Pre-Game Talk: The Wild invade Ottawa, Tues. 7:00 pm on TSN

[tk2001]

Boucher to be fired?

I highly doubt it.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

This has been a very, very poor third period.

No urgency until we were down by 2.

Not good enough.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

I like Boucher but I think this team would improve with a change in playing style. Something just isn't right..

This is the prototypical Boucher loss. The team get a 2-goal lead and then proceeds to play "not to lose" until it's 4-3, and then once it gets out of reach they start to attack.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

It's amazing how one bull**** call can totally ruin a game. Pisses me off more than anything else in sports.

Score should be 4-3

At 5-3 the Wild sit back more I would think. At 4-3 they're probably attacking and we don't look as "good" as we do now

 

[ToastrStutzle]

goal 4 was off a pretty suspect penalty call, and ignored a pretty evident legit penalty right before the subsequent goal. Having said that, not sure we deserve a tie game though. Hard to say, we got some great chances off the PK, but we let them control the play for long stretches.

The balance of the play is definitely in Minnesota's favor but you can still pick up points when you're outplayed. It becomes impossible to do so when the refs just are absolute garbage and don't call the game properly.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

Boucher to be fired?

He hasn't been perfect but the team feels like a raging teenager with incredible highs and lows.

Not much he can do unfortunately.

 

[Deku]

I will be attending the next 2 games in Tampa and Florida

can't f***ing wait

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

LOL Ceci. Dumb as a brick

 

[Filatov2Kovalev2Bonk]

Do we lead the league in too many men penalties?

Apparently Leafs were in front but we just tied them. Bleh.
We can certainly come back in this one but if they get a PP goal here it's bonsoir la visite.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

what does Boucher tell this team when they get a 2-goal lead?

When was the last time we had a 2-goal lead early in a game and secured a win?

 

[Langdon Alger]

Ceci doesn’t even come on the ice at the right time.

 

[branch]

Ceci you f***ing dingbat

 

[Do Make Say Think]

I will be attending the next 2 games in Tampa and Florida

can't ****ing wait

Yeah no point in watching Tampa slaughter us hahaha

 

[Sensinitis]

Wow such an intelligent play by Ceci there!

 

[solidprospect]

Yep we're now tied with the leafs with the most bench minors.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

The balance of the play is definitely in Minnesota's favor but you can still pick up points when you're outplayed. It becomes impossible to do so when the refs just are absolute garbage and don't call the game properly.

You can't think like that. If the team wants to win it has to play to win. These are excuses.

 

[Micklebot]

Wow. The almost never ever ever called intentional offside to send it back in our end. Stay classy refs.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

He hasn't been perfect but the team feels like a raging teenager with incredible highs and lows.

Not much he can do unfortunately.

He had one high. That early west trip. It's only been lows since

 

[Alex1234]

LOL Ceci. Dumb as a brick

Dont act like Ceci knows how to count to 5

 

[solidprospect]

trade for staal

 

[Langdon Alger]

You can't think like that. If the team wants to win it has to play to win. These are excuses.

Yeah, putting this on the refs is nonsense.

 

[Filatov2Kovalev2Bonk]

Goddamn. Habs better get lit up by Vancouver or this is going to be a really bad night for hockey.

 

[Micklebot]

Crawford losing it. What's he so pissed at?

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Cody ceci that's not how you do it in front of the net. I don't think.

 

[Langdon Alger]

Crawford hadn’t been that mad since Moore hit Naslund.