Minnesota Wild @ Anaheim Ducks: Game 5
by nathaneide on Oct 14, 2009 7:00 PM CDT
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Minnesota Wild at Anaheim Ducks, Oct 14, 2009 9:00 PM CDT
Minnesota Wild (1-3-0) @ Anaheim Ducks (2-2-1)
Honda Center @ 9:00 CDT
Television: FSN (HD)
Audio from tonight's game will be streamed live via WCCO on CBS radio.
For the San Jose perspective, check out Anaheim Calling
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Forwards Defense Goalies |
Forwards Bobby Ryan - Ryan Getzlaf - Corey Perry Joffrey Lupul - Saku Koivu - Teemu Selanne Todd Marchant - Erik Christensen - Evgeny Artyukhin Mike Brown - Ryan Carter - George Parros Defense Scott Niedermayer - Luca Sbisa Ryan Whitney - James Wisniewski Sheldon Brookbank - Steve Eminger Goalies Jonas Hiller Jean-Sebastian Giguere |
Questions to Answer
- Can Sheppard and Pouliot pick up their play, especially since the team needs them more than ever?
- Can Nathan Smith and Andy Hilbert provide anything?
- Do the new d-pairings shore-up the blue line?
- Do the Wild dig themselves another hole?
- Will the Ryans strike again?
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No Sykora or Buck tonight..ugh
and a bigger UGH…Gabby got another goal tonight..he has a point in every game this season
by TonyO on Oct 14, 2009 8:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yep
I will wait to say “I told you so” until the end
of the season.
Proprietor of Hockey Wilderness - We take Minnesota hockey WAY too seriously.
by nathaneide on Oct 14, 2009 8:21 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
I'm still extremely pissed that Gabby Left
What about the Rangers screams they are a winning team?…Nothing to me.
by TonyO on Oct 14, 2009 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stats
Rangers are 5-1 soon to be 6-1 on the season. I think Merriam Webster would agree that qualifies as “winning”
by SpaethCo on Oct 14, 2009 8:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Glen Sather offloaded Gomez with his insane contract
That screams win right there.
by SpaethCo on Oct 14, 2009 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He had to offload that to get Gaborik though. Higgins is working out well for them too AND they stole a top defensive prospect from Montreal in the deal too. In other words, Bob Gainey stinks.
by HockeyJoe on Oct 15, 2009 12:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Universal rule of hockey blogs
3 Wins = STANLEY CUP1ONE
3 Losses = Trade everybody
by SpaethCo on Oct 14, 2009 8:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Tonights Scratches
Sifers, Boogaard, Sykora, Bouchard, and Clutterbuck
by TonyO on Oct 14, 2009 9:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Holy hell
What’s going on in LA? This looks worse than a Trashers game for attendance.
by SpaethCo on Oct 14, 2009 9:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
LA is a Basketball/Baseball town
Lakers season just getting under way and the Angels and Dodgers in both their respective Championships..I don’t think anybody cares about hockey there
by TonyO on Oct 14, 2009 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mittens needs to score that one!
Nice pass by Nolan.
by redheadzeb on Oct 14, 2009 9:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Great Patience...
How the hell did he have that much time alone IN FRONT OF THE GOAL!?!?
by redheadzeb on Oct 14, 2009 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crap
Perry again.
Terrible PP then just lifeless in their own zone. Ugly
by redheadzeb on Oct 14, 2009 9:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
GOD DAMNIT
What the sam hell is wrong with these fuckin guys. Act like they have never played defense in thier career. just gross to watch. They cant even keep my attention for 10 fuckin minutes in the first! FUCK
"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have"
Thomas Jefferson
by RileysCannibalJct on Oct 14, 2009 9:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
good commercial...i am better now
"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have"
Thomas Jefferson
by RileysCannibalJct on Oct 14, 2009 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hang in there. October and November are going to be rough. Maybe December, too :(
by redheadzeb on Oct 14, 2009 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You think Backstrom is saying to himself..."Why the Fuck did i re-sign here?"
by TonyO on Oct 14, 2009 9:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think he expected Riser and JLM to be gone… He needs to earn that money and right now!
“TRADE ME RIGHT FUCKING NOW!” :)
It is too soon in the season to resort to that, but who doesn’t love the movie ;-p
by redheadzeb on Oct 14, 2009 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think Backstrom has a lot of idle time to think with the the way our D are playing in front of him.
by SpaethCo on Oct 14, 2009 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And to think.....
This morning when I was reading the paper, I saw that the wild were on FSN at 9. I thought to myself, “cool I will stay up and watch after the boy goes to bed” Lucky me….
"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have"
Thomas Jefferson
by RileysCannibalJct on Oct 14, 2009 9:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I've got nothing but love Backstrom
What the hell is he supposed to do? He’s making some good saves; he needs to pick up the team, but you can’t expect him to do it all…
by redheadzeb on Oct 14, 2009 9:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Side note....
Love the EA sports NHL 10 commercial. “The good ole hockey game” song stuck in my head
"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have"
Thomas Jefferson
by RileysCannibalJct on Oct 14, 2009 9:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
American Burger Bar
That’s new! I’m going to have to check that out on Wabasha street.
by redheadzeb on Oct 14, 2009 9:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Gotta do better than that Hnidy. Hope he didn’t cut his hand on the visor ;-)
by redheadzeb on Oct 14, 2009 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They did get the extra 2:00, though. Hopefully this PP is better than the last.
by redheadzeb on Oct 14, 2009 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Artukin is a very large man...looks uncoordinated
"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have"
Thomas Jefferson
by RileysCannibalJct on Oct 14, 2009 9:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Trades
Think it might be time to start shopping Nolan and Brunette to potential playoff bubble teams. This team will need to turn things around massively within the next month to show that they have even a slight chance of postseason play. This will be a hideous first half of the season.
Proprietor of Hockey Wilderness - We take Minnesota hockey WAY too seriously.
by nathaneide on Oct 14, 2009 9:38 PM CDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
What value do we have?
The only guy on the team in my opinion besides Backs and Burns is Koivu..and I don’t wan’t to get rid of any of the 3..especially Backs after how horrid Harding was against LA
by TonyO on Oct 14, 2009 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
just get rid of them
and some minor league talent, right? What do you think would be beneficial? defenseman from a good offensive-minded team?
by pdxlifer on Oct 14, 2009 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We are screwed...
no talent that we can afford to lose in Houston and MN. No picks…..need picks…..so not many options.
"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have"
Thomas Jefferson
by RileysCannibalJct on Oct 14, 2009 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'm a new fan...
who/what is developing in Houston that the Wild are waiting for? Are they not worth shopping for an already established NHL star?
by pdxlifer on Oct 14, 2009 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Very litte from what I read....
"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have"
Thomas Jefferson
by RileysCannibalJct on Oct 14, 2009 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No talent
At least no bug time young talent. Sure there is a decent AHL roster there, but nobody who is going to step in and produce.
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by nathaneide on Oct 14, 2009 9:50 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Cuma? Almond?
They’re not there yet, but they have the potential.
by SpaethCo on Oct 14, 2009 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
what about kalus?
he was with the Wild last year wasn’t he?
by pdxlifer on Oct 14, 2009 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, same with McMillan, but they’re still in juniors
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by nathaneide on Oct 14, 2009 10:05 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Biggest Name we have in Houston is Colton Gillies
the Risebrough Regime completely Destroyed the Minor League system
by TonyO on Oct 14, 2009 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cross that bridge when we get there
I’m not saying I think this will be a playoff team, I don’t and never really did. I do hope they look like they might deserve it at the end of the year, but I do not think it is time to start trading personell now—unless we can get blockbuster prospect in return.
by redheadzeb on Oct 14, 2009 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do agree
After its determined that we wont make playoffs, Nolan and Bruno are the only guys we should trade
"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have"
Thomas Jefferson
by RileysCannibalJct on Oct 14, 2009 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so is this teams problem
the coaching/system change?
by pdxlifer on Oct 14, 2009 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think so...having a slow time of things learning the offense and defense...
But I also think its a Lack of talent on the roster..Having Clutterbuck and Sykora out doesn’t help either
by TonyO on Oct 14, 2009 9:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So far....
I see the same team even when Buck and Sykora were playing
"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have"
Thomas Jefferson
by RileysCannibalJct on Oct 14, 2009 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Partly
There is a lot of the “old system” engrained in this group, IMHO.
Unfortunately, and feel free to rebuke me here, I am seeing a ton of fundamental mistakes. Probably a function of mentally attempting to decide which system to play, but mistakes that should not be made at this level.
It shouldn’t happen, but a large part of fixing it is up to the coach. Since Richards hasn’t had much time with these guys, I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt for a while.
by redheadzeb on Oct 14, 2009 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hey, look at the bright side though...
at least Gaborik is off to a hot start…
by pdxlifer on Oct 14, 2009 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hehe, I'm fine with that, good for him
He’ll miss some games for the blueshirts soon enough ;)
Plus, we would have been in a world of salary cap hurt had he taken the offer last October. It would have been nice to have that kind of scoring for this team, but would they still win games?
by redheadzeb on Oct 14, 2009 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It won't be worth it to pursue trades
until we get down the stretch. We’re not going to get anything worthwhile in return for Nolan or Bruno right now.
by SpaethCo on Oct 14, 2009 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No
But once we hit December, it’s time to start pushng those 2 hard. We need picks and youth.
Proprietor of Hockey Wilderness - We take Minnesota hockey WAY too seriously.
by nathaneide on Oct 14, 2009 9:51 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
What a miserable 1st period.
"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing. I owe my whole life to baseball." -Kirby Puckett
by fischean on Oct 14, 2009 9:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ISH
U-G-L-Y you aint got no aliby you ugly……wht wht……you ugly
"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have"
Thomas Jefferson
by RileysCannibalJct on Oct 14, 2009 9:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Gaborik having that surgery last year Really killed us...We could have gotten ALOT of talent in return had he stayed healthy
by TonyO on Oct 14, 2009 9:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
So true… My first thoughts when he didn’t sign that deal last October turned to what we could get for him in March.
by redheadzeb on Oct 14, 2009 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hope that "closed door meeting" helps in the 2nd
Pretty good possession in the first 1:30…
by redheadzeb on Oct 14, 2009 10:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
they look alright
when theyre in the offensive zone, set up lots of good chances. But for as good as they look in the offensive end, they look just as horrid on defense.
by pdxlifer on Oct 14, 2009 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not a bad start to the 2nd.
at least putting some pressure on.
"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing. I owe my whole life to baseball." -Kirby Puckett
by fischean on Oct 14, 2009 10:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Next off-season we have to go after guys with Talent...Some Free Agents include
Patrick Marleau, Ilya Kovalchuk, Lee Stempniak, only 3 young guys i can think of…
not going after Saku Koivu
by TonyO on Oct 14, 2009 10:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
we already have a Koivu. :)
"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing. I owe my whole life to baseball." -Kirby Puckett
by fischean on Oct 14, 2009 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hiller...
why?!
"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing. I owe my whole life to baseball." -Kirby Puckett
by fischean on Oct 14, 2009 10:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Couple of great saves there… Doing all he can to make sure we don’t get some momentum. Hope the boys can just keep up the pressure—sooner or later (right?)
by redheadzeb on Oct 14, 2009 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, it's bound to happen.
um…hopefully.
"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing. I owe my whole life to baseball." -Kirby Puckett
by fischean on Oct 14, 2009 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
as long as it doesn't happen like the kings game
trading 2 goals for 1
by pdxlifer on Oct 14, 2009 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Uh, guys?
This is YOUR power play. Just letting you know.
"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing. I owe my whole life to baseball." -Kirby Puckett
by fischean on Oct 14, 2009 10:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Who's on the PP right now?
this is disgusting
by pdxlifer on Oct 14, 2009 10:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yeah, pretty much.
very disappointing.
"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing. I owe my whole life to baseball." -Kirby Puckett
by fischean on Oct 14, 2009 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What do players have against
bringing it acrosss the blue line themselves on the PP? why always this retarded dumping business?
by pdxlifer on Oct 14, 2009 10:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Lapanta
“Wild didnt get a sniff on that PP” funny
"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have"
Thomas Jefferson
by RileysCannibalJct on Oct 14, 2009 10:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm so torn about LaPanta
I think he does better with the Twins. Hearing him with the Wild just sounds so…weird. And wrong.
"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing. I owe my whole life to baseball." -Kirby Puckett
by fischean on Oct 14, 2009 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
...Wow.
"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing. I owe my whole life to baseball." -Kirby Puckett
by fischean on Oct 14, 2009 10:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Heyyyyy!
Belanger! Nice.
3-1
"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing. I owe my whole life to baseball." -Kirby Puckett
by fischean on Oct 14, 2009 10:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice
Now DO IT AGAIN!
"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have"
Thomas Jefferson
by RileysCannibalJct on Oct 14, 2009 10:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Can we get a couple more of those?
por favor?
"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing. I owe my whole life to baseball." -Kirby Puckett
by fischean on Oct 14, 2009 10:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That's a turnover
that has to find the net :-O
by redheadzeb on Oct 14, 2009 10:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Bad hockey.
Fundamental mistakes. It’s like they’re spending all their time worrying about their new assignment that they’ve forgetten how to play hockey
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by nathaneide on Oct 14, 2009 10:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
do you think the captain business has anything to do with their mental play?
Just wondering…
"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing. I owe my whole life to baseball." -Kirby Puckett
by fischean on Oct 14, 2009 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've been wondering also
I’d like to say no, but honestly who knows? I mean, it shouldn’t matter who has the C, because the guys know who the leader(s) of the team is (are)
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by nathaneide on Oct 14, 2009 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd like to think that, too
but the way they’ve been playing, one has to wonder.
"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing. I owe my whole life to baseball." -Kirby Puckett
by fischean on Oct 14, 2009 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hows the captaincy being determined?
its alternating on a game to game basis?
by pdxlifer on Oct 14, 2009 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, right now there is no captain
Richards is waiting until someone steps up. Or so I’ve heard.
"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing. I owe my whole life to baseball." -Kirby Puckett
by fischean on Oct 14, 2009 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Too much thinking. We need LESS thinking! Just PLAY HOCKEY, eh?!!
I’m not really joking :)
by redheadzeb on Oct 14, 2009 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Uncertain on position, unable to read their line partners
Have we been able to keep a line together for consecutive games yet for these guys to start to read each others tendencies? I see moves like that Havlat centering pass straight pass 2 other Wild players and it just screams it’s a line chemistry problem.
by SpaethCo on Oct 14, 2009 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ughhh, Hiller!
so many opportunities…
"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing. I owe my whole life to baseball." -Kirby Puckett
by fischean on Oct 14, 2009 10:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hiller's leaving the puck out there
hopefully Wild pick up some slop in the 3rd
by pdxlifer on Oct 14, 2009 10:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
They need to review that Ryan Carter play in the lockerroom as that is exactly what the Wild need to be doing.
by redheadzeb on Oct 14, 2009 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
At the good Old Hockey Game!...Fantastic Song
by TonyO on Oct 14, 2009 10:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Stompin Tom Connors! Its on my iPod :)
by redheadzeb on Oct 14, 2009 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Science of Hockey Musuem should be in Minnesota
Place looks kinda fun
"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have"
Thomas Jefferson
by RileysCannibalJct on Oct 14, 2009 10:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ducks PP
let’s hope they squander this one too. :\
"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing. I owe my whole life to baseball." -Kirby Puckett
by fischean on Oct 14, 2009 10:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
PK over..
Still not at the other end for any extended period of time
AAANNND… back to the box.
by redheadzeb on Oct 14, 2009 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
nice!
Backs pressured big time during that one.
"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing. I owe my whole life to baseball." -Kirby Puckett
by fischean on Oct 14, 2009 11:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What happend to Havlat?
Russo tweets that he isn’t even on the bench
by redheadzeb on Oct 14, 2009 11:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
let's hope not another injury
"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing. I owe my whole life to baseball." -Kirby Puckett
by fischean on Oct 14, 2009 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and yet they're getting shots in our end!
"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing. I owe my whole life to baseball." -Kirby Puckett
by fischean on Oct 14, 2009 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Great defense!
Wait? We’re not supposed to be playing defense here… :-/
by redheadzeb on Oct 14, 2009 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
beyond frustrating...
"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing. I owe my whole life to baseball." -Kirby Puckett
by fischean on Oct 14, 2009 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
More shots...more non-goals.
:\
"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing. I owe my whole life to baseball." -Kirby Puckett
by fischean on Oct 14, 2009 11:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Agh, stupid phone.
what did they say happened to Havlat?
"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing. I owe my whole life to baseball." -Kirby Puckett
by fischean on Oct 14, 2009 11:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Does Richards not have these guys in shape?
They look tired—even more so than they should be in the 3rd, especially early. Might explain the injury problems, too? (With the exception of Clutterbuck, that was just bad luck.)
by redheadzeb on Oct 14, 2009 11:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think they're still trying to fit together
especially with the new style. :\
"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing. I owe my whole life to baseball." -Kirby Puckett
by fischean on Oct 14, 2009 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brunette!
Ok, one goal in 9 seconds…do-able.
"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing. I owe my whole life to baseball." -Kirby Puckett
by fischean on Oct 14, 2009 11:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I laughed because
It figures that we score the 2nd goal with not even enough time to give to ducks a run for their money.
by TonyO on Oct 14, 2009 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
see.
hiller doesnt hang on, wild take the slop home…
by pdxlifer on Oct 14, 2009 11:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ah, well.
At least it didn’t end 3-0. Moral victory.
"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing. I owe my whole life to baseball." -Kirby Puckett
by fischean on Oct 14, 2009 11:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I’ll take as many of those as we can get… THIS year.
by redheadzeb on Oct 14, 2009 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
after this year, though...
all bets are off.
"Baseball doesn't owe me a thing. I owe my whole life to baseball." -Kirby Puckett
by fischean on Oct 14, 2009 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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