Wild 2014/2015 Regular Season

[fishing tech]

I wouldn't be surprised if Brodziac got traded. For what? maybe a draft pick.

[fishing tech]

So did Daly get 3rd man? I missed the game. What a joke.

[bbfenatic]

This may not be popular but I would rather see pominville traded than Brodin.

I agree with that...but Poms salary might be an issue.

[schmitty3]

So let's say we string 3 or 4 wins together, does everyone jump off the cliff?

To say this team doesn't have the talent is ridiculous. They have plenty of talent, they just went toe to toe with the champs last year, and if it wasn't for a terrible bounce of the end glass would have been in a game 7 with them. Now this year they lose Heatly and gain Vanek, but suddenly don't have the talent? We need Keumper to start playing consistent, but I still see a run in this team.

[fishing tech]

J.P. not doing well. Zach is out tonight. Zach has the character to come back and play with a vengeance but he can't do it a lone. Sad

[bobberineyes]

It's to bad bout j.p. hopefully Zach can battle through this and get back on the ice soon. It's going to be hard to fill the void but this team needs guys to find there seeds and start taking charge.

[CaptainMusky]

Fricken kuemper is going to blow this one again.

Update. Yep there goes the game

[OnAFly]

6'1" and 180lbs on a skinny frame, you think as a Dman if he could have gained 20 pounds to even get himself up to 200 lbs he would not have done so already?

Oh come on, I know I've bulked up since 20

[fishing tech]

Why does it seem like the other teams get all the bounces around the net? Oh wait, they shoot and drive to the net creating scoring chances.

Vanek has looked like dodo again.

[OnAFly]

Vanek has had some great opportunities this game, but refuses to shoot. I don't get it. He shoots for every team he plays for...except us.

And I don't get how we get every bad glass bounce in the effin league. It's just a joke.

[Bryce]

Both teams really looked gassed in that ot. Need to start getting some 2's.

[fishing tech]

Kuemper is in slow motion and clearly lacking confidence. He got his contract and money. Sophomore slump? he looks like he can't see the puck.

[schmitty3]

It's really sad when we lose these good close games on goals like that. It's about the 5th time now. I shot from just inside the point with no screen should never go in, and Keumper wasn't even close, his blocker didn't even move until the puck was on it's way out of the net.

Worse part is we know if we got to Backstrom we're going to have to score at least 4 goals to win.

[OnAFly]

I honestly don't think the playoffs are a possibility with goal tending like that. Backs will be bought out this summer and we'll either have to trade for or sign a new goalie. This team would be ahead of where they were last year had we not been dealing with AHL level goal tending. At this point, I say we tank it for a high draft pick.

Signing Backstrom is the only move Fletcher has made that I really, really do not like. I remember when he signed thinking, oh carp we gonna hate this in a couple years.

[bbfenatic]

To say this team doesn't have the talent is ridiculous.

They have talent but unfortunately not to the level we all thought, plus we lack size/toughness....IMO last year they over-performed and got good tending thus had a decent run...this year they are under-performing and getting horrible tending thus are cellar dwellers. If every player could play up to their talent level and get good tending again they might be a playoff team but doubtful.

[Bear55]

Might be time to sacrifice Kuemper and some assets for a goalie, maybe Cam Ward in Carolina. Short term gain and Ward has a high cap hit but playing well enough to maybe turn our season around. Kuemper isn't ready yet and Backstrom isn't good enough to carry the load any longer. Just hope it won't cost us too much.

[OnAFly]

Kuemper's one way contract demand will either be his road out of MN via waivers or is ticket to a seat on the bench as a backup to what ever competent goalie we find in the summer. Depending on what we have in the system for goalies (Johan Gustafsson I think it pretty much it) I would guess he sits on the bench instead of waivers.

[fishing tech]

Anyone else hear this, JP passed away last night before the game? Sounds like there may have been an email sent to the team before the game. No word from any news source. So sad. Cancer sucks.

[OnAFly]

I didn't hear any details, just that Zach was out to spend time with his father. I assumed from that, that there was not much time left. Yeah, really tough deal. I guess the only silver lining is that Zach was in Minnesota when it happened and has been able to spend more time with him in the last couple years as opposed to having played somewhere else.

[CaptainMusky]

Whoa, Yeo lit up the team at practice this morning. Had the team lined up skating "Herbies" (though Herbies are from the goal line, these were from the side boards, but who's checking). Lit up the team with a profanity laced tirade, slammed his stick into the glass and left the players and the ice.

Koivu left hurt, slamming his stick. Kuemper burst his labia and left practice as well.

We will see where this goes from here, but clearly some real emotion coming from Yeo directly squarely at the team and how frustrated he is with their effort. Apparently there were some shenanigans going on which led to his explosion.

He at one point pulled the veterans to the side and spoke directly to them, then at a later point the explosion occurred. Good for him. I hope that shakes these guys up and they snap out of it.

Kuemper, well, I think he is too fragile and this is going to crush him.

[Bear55]

Good, had to happen at some point, can't baby these guys.

[fishing tech]

In the paper today Yoe all but came out and blamed Kuemper for the loss last night. About time. It will either get them to man up and put forth the effort or lay down. Those that lay down are the ones ou don't want on the team anyways.

[BartmanMN]

Sounds like Yeo went bananas on the ice today.

[OnAFly]

Kuemper, well, I think he is too fragile and this is going to crush him.

He's just not ready for the NHL. Unfortunately for him, he can't go back to the AHL without going through waivers. I wonder if they offered him a 2-way contract which paid the same amount or if that is even allowed.

Good for Yeo for getting mad. The players have been flat for too many games.

[leechlake]

Russo called into KFAN and said in all his years of covering teams he never heard a coach melt down as much as Yeo did. I wonder what it's like to be an adult and have your somewhat similar aged coach dress you down and make you skate Herbies.