CreaseAndAssist Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Wild vs. Canadiens Game Preview Minnesota Wild (1-5-0) 2pts 7th in the Central 2.33 Goals For Per Game (26th in the NHL) 4.17 Goals Against Per Game (29th in the NHL) 15% Power Play (24th in the NHL) 77.3% Penalty Kill (19th in the NHL) Top 5 Scorers: 1. #77 Brad Hunt ~ 2G 2A = 4pts 2. #46 Jared Spurgeon ~ 1G 3A = 4pts 3. #20 Ryan Suter ~ 1G 3A = 4pts 4. #17 Marcus Foligno ~ 0G 3A = 3pts 5. #19 Luke Kunin ~ 2G 0A = 2pts Top 3 PIM’s: 1. #19 Luke Kunin ~ 10 PIM’s 2. #38 Ryan Hartman ~ 8 PIM’s 3. #20 Ryan Suter ~ 4 PIM’s Top Goaltenders: 1. #40 Devan Dubnyk (0-5-0) 4.44GAA .867%SP 2. #32 Alex Stalock (1-0-0) .71GAA .973%SP 1SO Vs. Montreal Canadiens (2-2-2) 6pts 7th in the Atlantic 3.50 Goals For Per Game (10th in the NHL) 3.83 Goals Against Per Game (28th in the NHL) 23.8% Power Play (12th in the NHL) 61.1% Penalty Kill (29th in the NHL) Top 5 Scorers: 1. #13 Max Domi ~ 3G 3A = 6pts 2. #11 Brendan Gallagher ~ 2G 4A = 6pts 3. #92 Jonathan Drouin ~ 2G 4A = 6pts 4. #90 Tomas Tatar ~ 2G 3A = 5pts 5. #40 Joel Armia ~ 3G 1A = 4pts Top 3 PIM’s: 1. #90 Tomas Tatar ~ 8 PIM’s 2. #8 Ben Chiarot ~ 4 PIM’s 3. #24 Phillip Danault ~ 4 PIM’s Top Goaltenders: 1. #31 Carey Price (2-2-1) 3.33GAA .896%SP 2. #37 Keith Kinkaid (0-0-1) 4.93GAA .872%SP I wrote up the game preview, @MNSOTA will be writing the post-gamer. This should be a team the Wild can match up against fairly well. I think Montreal has more speed than the Wild, but that's true of probably every team in the league these days. Will the younger players get more ice time and opportunity with the veterans struggling so much? I think we're getting closer to some kind of crossroads on that subject especially as the losses continue to pile up. Stalock gets the start...so we'll see if that gets the club to play with a little more fire. Leipold and Guerin will be at the game again..enjoy and discuss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllaZilla Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 If they can play the way they did the first period in Toronto, things should go well. Everybody complains about how boring the Neutral Zone Trap is, but what's more important right now? A win or playing entertaining hockey? They need to stop thinking they can run-and-gun with other teams. That's what happened in the second period in Toronto and they got lit up like a Christmas tree. And they don't have the offensive fire power to overcome more than a one goal deficit. Keep It Simple, Stupid(s)... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynxrattle Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Yep. Trap, please! We need to get out of this second worst ranking: https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/nhl-standings-power-rankings-reasons-for-concern/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey-78 Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Best for this team would be to lose, a lot. Winning here and there only makes Leipold think things will work out with this roster. Which obviously won't happen. Which is better: hanging on a loose rope for years or to suffer enormously for a while. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynxrattle Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 I'm starting to lean on to a "happy for a win at least once and a while" attitude. Life is short and who knows, maybe the Wild won't win the Cup in 30 years, no matter what they do. Maybe no honey filled holy Graal ever during my lifetime, so I'm tempted with a tiny sip now and then. I just can't face losing games, although I know that would be the logical thing to do in this situation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomdog Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 I’m beginning to think the best thing the wild could do, for long term success, would be. #1 rotate goalies until a clear and undeniable #1 goalie emerges. #2 rotate 3 defensive pairings, regardless of pp or pk. Let the younger guys get experience. #3 rotate 4 forward lines, regardless of situation. No pp or pk specialist. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreaseAndAssist Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 4 hours ago, Hockey-78 said: Best for this team would be to lose, a lot. Winning here and there only makes Leipold think things will work out with this roster. Which obviously won't happen. Which is better: hanging on a loose rope for years or to suffer enormously for a while. I would agree. If we're going to be bad, which seems likely, we might as well be as bad as we can be. By the way...Donato is playing center tonight and Rask is out with a lower body injury according to Russo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey-78 Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 2 minutes ago, CreaseAndAssist said: I would agree. If we're going to be bad, which seems likely, we might as well be as bad as we can be. By the way...Donato is playing center tonight and Rask is out with a lower body injury according to Russo. Another year the Wild literally has millions on IR. I hope anyone within the organization won't try to feed that as an excuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antti_Laxative Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 (edited) So...here I am with Dish Network and have no local broadcast. Naturally my Montreal channel via Centre Ice will be dark because they assume I have a "local" feed. This sucks. Can anyone provide (at game time) a link to a live stream? If not...I'll be "forced" to go to a bar. Thanks in advance. Price gets the start for Les Glorieux Edited October 17, 2019 by Antti_Laxative 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNSOTA Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 44 minutes ago, Antti_Laxative said: So...here I am with Dish Network and have no local broadcast. Naturally my Montreal channel via Centre Ice will be dark because they assume I have a "local" feed. This sucks. Can anyone provide (at game time) a link to a live stream? If not...I'll be "forced" to go to a bar. Thanks in advance. Price gets the start for Les Glorieux We broke down and got YouTube TV and had to get the newer 2nd Gen AmazonFire TV Stick. Works great, however I have no sound on anything on YouTubeTV tonight. Sound on general TV works just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNSOTA Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Sound on YouTube TV works just fine on my iPhone.....so restarting the Fire Stick. Ugh, I just got finished with a long day of technical service.....like I want to troubleshoot my own damn stuff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildstars95 Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 reddit nhl streams tons of them french ,sportsnet ,our clown all versions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildstars95 Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 spurg and domi see things eye to eye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNSOTA Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Well a reset of the FireTV stick has me up and running listening to our morons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllaZilla Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Penalty kill looks pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNSOTA Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm sad to find out that Rask is out with a lower body injury. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllaZilla Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 I wish the Wild would stop with the stretch passes. They’re not good at it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNSOTA Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 And I wish the Wild would stop with the stupid self-promotion commercial for the Hockey Lodge with Stall and Koivu putting on their jerseys. We're just a few games in, and I already hate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antti_Laxative Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 (edited) Listening to the French feed. They are calling the Wild keeper "Stay-locked" Edited October 17, 2019 by Antti_Laxative Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildstars95 Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 mike commodore has a lot to say about babcock and what douchebag he is on you tube a good listen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildstars95 Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 3 minutes ago, Antti_Laxative said: Listening to the French feed. They are calling the Wild keeper "Stay-lock" if you have a computer reddit nhl streams all feeds crystal clear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllaZilla Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Ericksson-Ek couldn’t win a face off if he was going against a traffic cone... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllaZilla Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 I see the Wild are back to the pass, stop, pass, stop, pass, stop power play... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antti_Laxative Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 (edited) LOL the RDS guys are talking about Suter never getting off the ice and seemingly in charge of his own TOI Edited October 17, 2019 by Antti_Laxative 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNSOTA Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 2 minutes ago, IllaZilla said: I see the Wild are back to the pass, stop, pass, stop, pass, stop power play... I don't know, I felt like they really forced Montreal to move their feet. Mind you, I was happy with the shorthanded rushes the other way, but I'll take that power play over what we have seen in recent years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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