WILD HOCKEY!

[scsavre]

No lack of chances, a lack of finishing, thats for sure.

WE no longer get the bouces that we got in the first few months.

[berfish]

Our defense is pretty brutal in terms of playing physical and being able handle and move the puck. I was looking over the stats of the Houston Aeros and noticed Chay Genoway is the leading D scorer. If I remember right he was a puck moving d-man. I think he is kinda smallish but so is spurgeon. Not to mention the WCHA has produced quite a few good D-men recently. Just wondering why they don't give him some playing time with the big squad?

[Bear55]

Spurgy is pretty solid in his own end, I don't think Genoway is anywhere near that level yet and may never be. Plus two small guys on D is asking for trouble, even if they are good in the offensive zone.

[Musky Buck]

Lose 2 to Todd Richards hurts a bit, watching him snickering, I can see 1 loss to them but 2 I can't. Here comes the stretch run, we need a run.

[Bear55]

Lose 2 to Todd Richards hurts a bit, watching him snickering, I can see 1 loss to them but 2 I can't. Here comes the stretch run, we need a run.

You saw that too? I was hoping it was a bad dream.

[Bran32]

Sorry guys but this season is over!! I love the Wild but to try and cheer for a team that scores 1 goal a game is almost impossible!! Time to start moving some veterans and keep the original 2 to 3 year plan going with all the young talent coming up!! I just need to have some Patience I guess but Minnesota fans deserve better than this product!

[OnAFly]

We are 5 points out of the 8th spot. Right now, we are projected to get 85 points. We 37 out of a possible 52 points wot get to 95 (a safe playoff number), which means 18.5 wins out of out next 27 games. That is a tall order, especially for a team as offensively challenged as we are.

I don't think we are making it. Here's to being a seller

[Bear55]

Still plenty of hope for a playoff spot, we need some 2nd and 3rd line guys to pick it up, they have been far too quiet lately. Heatley has been great the past month, Seto has picked it up as late too. PMB and Lats being out has really hurt us, Cullen is also pulling another late season disappearing act.

[10,000 Casts]

Time for Cullen to go...

Russo bloged that NJ is interested in a trade for Zidlicky and that Z will waive is no trade clause. Hopefully we get something in return but at least it clears up 4m in payroll for next year.

[Jarrod32]

Zidlicky can go...

[hanronson]

I think they will get in the play-offs. They need to start shooting the puck more, which will create more scoring chances and hopefully more goals. I am really getting tired of seeing them pass, pass, pass when they should sometimes just GRIP IT AND RIP IT ! ! ! My 2 Cents.

[BuckmasterG]

Zidlicky can go...

Love this post! Good Find!

[solbes]

Let's trade Zids for Zach straight up. Zach with a new contract of course

[Musky Buck]

hanronson, appreciate your hopefulness, but I'll go the other way, I'd be really shocked if they can find their groove again this season, they've had 2 months to figure it out and haven't. It's time to dump guys, that's what I'm hearing anyway. Would love to see playoff hockey, but it aint happenin. Trust me I want to eat those words but 6 goals in 7 games and our last win was 1-0, we are having too much trouble scoring and just firing at the net to these huge goalies won't solve it, the slapper is a rare goal scored really, we need traffic in front, we need stellar power play unit to make teams pay when we're a man up.

[Bran32]

PLEASE tell me we have some defensemen who can actually play coming up!!! This is collectively the worst group I have ever seen!!

[Bran32]

PATHETIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Quackaddict9]

They are so much fun to watch in shootouts!!!

[Bear55]

PLEASE tell me we have some defensemen who can actually play coming up!!! This is collectively the worst group I have ever seen!!

I think you are watching all the up and comers, which is why we look so bad, young D make mistakes. They looked great at the begining of the season so plenty of promise there. The only quality young D we have not playing for the wild is in Sweden but he should get a good look next year.

[solbes]

Can we have Yeo walk out to our goal crease after the OT period ends? Kinda like baseball, except we exchange goalies. We need a closer in there.

[PierBridge]

Good news is we played pretty well particularly in the 3rd period. Talk about energy in the building last night, we really need to get the Jets in our division.

Ton's of Rowdy Canadians in the crowd which really energized our fans!

I say get rid of the shoot-out.

[Bran32]

or find a goalie who can make a save in the shootout!!

[Musky Buck]

At least Powe held his own with Glass. 48 career fights for Glass vs. 10 fights for Powe, not to shabby. Any reports on like how Brent Burns, John Madden, Nystrom, Havlat, Sheppard,Gillies, etc. guys we let loose are doing ? Do we wish any of them back ?

[Bear55]

At least Powe held his own with Glass. 48 career fights for Glass vs. 10 fights for Powe, not to shabby. Any reports on like how Brent Burns, John Madden, Nystrom, Havlat, Sheppard,Gillies, etc. guys we let loose are doing ? Do we wish any of them back ?

I believe Nystrom is having a very good year by his standards, being waived probably turned his career around. Burns is having a good but not great year. Havlat got hurt jumping over the boards and has only palyed in 20-some games, not many points. Not sure on the others but I wouldn't worry about them.

[Quackaddict9]

I say get rid of the shoot-out.

Just in the Wild games unless the opponent teams have fun danglers to watch!

[knoppers]

At least Powe held his own with Glass. 48 career fights for Glass vs. 10 fights for Powe, not to shabby. Any reports on like how Brent Burns, John Madden, Nystrom, Havlat, Sheppard,Gillies, etc. guys we let loose are doing ? Do we wish any of them back ?

gabby is the only one doing good. the rest are just average at best.