New York to the World: The Minnesota Wild are boring

by nathaneide on Mar 25, 2009 8:11 AM CDT Comment 5 comments

It seems as if some members of the hockey had just experienced the Jacques Lemaire-led Minnesota Wild for the first time last night. Of course, those of us who aren't stuck with listening to the morons on the east coast have known for years what they are apparently only now realizing. The Wild are boring.

Of course, once they play at Madison Square Garden, then the team is finally worth talking about.

Heck, even a man of God hates the Wild! How much do you have to suck to have a pastor of St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church of New Milford, NJ call for your head?

Take it away Reverend Iovine

I read somewhere Lemaire is considering retiring at the end of the season. He should quit now. Why? This guy is ruining hockey.

His coaching style sucks the life out of everyone - players, fans, the poor slobs calling the game, the beer vendors, etc. Please, I beg the brain trust at Versus and NBC — never show another Minnesota Wild game until Lemaire quits.

Mark Hermann of newsday.com believes the only reason the Rangers are boring is because of the team they're playing. Yeah I doubt that. After all, even you pointed out that the Rangers are marginally more offensive-minded than the team you despise.

A game against the Wild is something to be endured, like a headache. Watching the Wild is like watching AstroTurf grow.

Henrik Lundqvist [said] of the Wild, "They didn't really try to forecheck or go after us."

The Rangers had scored only four more goals than Minnesota, 187 to 183. At the moment, the Wild is averaging 2.52 goals a game to the Rangers' 2.55.

Dude, don't blame your teams' inability to score on the Wild. We know we are offensively challenged.

I'm just glad that our friends at Blueshirt Banter aren't jumping on the "Hate the System" bandwagon.

Oh, and don't piss off the Lemaire, you won't like him when he's angry

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Are the Wild really that much more boring than the Rangers?

Of course! Jacques Lemaire is teh debil! YANKEEZ RULZ!!!!!

8 votes

No, don't be stupid. 2.55 gpg v. 2.52 gpg. Statistically insignificant

63 votes

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Ugh

The Rangers have been offensively inept for the last two seasons (at least).

That said, the Rangers still shoot the puck and the Wild do not (on average, of course).

Have a look.

The Rangers are 7th in the NHL in shots on goal per game (32.3) while the Wild are dead, freaking last (27.5). While their scoring is brutally similar and the Rangers play in the more scoring friendly Eastern Conference, it’s not for a lack of trying and like the Wild, it’s more like a lack of scoring talent.

Although, you have to wonder how bad it is for the Wild when they’d love to get their hands on a guy like Gomez or Drury. Gross.

Gross Misconduct with yours truly

by HockeyJoe on Mar 25, 2009 8:22 AM CDT reply actions

So

What you’re saying is that the Wild score .03 gpg less than the Rangers, but on 4.8 shots per game less? Sounds to me like the Rangers have less offensive talent than the Wild.

by nathaneide on Mar 25, 2009 8:35 AM CDT up reply actions

Perhaps

Or the Rangers just can’t hit a part of the net not covered by a goalie.

Gross Misconduct with yours truly

by HockeyJoe on Mar 25, 2009 8:45 AM CDT up reply actions

Theyre good players, but not worth the money we signed whatsoever. Gomez isnt a leader, hes a support guy who is only effective when he has a finisher. Not someone to carry a team.

We love Drury because of his all-around clutch game, however, we’ve grown restless with him because hes not putting up effective numbers. We have heart and soul guys like him, along with Sjostrom and Betts (ie: #1 PK in NHL) who dont show up on the scoresheet though. Any team would love to have those two.

Gomez and Drury so far are a complete bust.

Give us some credit for sticking by our team even with the management we have to deal with (Sather and the Dolans). We’ve called for their heads all year.

by Scarlino on Mar 26, 2009 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions

As a Ranger fan from NY, im gonna have to say that watching the Rangers over the course of the year got very boring, especially from December into January. We played a defense first system just like Minnesota and the Devils, where we relied on Lundqvist to get us out of games after scoring only 1 or 2 goals. Why the hell do you think Renney was fired and Tortorella brought in? I honestly stopped watching the Rangers after the All-Star break just because we couldnt score.

Trust me when I say that most Ranger fans would agree with me on this, we’re extremely critical of our own team, and have been most of the year. Maybe its just being realistic, who knows, but dont let Newsday (who is also owned by Cablevision aka the Assholes in charge at MSG) tarnish the image.

Its hypocritical to point fingers for boring hockey when we couldnt score for our lives this year. That has only recently changed with our additions of Tortorella, his game, Avery, Antropov and Morris.

by Scarlino on Mar 26, 2009 1:54 PM CDT reply actions