Minnesota Wild vs Colorado Avalanche, Wednesday 2-15-23, 8:30pm, Xcel Energy Center

[wildstars95]

fleury =  3rd year dubnyk  two softies a night 

[EmptyShelf]

Just now, wildstars95 said:

fleury =  3rd year dubnyk  two softies a night 

Fleury must know that with Gus and Wall, his 'freshness date' has elapsed.  It's all about stats now.

[Alexandron]

8 minutes ago, bbgarnett said:

Pull Fleury now 

3 goals on 9 shots in his net after 2 periods. Fleury should be benched now. It seems he fits better a backup position.

[EmptyShelf]

1 minute ago, Alexandron said:

3 goals on 9 shots in his net after 2 periods. Fleury should be benched now. It seems he fits better a backup position.

I think this game will cement the idea that Gus is the starter and Fleury is the back-up.  That is, until/if they make the playoffs, wherein BG will try to ride 'past glory' again and come up empty in the initial series (though I don't see us making the playoffs without a fundamental 'course correction' in line-ups, call-ups, etc; we are about to slide off into the abyss of the Draft Lottery.

[ClusterChuck]

We all knew we were going to feel the "Cap hell" and now we're seeing it finally happen.
The only interest I have left is to see what's done before March 3rd.
(besides seeing some decent Hockey played.

[ClusterChuck]

We scored 4 goals 11 Games ago vs the Caps. 

[EmptyShelf]

Just now, ClusterChuck said:

We all knew we were going to feel the "Cap hell" and now we're seeing it finally happen.
The only interest I have left is to see what's done before March 3rd.
(besides seeing some decent Hockey played.

The cap is an issue.  I do, however, think they we could work around it if DE and BG would stop stubbornly trying to justify their initial inclinations and 'course correct' accordingly.  They have a deep and talented pool, but seem to be transfixed upon 'value pick-ups', grinders, salvage-jobs, playing highest salaries, and capitalizing on great seasons long since passed by.  It does NOT need to be this way.  They are both stubborn  's that have to prove their initial plan was the 'right one', as opposed to adapting to changing performance(s) and results.

[ClusterChuck]

GreenZiak 

[EmptyShelf]

45 minutes ago, ClusterChuck said:

Greenway makes Brodziak look like Kaprisov. 
Stone head and hands.

I will see myself out....Greenway missed a 1 footer.

[EmptyShelf]

GoliSLOWski is cooked.  No more courtesy contracts and TOI.  

[ClusterChuck]

Spirited play at least. Just like last year but not the same results...yet.

[ClusterChuck]

9 minutes ago, EmptyShelf said:

GoliSLOWski is cooked.  No more courtesy contracts and TOI.  

Has to be hard for him to play so infrequently but it was a decent signing until we could know what Addison and Merril would be like.
No way he's back next season tho.

[EmptyShelf]

Who else?  Broken record

[ClusterChuck]

Kap !!
Here we go....crazy time.

[bbgarnett]

KK97!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[wildstars95]

  yay

[Alexandron]

KAPRIZOV!!!!

[ClusterChuck]

Don't pull Fleury too early...It's working as it is right now. 1 extra player will only screw it up. 

[Alexandron]

It seems Kaprizov-Boldy-Zuccarello line has some promise.

[EmptyShelf]

3 minutes ago, Alexandron said:

It seems Kaprizov-Boldy-Zuccarello line has some promise.

It does have promise.  Now, we only need 3 more lines with EEK and nothing but low knack players to choose from.

[wildstars95]

     2023 wild hockey

[EmptyShelf]

Just now, wildstars95 said:

     2023 wild hockey

[ClusterChuck]

That was a fun 2nd 1/2 of the 3rd.

[wildstars95]

I hear more often then not  ,  boldy shoots he missed the net  

[bbgarnett]

LOL were either gonna make a trade soon for some offense and pay too much for a guy like Kane or do nothing now and sell at the deadline 

Edited February 16, 2023 by bbgarnett