2008 NHL Playoffs! Round 1: Avalanche vs. Wild

[fishn4kids]

this is sickening. They just need to let them throw some punches, just to get it over with.

[germanshorthairs]

No defensive and pretty weak goaltending in my opinion. Still seems to be some bad penalty calls. Go Wild!

[cw642]

Veilleux is a Pu$$Y, cheepshot on Stastny. Hit him from behind, left his feet, What a joke. Then he skates around like a wimp when Ian drops the gloves. Just cause you are lossing doesn't mean you have to play stupid cheep hockey. Hopefully the wild can remember how to play real hockey in game 5. Koivu needs more money. Fire Mr. 10 mil for not getting a point yet, and give Koivue a raise.

CW

[Roofer]

Hey, they got one on the road. They got their frustrations out tonight. Not too bad on the road in the playoffs.

If you look at the NHL games today, it was a day of defeat for the teams that should have won.

[jwhjr]

That was an ugly one. On to the next one...

[Scott K]

 Originally Posted By: jwhjr

That was an ugly one. On to the next one...

Exactly! Ugly game! But this usually happens atleast once per series. They had us frustrated, they wouldnt drop their gloves and it [PoorWordUsage] us off. We need to play smart hockey now! Beat them hard on the net, since they wont drop their gloves to take a whoopin!

[LuckyNorm07]

What an ugly game is right!! 119 in penalty Mins.

[mr_jman]

Yep these games happen once in a while. Its what you do in the next one and I think the Wild will bounce back (They'd better!)

Heres a few fun stats I thought of:

Wild are 2-1 in Game 5's

Wild are 2-0 in Game 6's

Wild are 2-0 in Game 7's

Gaborik didn't go over 4 games this year w/o a point (he's currently at 5 now) HE'S DUE!!!!!

Having said that I still hate my predictions for Game 5. I have a feeling it could go Game 5- Avalanche & Game 6,7 - WILD. I hope I'm wrong about Game 5, but I was dead on about the home and home series splits.

But also, the series has gone Avs - Wild - Wild - Avs so it should go Wild - Wild right!!!???

[Fishing_High]

I don't think the Wild were suppose to win last night. If you would of asked me before they went to Colorado I would have said a split would be great but winning the first one there really gets your hopes up. What a bad game last night they can't even think about it and do to Colorado what they did to us early in game 5. Veilluex was running around and doing some stuff he shouldn't but I don't think I ever laughed so hard in a hockey game when he was making fun of the guy who was missing his front teeth.

[Skeets]

 Originally Posted By: Fishing_High

I don't think I ever laughed so hard in a hockey game when he was making fun of the guy who was missing his front teeth.

ME TOO!!!

[jwhjr]

That was funny. The ultimate payback would have been if he got in a fight with Veilluex and knocked his out...

[mr_jman]

Yeah, it was the highlight of the night! (Sadly)

[Pyrex]

I think we should take up a collection to pay the refs enough to make it a fair game. The calling was terrible! On the other hand, Its good to get the fighting out of the way so they can play hockey on Thursday. I gotta say, I'm enjoying the hits-GO BOOG!!!!

[fishn4kids]

LET'S GO WILD!!!!!!!!!!!!!LET'S GO WILD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jwhjr]

 Originally Posted By: fishn4kids

LET'S GO WILD!!!!!!!!!!!!!LET'S GO WILD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

+1

Let's hope for a better showing tonight (and a goal or 2 scored in the first or second period for a change).

[fishn4kids]

finally, they have scored in the first period. Much more disiplined hockey play tonight.

Duane

[zamboni]

OK- don't get "local" station with Dish Network, whats TSN? don't get that apparently either

[LMITOUT]

The silence you hear is Xcel Energy Center.

(it worked last time)

[Quackaddict9]

Well with a little more than 3 mins left, its over. Avs will take this one and go back to Pepsi Center and win the series. Wild can only play one period of hockey and do not captialize on their chances, seems like they dont care after 2 periods. They didnt do anything in the 3rd period...

[LuckyNorm07]

The Wild have there work cut out for them..

[mr_jman]

Why did I predict it to go this way!?!?!?!?! Well I've been right about every game so the WILD WILL WIN the next 2. Just dissapointing to outplay the Av's all night and not get goals!

[cw642]

They can out play the five that go up and down the ice but the one who they have yet to outplay is Theodore. He is the best trade the Aves have ever made. Quite frankly I hate watching the local station and their "bounces". Bounce this, bounce that. Bounces do not win series. Bounces win single games. They got their bounces game two. No real scores. That was a game won by bounces. Bounces, Bounces, Bounces. They need to be talking about penetraiting, passing and crashing the goal. The Blue line shots that they are taking arn't beating Theodore, and they won't. It seems the Wild forgot that good passes make "Quality" shots. They are a fun team to watch but if they need a real leader or someone who can step up. Gabby want's more money, way to funny. Try scoring 100+ points and leading your team THRU the playoffs. Not stop trying at the end of the regular season.

CW

[maros91]

 Originally Posted By: cw642

He is the best trade the Aves have ever made. Gabby want's more money, way to funny. Try scoring 100+ points and leading your team THRU the playoffs.

CW

Theodore was the worst trade ever up until this year. He is playing good this year because it is his contract year.

Anyone seen Gaborik lately? He is terrible when he has the puck. Boogaard is better on the puck than Gaborik. I would trade Gaborik for Oli Jokinen yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Jokinen is the big center we need. Must win, backs against the wall, yadda yadda yadda. GET IT DONE!!!!

[Roofer]

Ya, good points mentioned.

I won't whine too much. I said it at the beginning of the year that they are 'a tad above average' at best. It's still a good run. Look at the names on the Colorado team.

Not putting down our home town team, but they need more talent if they want to win the cup. Scoring has always been their downfall.

Go PENS!!!

[blue_healer_guy]

Never put on a pair of skates, but I can see a huge difference in how the wild run a pp vs. other teams. I understand Jocks philosophy, but every other team in the league scores pp goals off rebounds and shots in the crease, we score them on slap shots. Very frustrating to me.