New York Islanders @ Minnesota Wild GameThread, Nov 20, 2009 7:00 PM CST

Minnesota Wild vs. New York Islanders: Game 22

by nathaneide on Nov 20, 2009 1:15 PM CST in Events Comment 11 comments

New York Islanders at Minnesota Wild, Nov 20, 2009 7:00 PM CST

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Minnesota Wild (7-12-2) @ New York Islanders (8-6-7)

Xcel Energy Center @ 7:00 CST

Television: KSTC
Radio: WCCO 830AM, or online at Wild.com

For the Islanders perspective, check out Lighthouse Hockey

W ild.com Game Preview

Minnesota Wild

New York Islanders

Forwards
Andrew Brunette - Mikko Koivu - Antti Miettinen
Owen Nolan - Eric Belanger - James Sheppard
Robbie Earl - Kyle Brodziak - Cal Clutterbuck
Derek Boogaard - Nathan Smith - Danny Irmen

Defense
Greg Zanon - Marek Zidlicky
Kim Johnsson - Brent Burns
Shane Hnidy - Nick Schultz

Goalies
Niklas Backstrom
Josh Harding

Forwards
John Tavares - Doug Weight - Kyle Okposo
Blake Comeau - Josh Bailey - Trent Hunter
Jeff Tambellini - Frans Nielsen - Richard Park
Sean Bergenheim - Nate Thompson - Tim Jackman

Defense
Bruno Gervais - Mark Streit
Brendan Witt - Radek Martinek
Andy Sutton - Freddy Meyer

Goalies
Martin Biron
Dwayne Roloson

Questions to Answer

How much better will the Wild be with no Martin Havlat?
Will we see the future of the NHL in John Tavares?
Richard Park is still in the NHL? Seriously? Wow.
Will the aggression from yesterday's practice show tonight?
If they come out flat, should we start to wonder whose job it is to motivate professional athletes?

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We Might be Better without Havlat

With how Helter Skelter his is.

by TonyO on Nov 20, 2009 1:16 PM CST reply actions

Lines FYI

For the Isles, you’re probably looking at:
Moulson/Tavares/Park (Heh, yes, jack-of-all-trades Park: 3 assists last game!)
Bergenheim/Nielsen/Okposo
Sim/Bailey/Hunter
Comeau/Thompson/Jackman

Also, Martinek is done for the year, so enter Minnesota native Jack Hillen, who’s off to a nice start.

Lighthouse Hockey: Side effects may include Weight gain and frequent game loss.

by Dominik on Nov 20, 2009 2:33 PM CST reply actions

Thanks Dominik

Maybe some of us will swing by tonight and we can discuss all things Tavares.

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by BReynolds on Nov 20, 2009 3:25 PM CST up reply actions

Oh i'll definatly swing by Lighthouse Hockey.

by TonyO on Nov 20, 2009 3:37 PM CST up reply actions

LITTLE HERB BROOKS Says Lets Play Hockey!!!!1

by TonyO on Nov 20, 2009 7:08 PM CST reply actions

Backs... come on

Another soft goal by Backs.

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by BReynolds on Nov 20, 2009 8:08 PM CST reply actions

And nothing on the 5x3

I think they went with Mittens-Koivu-Bruno w/ Zids and Johnsson the whole 1:30.

The crowd was getting a little bit restless there, too… I’m torn on whether that is ever a good thing or a bad thing? Sometimes the players need to hear it, but I think this group knows already that they need to get their shit together.

Let's Go Wild!

by redheadzeb on Nov 20, 2009 8:15 PM CST reply actions

If anyone is still watching...

I think the 3rd period is about to start; Wild are down 2-1 with about 1:30 of PP time scheduled to start.

I’ve been flipping between UM/UMD (tied at 2 into the early stages of the 3rd), this game and DU/UND just started on FCS Atlantic, or FS-RM for dish users.

Let's Go Wild!

by redheadzeb on Nov 20, 2009 8:51 PM CST reply actions

OWEN NOLAN PUTS THE WILD AHEAD with 1 minute left

by TonyO on Nov 20, 2009 9:32 PM CST reply actions

OWEN NOLAN!

Wild WIN, WILD WIN, WILD WIN!!!

Gophers/Dogs tied at 3 with 50 seconds left in OT.

Let's Go Wild!

by redheadzeb on Nov 20, 2009 9:33 PM CST reply actions

And the UMD Bulldogs win with less than 10 seconds left :-O

Sorry, I know this is a Wild blog, but that was a rough strech there with the remote flipping between Wild, posting at Lighthosue and some choppy DVRing. Who says sitting on the couch isn’t a work out? ;-)

Let's Go Wild!

by redheadzeb on Nov 20, 2009 9:37 PM CST up reply actions