticks so there 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandron Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Jimtown guy said: Well I still use wood sticks so there Which means, everyone below 90 y.o. is still pretty young. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClusterChuck Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 On 5/30/2022 at 10:58 PM, Alexandron said: Only 3 our players were able to play at the IIHF this year. The others took the time off. Some of them because of injuries. From my understanding 2 players are planning to have similar surgeries off season (Spurgeon and Zuccarello). Interesting, I just finished watching game#7 between Rangers and Carolina, which confirmed again my conclusion of how important to have a star goalie for the playoffs. My 1st observation about that was in series between St. Louis and Colorado, when Binnington was injured and Husso was not able to compete. So what's your definition of a Star Goalie then? Would someone like Binnington qualify? Just trying to guage what you mean. We had Fleury, But past his 'Star' status days. In the Wild's case, Who would you want to see in a Wild sweater and that's even available? (Not even taking in consideration Cap space issues) Walstedt could be a star but he hasn't even played with the big boys yet. Sadly expectations will be extremely high on him from the start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandron Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 On 6/4/2022 at 11:08 AM, ClusterChuck said: So what's your definition of a Star Goalie then? Would someone like Binnington qualify? Just trying to guage what you mean. We had Fleury, But past his 'Star' status days. In the Wild's case, Who would you want to see in a Wild sweater and that's even available? (Not even taking in consideration Cap space issues) Walstedt could be a star but he hasn't even played with the big boys yet. Sadly expectations will be extremely high on him from the start. Definitely, not a goalie with starting his last name on letter "K". We did not have a luck with them. Star goalie, in my opinion, must be able consistently steal games against the most offensive NHL teams as well as having the best GAA during the regular season (probably, below 2.0). Current Fleury did not fit into this category during the regular season by playing at Chicago . We gave him a chance, but his GAA was still high despite of competitive play with Talbot. Some goalies sometimes are standing up during playoffs, but I did not see that from our both goalies. Their GAA was high again which destructed team's mentality, especially during games #5 and #6. Sincerely, I did not recognize my team then, no enough efforts , no will to win, which was not acceptable for the playoffs. During this playoffs season I liked the most play of Binnington , Shesterkin and Vasilevsky so far. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallyTigerShark Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 According to an article in NJ.com, the Devils are regarded as the front runner to land Kevin Fiala. Lisa Dillman of The Athletic says “most everybody I’ve talked to says the Devils are the front runner..” Russo has also eluded to the Devils as a possible trade partner. New Jersey has the 4th ranked talent pool and their first round picks this year and next. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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