GDT: G67: Wild vs Blues | 7PM CDT

[NHL1674]

Lmao, the Blues player just went to the bench to get a stick while our guys put on a perimeter passing clinic. They knew our players would do nothing.

You and Russo on the same page.

 

[AKL]

You and Russo on the same page.

Which forwards were on the ice?

 

[NHL1674]

Which forwards were on the ice?

Don't know. Not watching anymore. Just reading here and Russo's updates. I thought it was more worthwhile to watch the storm coverage instead.

 

[Roman Maroni]

Just be quiet Walz…..no sugarcoating this

 

[Spurgeon]

Can we not make Marat the new Fiala? He was one of the worst offensive players in the NHL. It’s not like he was a healthy scratch either. He got almost 82 games to show signs of life and just never did.

It’s not making him the new Fiala. It was a completely unnecessary move. Fiala had justification for moving.

 

[DigitalBoldy]

Which forwards were on the ice?

Rossi, Foligno, Zuccarello, Spurgeon, and Chisholm were the players on the ice. Players that touched the puck after the stick broke: Chisholm(x3), Spurgeon (x2), Zuccarello, Rossi(x2).

By the time Rossi touched the puck the second time, the blues player was back with their stick.

 

[NHL1674]

I look forward to their typical postgame comments about how they need to try harder.

 

[AKL]

Rossi, Foligno, Zuccarello, Spurgeon, and Chisholm were the players on the ice. Players that touched the puck after the stick broke: Chisholm(x3), Spurgeon (x2), Zuccarello, Rossi(x2).

By the time Rossi touched the puck the second time, the blues player was back with their stick.

Brutal

 

[State of Hockey]

His play immediately before the goal is special. He isn’t a lazy player. He is a strong forechecker; he beats a defender that has 10 feet on him to the puck to maintain offensive possession and then gets that shot off that results in a goal.

The guy has never looked “bad” and it made no sense to trade him away for a 27 year old slow UFA. It’s an inexcusable trade.

In the likeness of Mike Tice, ok, calm down. Marat has only 4 shot attempts in over 60 minutes of ice time, some of that on the PP and none shorthanded. Two have hit the net and just happened to go in. They sprung him on a breakaway which is the one thing he can do (and actually scored that time), and the second was a the type of shot that takes a prayer to go in. He's done nothing with Boston with the elevated opportunity to say he's we gave up some legit offense. And like has been mentioned, suddenly the PK looks better.

Now the return in Brazeau has been shunned by the coach and unfortunately been useless, but the only thing I don't like about the deal is throwing in the 6th. Getting rid of a couple contracts is important for next year.

 

[chchelseII]

This team is not making the playoffs. It will be worth it if they fire the drunken moron .

 

[Spurgeon]

In the likeness of Mike Tice, ok, calm down. Marat has only 4 shot attempts in over 60 minutes of ice time, some of that on the PP and none shorthanded. Two have hit the net and just happened to go in. They sprung him on a breakaway which is the one thing he can do (and actually scored that time), and the second was a the type of shot that takes a prayer to go in. He's done nothing with Boston with the elevated opportunity to say he's we gave up some legit offense. And like has been mentioned, suddenly the PK looks better.

Now the return in Brazeau has been shunned by the coach and unfortunately been useless, but the only thing I don't like about the deal is throwing in the 6th. Getting rid of a couple contracts is important for next year.

He’s got 2 goals in 4 games.

He wasn't the primary PKer either. Knowing you’re in favor of the trade usually favors the alternative.

 

[57special]

This is a bottom 10 team at best right now, maybe not even that.

 

[chchelseII]

This is a bottom 10 team at best right now, maybe not even that.

Hard to find worse teams with a worse future.

 

[57special]

Hard to find worse teams with a worse future.

Well, someone rated us as having the 2nd best prospect pool. Not sure that I agree. Wallstedt has taken a big step back this year, Ohgren looked ineffective in the NHL, and Yurov got injured after a down year in the KHL.

Buium has carried on his play from last year, which is good.

Heidt's numbers are down a bit from last year, but to me he still looks vg. PG has a lesser defense this year, which makes the forwards(especially C's) work harder in the d zone, and they don't get the breakout passes they had in the past. He's a maybe to be a NHL'er.

Ritchie, after an early injury, has been putting up points on a strong Medicine hat team. He doesn't play on McKenna's(probable 1st oa 2026) line, so he's not feeding off of him. Too soon to say about him.

Haight looked good(not great) in the AHL, but is now injured. Bankier so-so. Spacek is putting up points, but do we have room for a modestly sized, offensively inclined dman with Buium and (hopefully), Jiricek coming into the lineup? Haight will probably play in the NHL. Bankier, Spacek, Lambos...maybe a few games. Milne has had a very disappointing year, after a promising start in the pros. Kiviharju ... longshot. Have hope for Kumpulainen and Lorentz being 4th liners at some point in the future.

If the team misses the playoffs, then Guerin's seat will be hot, especially after trading away our 1st. It will become scorching hot if he can't re-sign Kap.

 

[MNRube]

He’s got 2 goals in 4 games.

He wasn't the primary PKer either. Knowing you’re in favor of the trade usually favors the alternative.

A breakaway and a lucky point shot that was more of a dump in than an attempt to score. It’s not like he demonstrating some vision or puck-handling we overlooked