Wild 18/19

[bear555]

Ya a couple of stinkers the last two games, one thing that was nice about last year is we finally kicked the large and extended slumps, lets hope to see that again and put some points up. 

[chaffmj]

My son was at the game last night and said the wild badly out played the black hawks but just couldn't get the puck in the net. Oh well I hope you are right about the slumps bear555.

[knoppers]

very big win tonight against the jets,  down 2-0 pull out the win with a great 3rd period.

[bear555]

On ‎11‎/‎24‎/‎2018 at 12:07 AM, knoppers said:

very big win tonight against the jets,  down 2-0 pull out the win with a great 3rd period.

 

That was a fun game but we have clearly cooled off the last couple of weeks. Hopefully they can pick up again, Dubs has been off, they have a kid killing it in the AHL, hope he gets a shot sometime this year. Stalock is a good enough backup but if we had someone to push Dubs a little that would be nice. 

[knoppers]

seems as though the wild get all the bad breaks now, 3 goals against, one off a players glove, and two off seeler and we lose a game against a good Toronto team that we out played.

[chaffmj]

Ya that game really sucked last night. Oh well it is good to see them playing hard. Now they need to start winning these games.

[bear555]

That was the best I have seen them play all year, just unfortunate Toronto got one off a glove and 2 off of Seeler's rear end. We have kind of been in a funk lately, would be nice to see some wins again. 

[chaffmj]

I didn't see last nights win over the Canucks so I can't comment about the game, but I am glad to see they won. 

[bear555]

We just seem to be losing our mojo, 3rd in the league two weeks ago and now sitting at 15th. Dubs was kind of carrying us early but now we look old and slow. BB you out there, if they keep this up you might get your rebuild. Of course we probably pull it together at some point make the playoffs and lose in the first round but at our age this is probably the last shot with the old core. Half hoping we bomb and can sell Stall at the deadline because we need some new youth. 

Edited December 7, 2018 by bear555

[bear555]

Signs of life again, man we are like a yoyo team. Real test will come against Calgary, they seem legit this year and just stomped us pretty hard a week or so back. 

[knoppers]

need to win on home ice, no matter how good they are. seems as though we lost our home ice advantage, looks like we may be getting the home cooking working again.

[knoppers]

lost the recipe

 

[chaffmj]

On ‎12‎/‎15‎/‎2018 at 8:58 PM, knoppers said:

lost the recipe

 

 

And all the ingredients too!

[bear555]

More than likely we turn this thing around, plenty of season left but we are one of the oldest teams in the league so some kind of re-tool or re-build is in order at some point in our near future. If we suck this year and it starts now so be it. 

[bear555]

Dumba is done for the year and we are playing like hot garbage. Time to embrace the tank yet? We could use some high end talent from the top of the draft, a lotto win is much needed.

[knoppers]

time to rebuild, trade for other under achieving players might be the only option. we already can see how good our draft picks are.

[bear555]

Ugg starting to win again, hope they pick a direction and stick with it. Kind of in a playoff spot again after the Ducks dropped 8 in a row, guess we have to see what happens. 

[chaffmj]

Ouch. Didn't see the game last night, but the 0-4 score doesn't seem like it went to well for the wild. Anybody watch it?

[bear555]

Missed it but back to back and the end of a road trip, were kind of due for a stinker. 

[bear555]

This team is so mental, beat Winnipeg and Toronto and then get crushed by Detroit and Philly giving up 13 in the process. Might be time to take up knitting or basket weaving. 

[bear555]

West must be terrible this year, we are currently 3rd in the central. Only 5 quality teams and the rest of us fighting for 3 playoff spots. 

[chaffmj]

Yes, I was surprised to see them back in a playoff spot. 

[bear555]

Well Koivu is done for the season and we just lost 3 in a row, somehow still 7th in the west but it might be time to retool this team. Dumba being out, the nino trade looking terrible, Granlund not really playing like himself, lots of signs pointed to us missing the playoffs. Might be time to sell Staal and try and get another 1st rounder for him. Only good I am seeing of late is Spurgeon found another level and Parise has been great all year, I do like what I am seeing from Greenway too. Just time to get younger and faster. 

[chaffmj]

I don't know how they can stay in a playoff spot except that the west is terrible like mentioned above. Really too bad about Koivu. Ok as I am typing this I went to see who they were going to play next and lo and behold they beat the Devils. Go Wild!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bear555]

Officially out of playoffs now, might be the best thing for us, just need a little reset with this team and have to get younger and faster. I will say it is nice to see Ek and Kunin starting to put some pucks in the net, Ek was really trying to get me to give up on him but it is good to remember he is the same age as Greenway.