Series Talk: [P1] Vegas Golden Knights vs. [WC1] Minnesota Wild | MIN Leads 2-1

[Garbageyuk]

VGK in 4.

 

[hangman005]

We have a GDT

GDT: Thread 'WCQF Game 1: Minnesota Wild @ Vegas Golden Knights | 7:00PM | Minnesota gone Wild'

Sunday at 8:24 AM

The Wild are in town, and they are ready to go... well Wild...

They may have done the strip club wrong

and I'm not sure that's the best use of the driving range.

but at least he's happy for his turn on the roller coaster.

Not as happy as these guys surviving a ride into the desert with the mob.

and they topped it of with a nice cool jump off Hoover Dam

Not too mention they also found the buffet.

I'm hoping after all that. they are too pooped to...​

• hangman005
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[hangman005]

VGK lead 1-0

 

[Kaner9]

Minny is in tough here nightmare match for em

 

[Killakirillthethrill]

Last night we outhit them by almost double and we were better in the faceoff circle.
That PK needs to be damn near perfect for us to have a chance, Boldy was everywhere winning puck battles and throwing hits , I loved it!
We need to keep up the physicality and cause Vegas to take a few penalties and we need to capitalize!

 

[57special]

It was a tight checking game, where one mistake or call decides it. You can shut Eichel and Stone down, then Hertl kills you.

No big complaints about the reffing. The JEE high sticking call was unfortunate. He was falling down and his stick came up when he lost his balance. Didn't like the call, as the guy who got hit with the stick was the one who caused him to fall, but i understand it.

Crazy moment when Howden hit the ref when he was trying to knock down a puck with his hand. Looks like he hit him in the head, but the ref might've injured his leg on the way down.

Wild should probably try to play the same way in the next game, and see if the breaks go their way.

 

[rynryn]

Yeah I definitely had a problem with the officiating but we will see how the next game is called.
Not disappointed by how the Wild played. Buium looked a little too excited but that's to be expected. Boldy and Kaprozov stood out a lot, not just for the goals. I thought it was Brazeau's most consistent game of his time with us-we are going to need his size.

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

Not the worst start for Minny. Reality is they haven't won a game in regulation in 10 straight, injured guys have played what 3-4 games now? And they didn't even beat Vegas a single time in the regular season. Not exactly a realistic setup for a flying start to stun the Golden Knights for a 2-0 lead or something.

It's gonna have to be a building process, piece by piece build their game and scratch and claw and hopefully things start going their way so they can start planting a seed of doubt. Basically a 1 goal loss at T-Mobile isn't isn't bad. There's been many playoff series' over the years where Vegas gets a decisive game 1 win at home.

Win game 2 or lose in a way where you can say they deserved better and things will get interesting heading into Xcel.

 

[The Duck Knight]

The difference in this series is going to be depth. Can The Kaprizov line outscore the Vegas top 9 by itself? Because it might have to for the Wild to have a shot. The Hertl line was downright dominant last night.

 

[VivaLasVegas]

There's been many playoff series' over the years where Vegas gets a decisive game 1 win at home.

I seem to recall that in 2023 playoffs when Vegas lifted the Cup, Vegas lost their first game to the Jets due to nerves and everybody of course immediately wrote them off.

 

[State of Hockey]

I think Cassidy was just stating facts, but he mentioned in his postgame how they spread ice time to everyone and that they will roll 4 lines, and it came across like a little shade was being thrown towards Hynes and our lack of depth. Cassidy mentioned how every forward was in the 13-17 minute range, and how they don't run their defensemen pairings at 28 (Faber) or 10 (Bogosian). He was being kind and said that it can work that way, but it's not how they do it. He's in an envious position for sure. Even if we win a game, we're a long way from winning Cups when bottom pairs and 4th lines are being sheltered even in a nearly total 5 on 5 game.

 

[AKL]

Win game 2 or lose in a way where you can say they deserved better and things will get interesting heading into Xcel.

When you look at the goals Vegas scored, it's kind of interesting.

The 1st goal was Faber just straight up losing a 1 on 1 puck battle with Hertl that he probably should win, but props to Hertl, he's also a very good player, and that was an incredible shot.

The 2nd goal probably shouldn't have happened as Gaudreau got tripped right off the faceoff, play should have been blown dead and it should have been 4 on 4. But also, immediately after that, Foligno left his man (Dorofeyev) wide open trying to cover for Gaudreau being out of position (because he got tripped). Had Foligno not freaked out and left his man, that goal likely isn't scored there.

The 3rd goal was another mistake by a vet who freaked out (Bogosian) and left his man (Howden) with a wide open lane to the net, giving up a much more dangerous scoring chance while trying to take a much less dangerous chance away.

So all things considered, these are things the Wild can tighten up (except for the missed tripping call), making it harder for Vegas to score. I'd also argue that calling the tripping materially changes the game, so you could already argue they deserved better.

But still, the talent gap between the two offenses is pretty sizable. I don't know if the Wild can overcome it. Especially with guys like Kaprizov, Rossi not being at 100% and no other support scoring from Zuccarello, Johansson, Foligno, Nyquist.

 

[VivaLasVegas]

I think Cassidy was just stating facts, but he mentioned in his postgame how they spread ice time to everyone and that they will roll 4 lines, and it came across like a little shade was being thrown towards Hynes and our lack of depth. Cassidy mentioned how every forward was in the 13-17 minute range, and how they don't run their defensemen pairings at 28 (Faber) or 10 (Bogosian). He was being kind and said that it can work that way, but it's not how they do it. He's in an envious position for sure. Even if we win a game, we're a long way from winning Cups when bottom pairs and 4th lines are being sheltered even in a nearly total 5 on 5 game.

That's the way that McCrimmon has built the Knights from day 1. A good top line can beat the Knights, but that line has to play a lot of minutes and they tend to get worn down over a long series. When the Knights had the Cup run in 2023, the first line on pretty much every team they played collapsed by Game 6. Whether it can work again this season remains to be seen as there are some other deep teams out there.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

I just want to congratulate us all on great sportsmanship during game 1. Well done all.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

That's the way that McCrimmon has built the Knights from day 1. A good top line can beat the Knights, but that line has to play a lot of minutes and they tend to get worn down over a long series. When the Knights had the Cup run in 2023, the first line on pretty much every team they played collapsed by Game 6. Whether it can work again this season remains to be seen as there are some other deep teams out there.

Loading up our top line with $14M in buyout penalties means that our entire middle 6 is constructed with guys that probably shouldn't be any more than the 3rd best player on that line.

It's rough, but not a surprise.

 

[ref19]

The difference in this series is going to be depth. Can The Kaprizov line outscore the Vegas top 9 by itself? Because it might have to for the Wild to have a shot. The Hertl line was downright dominant last night.

Yep, Wild have 2 unreal scoring lines. Need the Foligno line to be great and keep hammering when they are out there.

 

[57special]

I think the Wild will win two games, but i will be shocked if they win the series. As Wild fans, we are always talking about the call, or chance, that went against us, but if we got a lead then those things wouldn't matter so much.

I hope that MN can have a truly competitive team when they are mostly out of Cap Purgatory next year, and can spend some $$ beefing up their forward group.

 

[VivaLasVegas]

Loading up our top line with $14M in buyout penalties means that our entire middle 6 is constructed with guys that probably shouldn't be any more than the 3rd best player on that line.

It's rough, but not a surprise.

Yeah, between that an the injuries, it really is a miracle that the Wild are even here and playing as well as they do.

 

[hangman005]

GDT is up...

GDT: Thread 'WCQF Game 2: Minnesota Wild @ Vegas Golden Knights | 11PM ET 8PM PT | We can do what we want, the East will be asleep.'

Tuesday at 7:27 AM

So that's what Chat GPT thinks a wild is.

And I think after the three period turtle, it'll have a different picture for "Turtle Party"

Yep that's the one.

Oh yeah and something about a hockey game. ​

• hangman005
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• Forum: Stanley Cup Playoffs

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[TaLoN]

 

[Finnflash]

Vegas looked intimidated last night

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Lol, that’s pretty blatant I’d say.

 

[TaLoN]

Lol, that’s pretty blatant I’d say.

To say the least! lol

 

[Royale With Cheese]

Lol, that’s pretty blatant I’d say.

Didn’t see the game but please tell me that was a penalty on Vegas.

 

[TaLoN]

Didn’t see the game but please tell me that was a penalty on Vegas.

No call... story of the series for the Wild