WIld vs. Hawks

[schmitty3]

Man, that is so disappointing. Like you said Bear we needed that game. I can't stop thinking about that Zucker shot, 1 inch lower and it's in. What a game though, the Wild had a great game plan and executed it almost perfect. We aren't gonna beat the Hawks going up and down the ice.

Still so disappointing, I really wanted that game. Oh, and Harding is unreal.

[ted4887]

Incredible game but we really really needed to win that one. The Zucker off the crossbar shot in OT was oh so close. Love playoff hockey!

This!

Man, what a game! The outcome sucks, but it was fun to watch.

[Improvedarock]

How bought the 1st line playing man to man all night? Skol wild skol suter!

[walleyeking19]

Missed a big chunk of the game tonight, but my buddy said the officiating was "incredibly onesided towards the Blackhawks." Can anyone tell me if that was true? I missed the 3rd period and most of OT.

[toughguy]

I'm a big Zucker fan too. I was not happy when they sent him to Houston a few weeks back.

[10,000 Casts]

I thought the officiating was ok. Zucker did have a good game and so did PMB. Did Suter hit the 40min mark? That guy is a horse to be in the playoffs and still putting in the ice time he does.

I hope Parise shows up more in the next few games otherwise there in trouble. Pominville may have made the difference last night if he would have dressed.

But Great game and Harding was solid and the Coaches had a good game plan and they really stuck to it all the way through the game.

[archerystud]

We need Pominville back. I don't like the first PP with Brodz out there, I'd prefer Coyle over him.

It was great to see Harding have a stand up game. He gave them a chance to win. How can you NOT root for this kid? Wild had to slow the game down and they did. I do think they need to find a way to generate a little more offense but Pominville alone may help that.

My favorite move was to see Scandella back up. He is MUCH better skater than Falk, Prosser and Stoner. He still made a couple of mistakes but he has a much better skill set to be a big time player for the Wild. He played 22 minutes which is great. Also thought Zucker was our best offensive player last night.

I said it at the start of the year that this year was to build the playoff experience. I hope at a minimum we can take one or 2 wins in the series. Building for a run next year.

Go Wild!

[Bear55]

The refs were fine, let some stuff go both ways. The even up call in OT in Gilbert was a little weak but it didn't affect the game.

I also like Scandella out there and hate Brodz on the PP. Zucker was awesome all night, very happy to have him back.

[bbfenatic]

The refs were fine, let some stuff go both ways. The even up call in OT in Gilbert was a little weak but it didn't affect the game.

I also like Scandella out there and hate Brodz on the PP. Zucker was awesome all night, very happy to have him back.

Agree on Brodz...he seems like a day late and a dollar short out there. IMO they'd be better off having Seto on the offside wing cranking off some shots and Parise over on the other offside wing. Cullen would be good there too but need to have him ready to run the 2nd line of PP. Hopefully Pominville is ready to go Friday.

Good effort overall but......

[BartmanMN]

I thought we were screwed when Backy got injured, however Harding really played a great game. Game could have went either way. I thought they really executed their game plan. Hopefully we can pull it off on Friday. Knowing how much Backstrom prepares and stretches before each game, I was really suprised he would pull something. If it was his groin, he will be out for a long time.

[MUSKY18]

Incredible game last night. Thought I woke up everyone in the house when Zuck hit the crossbar! If the Wild keep up this play, this could very well be THE series of the playoffs. How about Suter....41 minutes and change of ice time?

[CaptainMusky]

I wasnt happy with Cullen's PP effort last night. Too much stick handling.

There was a play that had Brodz open which Cullen hit him perfect, but Brodz couldnt handle it.

Zucker was a machine last night. i was hoping he would be rewarded for his efforts.

Harding was huge. What a spot to get flung into. I have been fearing this would happen to Backstrom all season. He always gets hurt.

Time will tell if this is a season ending (depending what happens in this series) or if he comes back, but I just knew we were on borrowed time with him.

Scandella was VERY noticeable last night and that is a good thing. We could have used him weeks ago.

[crothmeier]

My take is that was about the best showing we could have put forth defensively. Offensively we could have done better. Overall we controlled the game, and for the most part it was played at the pace we wanted it to be. I think Friday will tell as to whether or not Chicago has another gear to hit. I don't think we got Chicago's best effort.

I'd like to see Setoguchi put together a string of physical games, like we all know he is capable of. He was a non factor last night. When he goes on a tear, he can really disrupt opponents game.

Power plays have an continue to frustrate me. 1:30 of passing and two shots. It seems like we are waiting for too perfect of a shot. Get a body or two in front of the net and get the puck on goal. Give the bodies a chance to clean up a rebound. Crawford was puking up rebounds all night. This is where we miss Heatley. Set up camp, and start chopping.

[PierBridge]

Agreed on Heater he's been missed a lot more then we or some of us would like to think!

That was a must win last night as far as putting the choke factor into the Hawks brains''''sadly I'm just hoping for 1 of the next 3 to go our way now!

[Bear55]

Yep despite Heaters legs he is a scoring threat any time he hits the ice and other teams know that. He also has a lot of playoff experience and just makes us a deeper team, it was a significant loss. Imagine our 3rd line right now with Heatley-Brodz-Pommer.

[Musky Buck]

Indeed if Heater can kinda Andrew Brunette a few in there....I just love playoff hockey, each year the thing I look forward to the most, even if MN isn't involved, can't wait to watch the next game, haven't seen a game in a long time. Not a prediction but boy I'd love to hear series tied at 1 a piece come Friday night ! Jim Cornelison will get the crowd rockin, then here we go.

[hoppe56307]

Pominville will not travel with the team back to Chicago, and did not even skate today.

[Musky Buck]

Boy did the LA Brown guy really have that trap set for JP. What sucks is we have no idea if JP would've had a pair the other night, daing. I mean a pair of goals geez. I wish that elbow would've caught him a foot lower.

[Bear55]

Hopefully Pomminville is ready for the 2nd round of playoffs after we destroy the Hawks.

[OnAFly]

Looks like Brown is up to his same old sh!t.

Saw a replay of him the other night not only throwing out the knee on knee hit but throwing the elbow out too for good measure. Can someone just end this guy? He's Matt Cooke with hockey ability.

[10,000 Casts]

Heatley is definitely missed but he'd be a huge liability on D, the skill players on Chi would eat him alive. Also they brought in Pomminville just for this situation and he gets a dirty elbow to the face.. I'd call that the Wild being snake bit as usual. And then Backstrom injuring himself while basically stretching... 3 key players down, I don't know how they plan to keep up with the hawks.. Thank god, they had 2 full days with no games, hopefully they are rested.

Tuesdays playoff game was the highest rated Wild game ever.

[Bear55]

Lets take this game! Pumped up for tonight, forget the injuries and all that bad mojo, its the playoffs and anyone can win. That offense needs to start clicking because 1 goal against the Hawks isn't going to be enough to win.

[toughguy]

I'm looking forward to a couple barley pops and a playoff hockey game after work tonight. If the Wild can get more physical with the Hawks I think they have a good chance tonight. I look for a big game from Parise. He's due.

[solbes]

Speaking of Pominville, anyone catch what the gigantic D-Bag Dustin Brown tried last night? Attempted knee on knee and elbow to the head, classy. Shanny needs to act quick, b/c this guy is as dirty as they come. Can't believe he wears the "C" playing like that. Clutterbuck is hated too, but he has really clean hits most of the time.

Brown Hit on Schwartz

[hoppe56307]

Where is the BOOGIE MAN when you need him.