Minnesota Wild @ Anaheim Ducks:
by nathaneide on Dec 14, 2008 6:30 PM CST
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Minnesota Wild at Anaheim Ducks, Dec 14, 2008 7:00 PM CST
Minnesota Wild (15-12-1) @ Anaheim Ducks (16-11-3)
Honda Center @ 7:00 CST
Television: FSN
Listen live on WCCO.com, or locally at 830 AM
For the Ducks perspective, check out Battle of California
Tonight's lines:
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Minnesota Wild |
Anaheim Ducks |
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Veilleux - Koivu - Mittens Johnsson - Schultz Backstrom |
Ryan - Getzlaf - Perry Pronger - Huskins |
Notes
- The Wild have dropped four in a row in regulation for the first time since Nov. 20-28, 2003.
- The Wild are 4th in the NHL on the power play, (24.4%), but are last in the NHL with 40 even-strength goals in 28 games.
- The Wild are 1-for-14 in those situations over the last four contests.
- Minnesota is 9-4-0 in the series since March 28, 2004
- The Ducks are just 3-for-22 over their last seven games
The Wild, let’s just say, they’re not very good right now. I really, really hope all the Wild fans in the crowd today didn’t actually spend money on plane tickets to come out here and see today’s performance.
Regardless of the reason for the Wild’s terrible effort early in this game, what’s more frightening is nobody in the locker room I interviewed would admit to it. I am not kidding you, other than Antti Miettinen, five of the six players I interviewed all felt the team’s start tonight was fine and it played well in the first and second periods.
Sure. I guess it was deceiving when the Wild was being outshot 40-20 at one point.
Questions to Answer
- Will the offense wake the hell up?
- With Brian Burke gone, is Anaheim still the evil center of hockey
- Will Andrew Brunette
- Who, aside from Kopitar, will impress the Wild enough to be considered a target for the Gaborik trade?
- Will O'Sullivan get payback?
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- Who, aside from Kopitar, will impress the Wild enough to be considered a target for the Gaborik trade?
- Will O’Sullivan get payback?
?? LOL wrong game preview
But anyway…Getzlaf got a goal for Anaheim…its 1-0 Early…This game is already over
by Tony_O on Dec 14, 2008 7:14 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Ugh.
The only way to avoid failure, is to learn from it.
by BReynolds on Dec 14, 2008 7:17 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I still don't feel good about this...
The only way to avoid failure, is to learn from it.
by BReynolds on Dec 14, 2008 7:59 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
2-2????
WTF? The game started? Who told the guys?
The only way to avoid failure, is to learn from it.
by BReynolds on Dec 14, 2008 8:06 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Ballgame.
By the way, captain johnsson is great…for me to poop on!
by mbennett on Dec 14, 2008 8:36 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Argh
Stupid save button. Why oh why dost thou torment me???
Sorry guys.
by nathaneide on Dec 14, 2008 9:48 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
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