Wild 2014/2015 Regular Season

[Bear55]

All the other guys are Fletch trades. All the DR junk is gone now from what I can see.

Yep I was mostly commenting on how active Fletcher has been, it can sometimes be a shock to the system of MN fans who experienced all those years with DR.

[bbfenatic]

Leo with Folin

Gonna be a great battle to the end...yesterday was a great day for the Wild as it was for a number of teams..no lack of player movement...love it!

[Bear55]

Should be an interesting game tonight, Sens just won 5 in a row including wins over LA, SJ & the Ducks. They are a little ways out of the playoffs right now but have some games in hand so they likely bring it tonight.

[Bear55]

Good read on the Stewart trade.

http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/124131...l-load-deadline

[bobberineyes]

Yep things are looking real good, now we gotta pray that dubs stays healthy! !!

[CaptainMusky]

That's a good read Bear! Murray got a bit greedy it seems.

[PierBridge]

Looks like Schroeder is the healthy scratch for tonite.

[bbfenatic]

Wild #4 in this week's Power Ranking behind Ducks, Penguins, and Rangers...getting some deserved respect after quite the run lately.

[Bear55]

Yep things are looking real good, now we gotta pray that dubs stays healthy! !!

You can't say that out loud, your going to jinx us!

[varmithtr]

Here are the guys we drafted:

-Coyle

-Fontaine

-Granlund

-Haula

-Koivu

-Zucker

-Brodin

-Dumba

-Scandella

-Spurgeon

-Prosser

-Kuemper

-Backstrom

All the other guys are Fletch trades. All the DR junk is gone now from what I can see.

I believe we got Coyle from the Sharks in the Burns trade.

[bbfenatic]

Interesting...Russo is reporting both Fletch and Yeo are now admitting that up till the recent trades the Wild did have a size toughness problem and were easily bullied around....glad they finally addressed that issue!

[bobberineyes]

You guy's remember Kanopka's first shift wearing a wild jersey,if my memory is right he tangled with mclown not much into the game. I'm not saying Stewart needs to go right away on Sunday but he's going to have to put aside skating in the past with the clown. I scored some tics to Sundays game a while back, should be fun.

[schmitty3]

Good game and win tonight. #1 star of the game had to be the iron. That sequence of 3 straight was crazy.

[CaptainMusky]

Good game and win tonight. #1 star of the game had to be the iron. That sequence of 3 straight was crazy.

Wasn't it fitting that the Senator player who hit 2 pipes on that one shift, hit the pipe in the shootout?

Not a pretty win, but great game by Dumba. He is really getting into the play and making some nice plays.

Stewart had a nice assist so that is good to see. It will be fun to watch that line develop some chemistry.

That Parise line is really slumping right now. I have said if for quite a few games, but it is really unlike them to be held scoreless this long.

[Bear55]

Grandlund has been good lately, I think 7 points in the past 6 games but Pommers and Parise have been quiet.

Loving Dumba more and more, kid has taken a big step this year.

[CaptainMusky]

Maybe I should be the keyboard GM and threaten to trade Parise?worked for haula fontaine and dumba.

[bbfenatic]

Grandlund has been good lately, I think 7 points in the past 6 games but Pommers and Parise have been quiet.

Loving Dumba more and more, kid has taken a big step this year.

Not too worried about Parise or Pom...they'll produce..just not happening right now..depth is carrying us.

As for Dumba...saw that coming...the kid is an O-threat with ability to see the play develop ahead of him...big time accurate shot, and fast enough to recover when he finds himself out of position (which at this point is a little too often IMO) but I'll take the O production and let Dubs save his behind for now

[fishing tech]

The 4th line IMO is playing well and scoring because they shoot and crash. When the other lines figure that out we will be scoring 4 goals per game. How many times does a player for the Wild pass when they have the puck in the slot or have a clear lane to the net? Very frustrating to watch especially in close games.

[pikestabber]

As for Dumba...saw that coming...the kid is an O-threat with ability to see the play develop ahead of him...

Agreed. He looks like he's two moves ahead of everyone in a chess match where he knows the outcome. He's really come on strong of late! For one sequence in the third last night I think he passed to himself and then passed to himself again, lol. He's pretty slick with the stick.

[10,000 Casts]

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Dubs save his behind for now wink

I keep wondering if Duubs is going to have a let down game and come back to earth but it hasn't happened yet. If I was a goalie in the NHL, I'd want to play for the wild. They just make goalies shine. I can't think of the last time Duubs has been yard saled.

[solbes]

Back to back coming up with 3 night games in 4 days. Throw in the travel and I'm wondering if they are considering resting Dubs for the Carolina game. Carolina is .500 in their last 10. They gotta be polishing up their golf clubs right about now.

I suppose Keumps is rusty as %#$! having not played in near forever, so I guess there's our answer.

[Bear55]

If we win tonight resting Dubs a period or two before Kumeper gets pulled isn't a bad idea. I think I am kidding but I honestly don't know right now. I'd almost feel more secure with Curry as out backup ahead of the K/B tandem.

[fishersofmen]

Ovechkin may be out tonight........

[Bear55]

but Pommers and Parise have been quiet.

Vanek, Coyle and the new guys have been quiet lately.

Schroeder is too good to be riding the pine, if Nino can play tomorrow it might be time to slide Haula to center and park Brodz despite his solid play.

[knoppers]

nice shot by pommes, that thing was labeled.