CreaseAndAssist Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Wild vs. Oilers Game Preview Minnesota Wild (26-22-5) 57pts 4th in the Central 2.81 Goals For Per Game (25th in the NHL) 2.87 Goals Against Per Game (10th in the NHL) 21% Power Play (15th in the NHL) 82.5% Penalty Kill (8th in the NHL) Top 5 Scorers: 1. #11 Zach Parise ~ 21G 25A = 46pts 2. #64 Mikael Granlund ~ 12G 32A = 44pts 3. #12 Eric Staal ~ 17G 20A = 37pts 4. #20 Ryan Suter ~ 6G 30A = 36pts 5. #46 Jared Spurgeon ~ 10G 22A = 32pts Top 3 PIM’s: 1. #36 Nick Seeler ~ 41 PIM’s 2. #29 Greg Pateryn ~ 33 PIM’s 3. #17 Marcus Foligno ~ 33 PIM’s Top Goaltenders: 1. #40 Devan Dubnyk (20-17-4) 2.59GAA .913%SP 1SO 2. #32 Alex Stalock (6-5-1) 3.00GAA .892%SP Vs. Edmonton Oilers (23-25-5) 51pts 6th in the Pacific 2.83 Goals For Per Game (24th in the NHL) 3.36 Goals Against Per Game (27th in the NHL) 22.1% Power Play (9th in the NHL) 74.9% Penalty Kill (30th in the NHL) Top 5 Scorers: 1. #97 Connor McDavid ~ 31G 47A = 78pts 2. #29 Leon Draisaitl ~ 31G 34A = 65pts 3. #93 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins ~ 16G 33A = 49pts 4. #25 Darnell Nurse ~ 6G 21A = 27pts 5. #39 Alex Chiasson ~ 17G 8A = 25pts Top 3 PIM’s: 1. #44 Zack Kassian ~ 80 PIM’s 2. #27 Milan Lucic ~ 63 PIM’s 3. #25 Darnell Nurse ~ 44 PIM’s Top Goaltenders: 1. #19 Mikko Koskinen (14-11-2) 2.89GAA .906%SP 3SO 2. #33 Cam Talbot (9-14-3) 3.39GAA .892%SP 1SO MNSOTA wrote the game preview, I will be on the post-gamer. This will be a pretty good test to see what life will be like without Mikko Koivu as 1-2 punch that is McDavid and Draisaitl come to St. Paul. Will the Wild miss his defensive ability, probably...will they miss him otherwise? Maybe, maybe not. We'll find out soon enough. Coyle likely ends up centering Koivu's former line. Enjoy and discuss... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllaZilla Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 I think tonight's game certainly will be interesting, more so for what occurs with the actual team than the game itself. Yes, the Wild need the two points, but... The Wild need to figure out what to do with Coyle. They keep moving him back and forth from center to wing. Pick a spot and leave him there. Maybe this injury to Koivu will finally force the Wild to put him at center and leave him there. Maybe Coyle finally becomes the player the Wild keep saying he's going to be. Or maybe this will show us that Coyle is as good as he's going to be. Does the power play become more dynamic now that Koivu isn't setting up all the time on the halfwall? Or does the team continue its slow, methodical power play time wasting? Who steps up now? Koivu isn't on the ice, so now is the time for some of these young guys to shine. They don't have to worry about being better than Koivu. Or does the team completely collapse without Der Kapitan? I'm going to find that Air Popper the Mrs. bought at a garage sale a decade ago and see if it still works... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClusterChuck Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 This is a kick in the butt for the PP since it had become set in it's ways after Dumba went down. Of course we have to play hard and actually draw penalties for this to become an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rottenrefs Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Since nobody can kill the PP better than Koivu maybe the PP can be more assertive for once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOday Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 I don't know how we will replace all those clutch 3rd period faceoff losses... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMahon 6 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 5 hours ago, rottenrefs said: Since nobody can kill the PP better than Koivu maybe the PP can be more assertive for once. My vote for biggest PP killer is Suter. He takes so long to make his ponderous way back to the zone every time the PK ices the puck that it's hard to blame goalies for getting impatient and deciding to go get the puck themselves. The biggest concern I have with Koivu out is: who's going to cover for Suter's lazy "defense"? Unless he suddenly finds a new gear, I fear that we'll be treated to seeing a lot of stupid facial expressions from #20, as if to say "gee, my one armed stick check didn't stop the guy from scoring?" As bad as Koivu is on PP, I've gotta give credit where it's due: his Selke caliber defensive play is gonna be mighty hard to replace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNSOTA Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Holy crap.....Greenlay between the benches. Looked like a kid at a campfire holding his flashlight up to his face telling ghost stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megawild Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 I flip over to FSN+ and the first thing I hear is "blizzard conditions in St. Paul". The asshat even has to exaggerate the weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megawild Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Even "Old man winter dominates St. Paul" would have been better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNSOTA Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 7 minutes ago, Megawild said: I flip over to FSN+ and the first thing I hear is "blizzard conditions in St. Paul". The asshat even has to exaggerate the weather. LOL, I had that thought as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starofthenorth Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Ek centering against McDavid that sounds like a recipe for disaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNSOTA Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Good grief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMahon 6 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Lordy. That was brutal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megawild Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 WTF Doobs?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starofthenorth Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Dubnyk not feeling it that was very weak he should be riding the pine pony after that garbage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megawild Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 It may become 2 shots 2 goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starofthenorth Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Suter that was embarrassing. The announcers said I don't know how that was interference. He hit a guy who didn't have the puck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megawild Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 I missed it, Staal gets an A, who ended up with the C? Zach? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMahon 6 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 @Megawild Am pretty sure it's three A's, no C if a captain is out of commission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megawild Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Just now, McMahon 6 said: @Megawild Am pretty sure it's three A's, no C if a captain is out of commission. Interesting. I kinda thought that what was implied, but I wanted to ask in case I missed clarification. He's gone, I'd prefer a new C. Don't want to butthurt El-Kap I reckon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megawild Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Hey we have a shot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNSOTA Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 And with Staal as a possible trade, they weren't going to give him the C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megawild Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 1 minute ago, MNSOTA said: And with Staal as a possible trade, they weren't going to give him the C. Good point MNS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starofthenorth Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Is stall injured I haven't seen him on the ice in a bit? He is back on the ice now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMahon 6 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Wow, Soots got all of that slapshot.. radar reading must've been north of 40 mph for that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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