GDT: G14: Wild @ Ducks | 9 PM
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Dr Jan Itor
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Gudas. Didn't like that Trenin was playing out the game.
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Can’t wait to see Kap disembowel the Blackhawks on Sunday.
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Maybe Trenin just realised the 3rd period started
Spurgeon
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I’d pay so much money for an unfiltered on-ice audio stream just to hear the shit talk
ThatGuy22
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Unless I math wrong, the Wild currently have 4 PPG forwards... I'm reasonably confident we've never seen something like that after game 2 to 4.
Good two points, four out of a back to back is always nice as well. Some things to clean up, but good effort and control for large chunks, especially early.
Defense was very bend not break and Gus was feeling it tonight, good recovery from a less excellent prior start. Nice to see him rebound and bail the team out in the 2nd period and on the PK when they needed him.
Kap just gets better and better the later the game goes, what a horse. Boldy has been great and dancing around defenders on a routine basis, love the confidence and control to his game at both ends of the ice.
Clean breakouts are this team's typical calling card; this game was very below standards from that standpoint, but I do think the adjustments in the third helped and we were very good on PK clears to balance that out.
Brodin, Faber, Middleton have been standouts on the back-end for me, while Spurgeon has been acceptable/improving. The D overall has been fantastic.
Carry this forward into the Chicago game and really pile on the points for this next stretch!
Defense was very bend not break and Gus was feeling it tonight, good recovery from a less excellent prior start. Nice to see him rebound and bail the team out in the 2nd period and on the PK when they needed him.
Kap just gets better and better the later the game goes, what a horse. Boldy has been great and dancing around defenders on a routine basis, love the confidence and control to his game at both ends of the ice.
Clean breakouts are this team's typical calling card; this game was very below standards from that standpoint, but I do think the adjustments in the third helped and we were very good on PK clears to balance that out.
Brodin, Faber, Middleton have been standouts on the back-end for me, while Spurgeon has been acceptable/improving. The D overall has been fantastic.
Carry this forward into the Chicago game and really pile on the points for this next stretch!
ThatGuy22
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I appreciate you're detailed write up, I read every word. And don't necessarily disagree with any of it.
But analyzing a B2B where they took a 3 goal lead early seems like a fools errand. They got a big lead early and tried to coast, when they got push back they re engaged. You cant take much more than that.
This was more about recent trends in the player's individual games, not necessarily this single game, Middleton has had quite a few good ones in a row lately and worthy of a call-out, I have dinged him in the past as not an ideal top 4 guy, but he has looked the part so far.
But yeah, its just good to see the team pushback and the actually get rewarded for it. That happened so often last year when they would start pushing and have things go the opposite on them in the worst ways. Feels like a breath of fresh air with the team's confidence this season.
What a strange game. Dominanting the start and the end of the game with a lot of very sloppy hockey in between. Another very strong game from Gus which is a real positive for the Wild. He can carry them very far if he keeps up this confident and steady play.
Rossi had a really bad game culminating with the switch up of Hynes sticking him on the 4 to line at the end of the second, deservedly so. Bad giveaways and timid on the puck. To end that game with a goal and an assist and 6 shots on goal would make you think he did well. But that’s a game he will have to think about a bit on how to not fall into old habits again. He needs to be better if he wants to keep that spot on the first line.
Edit: I love how Austrian Sport sites are praising Rossi‘s „magnificent game“. That’s an example of stat watching right there!
Rossi had a really bad game culminating with the switch up of Hynes sticking him on the 4 to line at the end of the second, deservedly so. Bad giveaways and timid on the puck. To end that game with a goal and an assist and 6 shots on goal would make you think he did well. But that’s a game he will have to think about a bit on how to not fall into old habits again. He needs to be better if he wants to keep that spot on the first line.
Edit: I love how Austrian Sport sites are praising Rossi‘s „magnificent game“. That’s an example of stat watching right there!
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You're absolutely right. That being said I'd rather win a game, play bad and end up with 1g & 1a than lose a game, play good but end up with 0g & 0a.
BagHead
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As a huge Rossi fan, I have two words for you, buddy: I agree. I felt like he looked like a 2nd-3rd liner who was getting points because others were executing. I've seen him play much better than this, and I hope he gets back to it. On the plus side, he was still skating well and getting back to help relieve pressure for the defense.
I also did not love some of the decisions by Bogosian, and the slow decision making on outlets by both Bogo and Chisholm which led to turnovers within the defensive zone, but I guess that's what you get with a 3rd pairing. I still think they make most 3rd pairings in the league look bad, so that's nice.
Hard to overstate how much fun this team will be to watch if Yurov & Buium are who we think they are and can replace Mojo & Chisholm
My son and i were watching the game, and at one point we looked at one another and said, "Is Trenin actually playing well?".
Also, Middleton is playing like top pair Dman right now. The confidence and poise he has when handling the puck is light years away from what it has been, as well as his offensive instincts.
Also, Middleton is playing like top pair Dman right now. The confidence and poise he has when handling the puck is light years away from what it has been, as well as his offensive instincts.
Nice win for minnesota i liked the "bar brawl at the end between Bogo and meatball Gudas he is very tough for his size but no match for Bogosian.Minnesota plays very diciplined and when Gus is on his game his is nearly unbeatable in some games like in the second half of 22/23 season .Also going to be very exiting to se what numbers Kaprizov is going to come up to if he stays out of injuries i think 130p is doable.
Circulartheory
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Throw in Ohgren and Milne/Bankier to replace Trenin and the formula starts to get overcrowded with talent.
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