Minnesota Wild vs Vancouver Canucks, Thursday 10-20-22, 7:00pm, Xcel Energy Center

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

Oh my....very nice, purpose, not on purpose chance for Minnesota, but they ran into a Thatched Wall on it.

[ClusterChuck]

Pass-Pass-Pass.

[wildstars95]

I hope they can find their game on the road .. maybe too much home time 

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

1 minute ago, ClusterChuck said:

Pass-Pass-Pass.

 

I know right??

Take a puff once in a while there why don't they?? 

[EmptyShelf]

All about Kirill and Zucc....Crazy wavelength they have

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

Now THERE'S a puff!!
Score is tied!

[ClusterChuck]

Sweet play.

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

Just now, EmptyShelf said:

All about Kirill and Zucc....Crazy wavelength they have

 

Give some credit to Calen Addison too...he kept the play in the zone when it could have easily gotten out, and, he directed a bit of traffic that led to the Kap-Zucc collaboration.

Very impressive by the young blue liner, even though the scoresheet will read Kaprizov to Zuccarello.

[wildstars95]

 lookin to get their groove back...

[ClusterChuck]

I don't care if you're frustrated...Not the time to take ANY penalties.

[EmptyShelf]

1 hour ago, TropicalFruitGirl26 said:

 

Give some credit to Calen Addison too...he kept the play in the zone when it could have easily gotten out, and, he directed a bit of traffic that led to the Kap-Zucc collaboration.

Very impressive by the young blue liner, even though the scoresheet will read Kaprizov to Zuccarello.

Addison is very good on PP.  Should have had him up last year, as Spurgeon just isn't as good.  Perhaps this would have helped the abysmal performance on PP last year.  We sure as hel77 didn't need Benn and others melting the ice (see Goligoski this year, then Dumba)

 

Biggest problem with our current braintrust is their stubborn behavior to have bad decisions become validated.  See:  too much time in AHL for our best players, forcing Gaudreau to be an actual Top 6, making players with Top skill toil on 4th line when they can do more, lineups should never be juggled in spite of results, keeping D partners together when they are starting to emit a stench, justifying players and salaries when they should just let the best play, thinking that 'past performance EQUALS future results' and on....and on

[EmptyShelf]

Brodin isn't earning his money this year either......Time for Brock Faber couldn't happen soon enough (March??).  I am beginning to wonder how ALL of our Team D looks so horrendous at the same time - did they 'tweak' something that this spawned this abomination in the back 

[ClusterChuck]

Same play but Brodin gets called.

[wildstars95]

for fook sakes can't defend anymore in today's hockey 

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

1 minute ago, EmptyShelf said:

Addison is very good on PP.  Should have had him up last year, as Spurgeon just isn't as good.  Perhaps this would have helped the abysmal performance on PP last year.  We sure as hel77 didn't need Benn and others melting the ice (see Goligoski this year, then Dumba)

 

Biggest problem with our current braintrust is their stubborn behavior to have bad decisions become validated.  See:  too much time in AHL for our best players, forcing Gaudreau to be an actual Top 6, making players with Top skill toil on 4th line when they can do more, lineups should never be juggled in spite of results, keeping D partners together when they are starting to emit a stench, justifying players and salaries when they should just let the best play, thinking that 'past performance EQUALS future results' and on....and on

 

Defintely more than a few things the Wild brass are gonna have to figure out.

But from a players' perspective, I'm just glad that Addison is taking actual advantage of this opportunity.
Sometimes a young player can sulk about having to wait for his shot, then when he does, he underwhelms.

Addison is playing like a young man who not only does not want to take another trip to Iowa (Can't blame him...too much damned corn down there!), but is doing all he can he open the bench's eyes (forcefully if need be), about his place on the team.

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

Say what you want about MAF...but THAT save was vintage Fleury!

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

Eriksson-Ek pushing and shoving with Ekman-Larsson....
Jeebus...I got the hiccups after saying that.  

[Jimtown guy]

Just got back from our local high school football game. Nice to see there isn’t a 7 on the opposing teams score

[Jimtown guy]

2 minutes ago, TropicalFruitGirl26 said:

Say what you want about MAF...but THAT save was vintage Fleury!

That’s what he gets paid for 

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

Just now, Jimtown guy said:

Just got back from our local high school football game. Nice to see there isn’t a 7 on the opposing teams score

 

Nope...teams simply exchanged field goals.

[ClusterChuck]

You know it's got to be in the 'Nucks heads that they'll give a goal here.

[ClusterChuck]

1 pt so far...Baby steps.

[EmptyShelf]

Kap for the G to win?

[EmptyShelf]

Remember when we trotted out (no) Suits, Mikko and ManBaby out to begin overtime?  I get physically nauseated when I think about it.  

 

BTW: why is 'no knack' PU out in OT.  Dean, stop with the twisted nepotism

[EmptyShelf]

Told ya....Kap for the W