Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars, Sunday 12-1-2019, 2:00pm, Xcel Energy Center

[wildstars95]

this is why they shouldn't make the playoffs against better teams this will the way they lose

[bbgarnett]

Parise Baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Hockey-78]

Mr Garbage Goal does it again... -.-

[Tomdog]

Not the dreaded OT?

[Hockey-78]

Every Wild fan's wet dream - The OT!

[wildstars95]

at least get to the stupid shootout

[Hockey-78]

At least they didn't suck this time although they kept sending wrong guys there. Well, more the right guys this time. Fiala was excellent.

[bbgarnett]

LOL we actually score in a shootout and Stalock can't make a save

[Hockey-78]

Phuck, Seguin has a lazer...

[bbgarnett]

come on Stalock you can do this

[bbgarnett]

Wild Win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

Koivu with the SO winner in his 1000th game, and Stalock FINALLY makes a big stop in the SO to make it stand.
Appropriate way to end the game on the Captain's 1000th.

 

Edited December 1, 2019 by TropicalFruitGirl26

[Hockey-78]

Corey Perry - can you get any more washed-up.

[IllaZilla]

Talk about a story book ending, Koivu in his 1000 NHL game gets the game winner in the Shootout...

[Hockey-78]

...and now they're heading the playoffs. A very bad tank loss.

[ClusterChuck]

Win or lose, That was the best 3 on 3 ever for the Wild.

Have they (*cough-Bruce*)  finally figured it out??

Pretty fun to see them mob Mikko on the bench like that. Great win.

[ClusterChuck]

3 minutes ago, Hockey-78 said:

...and now they're heading the playoffs. 

Don't get all crazy now.  

[CreaseAndAssist]

Mikko Koivu Delivers in 3-2 Shootout Victory Over the Stars in 1000th NHL Game

 

Another pretty solid performance against a team that is much better defensively than what they faced against Ottawa on Friday.  Minnesota played smart and made the power play count in a game where time and space were tough to come by 5-on-5.  Fiala had a fantastic game.  I also thought Soucy and Brodin were superb too.  Huge win, and by far the most emotion we've seen out of this team in a long, long time.  Check it out!  

[Jimtown guy]

19 minutes ago, TropicalFruitGirl26 said:

Koivu with the SO winner in his 1000th game, and Stalock FINALLY makes a big stop in the SO to make it stand.
Appropriate way to end the game on the Captain's 1000th.

 

Very fitting for sure 

[Icechipper]

Brodin very fluid skating and stick handling in the third and overtime. The more I isolate his play while watching the Wild, the more I am impressed by his skill and decision making.

[Hockey-78]

Brodin could very well be Klingberg. What's stopping him - Suter?

[Hockey-78]

8 hours ago, ClusterChuck said:

Don't get all crazy now.  

Hey, just pointing out the facts. Only 2 points from a wild card spot, they are destined to make it.

Nah, who am I kidding...

[ClusterChuck]

15 hours ago, Icechipper said:

Brodin very fluid skating and stick handling in the third and overtime. The more I isolate his play while watching the Wild, the more I am impressed by his skill and decision making.

For years all the attention has been on Dumba, Spurgeon, Suter For various reasons.

Yet all the while Brodin has been going about his business quietly and improving each year.

I've been saying this for years (Not bragging at all) and I couldn't understand why people weren't seeing it.

 

Plus he's an outstanding skater. I tried playing D and some of those backward crossover moves probably gave me my 1st big concussion.  

With Spurgeon and Dumba both sputtering on their offensive skills which lessens their rating in my book, Puts Brodin as our #1 D guy.

[IllaZilla]

10 hours ago, Hockey-78 said:

Brodin could very well be Klingberg. What's stopping him - Suter?

 

Brodin doesn't shoot the puck. He's never been known as a scoring defenseman, even back when he played with Farjestads BK before he was drafted by the Wild.

 

Last season (2018-19) was the first year Brodin had over 200 shot attempts. Klingberg has never had less than 200 shot attempts, even in his rookie season (2014-15).

 

Blame Suter all you want, but some guys just don't shoot the puck...

[Hockey-78]

1 hour ago, IllaZilla said:

 

Brodin doesn't shoot the puck. He's never been known as a scoring defenseman, even back when he played with Farjestads BK before he was drafted by the Wild.

 

Last season (2018-19) was the first year Brodin had over 200 shot attempts. Klingberg has never had less than 200 shot attempts, even in his rookie season (2014-15).

 

Blame Suter all you want, but some guys just don't shoot the puck...

I don't blame Suter. I was referring to Brodin's diminutive role on the PP. He has tools, giving him more PP time makes sense. And Suter giving some of his own time to Brodin makes even more sense.