Yep, Pure Excitement

by BReynolds on Dec 2, 2008 10:59 AM CST

I am not going to try to trick anyone into thinking I watched the game last night, because I didn't. I have it on the old TiVO, just revved up, ready to go. I'm not going to watch it, not even going to make sure it doesn't get deleted so I can go back and watch it later.

Nope, sounds like a rather boring waste of my time.

Somewhere, Gary Bettman is sick to his stomach. You see, this is the type of game bettman lives for. He wants to see the average game finish this way, 6-5, 7-6. I hear fans say all the time how boring the Wild's "system" is, yet 99.99% of them cannot explain what system the Wild play.

Reading reaction from fans today, the game was in fact, boring. But, wait, um... I thought everyone wanted the Wild to score more. They scored five times, isn't that good enough? They scored 6 against the Preds and all I read is how they can't score 5-on-5.

So, I ask you now two questions, loyal legions of Wilderness readers, what is it you would like from the boys? More defense, or more scoring, because in the NHL, you don't get both very often.

The other question is this, which is more boring, last night's debacle, or a solid 1-0 victory?

-Buddha

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Last night

Last night was boring as hell, mainly because the Wild never seemed to be “in it” and it was a disaster. Now, that being said, a 1-0 game can also be ridiculously boring if it’s not tightly contested with solid defensive play, good scoring chances, excellent goaltending and you’re on edge, feeling that every shift could be the break in the game.

Like I said last night, that was the most boring 1-goal game I’ve ever seen.

by nathaneide on Dec 2, 2008 11:42 AM CST reply actions

Pure Excitement

Uhhh, yeah I have to agree with you. I didn’t even watch the game at the gym last night. And I noticed from my office that there was absolutely NO excitement on the streets of St. Paul AT ALL last night. Stopped down at Eagle Street before I went home, and it was so quiet – I couldn’t believe it! Do you think that’s just because we’re in the middle of such a long homestand?? WTH?

by cortneystorsved on Dec 2, 2008 11:53 AM CST reply actions

The Opposite End of the Bad Spectrum

A turnover slop-fest is as awful to watch as is a game where ten men skate around playing grab-ass/shoulder/everything with each other. Crappy pace to the game, poor flow, bad mistakes all over the place means it’s a bad game.

People can look at the final score and be a box score hero and declare this game a “winner” for Versus all they want but they’d be a damn liar and I’d punch them in the sack. That on top of Joe Beninati playing the role of Sports Talk Radio Host while a game is going on proved to make sure this game was terrible all around.

Hey, at least Versus gets a winner with Tampa v. Philly tonight.

Whoops.

For what it’s worth, this game was more “fun” to watch than Buffalo v. Nashville, but that’s not saying much as that game was infected with both stilted grab-ass play and turnovers.

Ugh.

Gross Misconduct with Hockey Joe

by HockeyJoe on Dec 2, 2008 12:23 PM CST reply actions