Minnesota Wild vs. Nashville Predators: Game 81
by nathaneide on Apr 10, 2009 4:30 PM CDT
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Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild, Apr 10, 2009 7:00 PM CDT
Minnesota Wild (38-33-9) vs. Nashville Predators (40-33-8)
Xcel Energy Center @ 7:00 CST
Television: KSTC (12/45)
Listen live on WCCO.com, or locally at 830 AM
For the Nashville perspective, check out On the Forecheck
Tonight's lines:
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Minnesota Wild |
Nashville Predators |
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Miettinen - Koivu - Brunette |
Sullivan - Arnott - Dumont |
Notes
- Check out the Nashville preview at On the Forecheck.
- The Wild are last in the NHL with 27.4 shots on goal per game.
- Marian Gaborik has eight goals and 13 points in nine games and has scored in five straight since returning.
- Minnesota is 8-4-3 all time vs. Nashville at the X.
- The Predators are 2-7-1 with two ties in Minnesota since Jan. 4, 2002
Questions to Answer
- Will Gaborik continue his hot play?
- Does James Sheppard continue his excellent play?
- Can Koivu get the monkey off his back?
- Will the Wild put the nail in the coffin of the Nashville Predators?
- Is tonight the last chance we have to see Marian Gaborik in a Wild sweater?
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And so it begins.
This is likely the last time fans at the Xwill see Marian Gaborik in a Wild sweater.
by nathaneide on Apr 10, 2009 7:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I am not impressed with the way the Wild have played so far tonight. Shockingly the crew on TV disagree with me.
by nathaneide on Apr 10, 2009 7:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wild goal!!
Dan Fritsche on the breakaway during a delayed penalty. 1-1 tie.
by nathaneide on Apr 10, 2009 7:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Not this season
Hopefully next year. Now we have Burns, Bouchard and Schultz all out with mushy-head.
by nathaneide on Apr 10, 2009 7:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The way it sounds it's pretty bad, nothing to mess with.
by mckay10 on Apr 10, 2009 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's alot of talent
Is this going on with other players in the league?
by mckay10 on Apr 10, 2009 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not sure
I’m doing some digging for my post-season articles.
by nathaneide on Apr 10, 2009 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Trend
I hope it’s not, because the NHL might use that to further their goal of taking the roughness out of hockey. My wife just started watching a few years ago and she understands the role of the enforcer, granted the injuries have more to do with repetitive hits than anything, but if guys are getting hurt now on what I think are usually suspect hits, what will happen if there is not immediate response to show that kind of stuff won’t fly. Start of the second.
by mckay10 on Apr 10, 2009 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's likely a helmet/mouthguard issue
by nathaneide on Apr 10, 2009 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
too loose
and too hard. Need a soft cushion on the outside
by nathaneide on Apr 10, 2009 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Penalty coming up on the Preds. Great shift by Sheppard, Brunette and Gaborik.
by nathaneide on Apr 10, 2009 7:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
WILD GOAL!!!!
Andrew Brunette on the rebound puts Minnesota up 2-1 with the power play marker.
by nathaneide on Apr 10, 2009 7:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
End of the first period.
Wild 2-1 Preds.
Great way to end the period gentlemen. Keep it up.
by nathaneide on Apr 10, 2009 7:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Dan Fritsche asked about the mentality tonight
“Game 7, playoffs. That’s all there is to it”
by nathaneide on Apr 10, 2009 7:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I thought it was game seven about seven games ago!
by mckay10 on Apr 10, 2009 7:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Preds on the power play.
Johnsson off for holding. Wild need to kill this.
by nathaneide on Apr 10, 2009 8:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yet another head injury for the Wild
Fritsche won’t be back on the ice tonight.
by nathaneide on Apr 10, 2009 8:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He's a 3rd line center
He’s not a finisher, but he’s a decent playmaker. He’s pretty much what I expected.
by nathaneide on Apr 10, 2009 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Clutterbuck comes to play every night. I hope he sticks around
by mckay10 on Apr 10, 2009 8:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He will
He’s a pure energy guy. Love his game. He and Fritsche are my favorite guys this year?
by nathaneide on Apr 10, 2009 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Penalty on the Preds for low-bridge on Gaborik.
by nathaneide on Apr 10, 2009 8:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wasn't it Tuutuu
That hit Gaborik?
http://www.hockeywilderness.com
by BReynolds on Apr 10, 2009 8:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think TooToo want's to go with John Scott
by mckay10 on Apr 10, 2009 8:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow...
Just wow
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by BReynolds on Apr 10, 2009 8:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Bruno loses a tooth...
Ouch
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by BReynolds on Apr 10, 2009 8:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
SCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSS!!!!
http://www.hockeywilderness.com
by BReynolds on Apr 10, 2009 8:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
WILD GOAL!!!
Kim Johnsson from Marian Gaborik on the back door play! 4-1. Time to put the foot on the throat.
by nathaneide on Apr 10, 2009 8:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ugh.
Hit the man, Skou dog. HIT HIM, don’t tickle him.
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by BReynolds on Apr 10, 2009 8:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey look at that, Minnesota loses focus after scoring and Arnott scores again.
by nathaneide on Apr 10, 2009 8:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
TooToo Best advised to keep hands in pocket
by mckay10 on Apr 10, 2009 8:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh how I would love
To watch Scott rip his head off
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by BReynolds on Apr 10, 2009 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
WHOO HOOO!
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by BReynolds on Apr 10, 2009 8:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
SCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.hockeywilderness.com
by BReynolds on Apr 10, 2009 8:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Dan Fritsche will not return tonight with an "upper body injury"
by nathaneide on Apr 10, 2009 8:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Mother F'er!
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by BReynolds on Apr 10, 2009 8:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Preds fans are whining about the refs screwing them
Southern rubes
by nathaneide on Apr 10, 2009 8:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Over at the Forecheck?
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by BReynolds on Apr 10, 2009 8:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
On twitter
Not sure about the forecheck
by nathaneide on Apr 10, 2009 8:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dirk has lost it
“Expect lots of clutching and grabbing by the Wild in the 3rd. Refs have already let ’em get away with some.”
by nathaneide on Apr 10, 2009 8:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hee hee...
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by BReynolds on Apr 10, 2009 8:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like we are cheering for Dallas then, eh?
Not a lot of confidence there.
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by BReynolds on Apr 10, 2009 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope
Hating this. But it is what it is.
by nathaneide on Apr 10, 2009 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Another penalty on the Preds. Hooking. Wild on the power play again
by nathaneide on Apr 10, 2009 9:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
More whining
looked like that high stick started out as a block against a high stick…amazing how saintly Min is playing
by nathaneide on Apr 10, 2009 9:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
WILD GOAL!!! Koivu scores shorthanded and this will be reviewed.
by nathaneide on Apr 10, 2009 9:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Interesting
What’s the rule here? Pulled down, kicked it in…
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by BReynolds on Apr 10, 2009 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If this is overturned, then it needs to be a penalty for tripping.
Nice to see someone drive to the net
by nathaneide on Apr 10, 2009 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No distinct kicking motion. That needs to be a goal.
by nathaneide on Apr 10, 2009 9:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
So...
I ask again. Where was THIS team all year long?
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by BReynolds on Apr 10, 2009 9:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Seriously
This is DAMN fun to watch. I’d rather they be entertaining if they’ll be mediocre either way
by nathaneide on Apr 10, 2009 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anaheim Scores on Dallas..
1-0 Ducks..FUCK
by Tony_O on Apr 10, 2009 9:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wait...So if St Louis wins tonight we miss the playoffs right?
by Tony_O on Apr 10, 2009 9:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
No
both St. Louis and Anaheim need to win
by nathaneide on Apr 10, 2009 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Apparently Gillies wants to fight Jones and Tootoo. Tootoo sees Scott coming in and hides behind the ref. Wuss.
by nathaneide on Apr 10, 2009 9:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Gotta love the crowd
TOO-TOO SUCKS! TOO-TOO SUCKS!
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by BReynolds on Apr 10, 2009 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Predators goal
Sullivan from Weber. 6-4
by nathaneide on Apr 10, 2009 9:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
How the hell did I miss that?
I looked away for a second…
http://www.hockeywilderness.com
by BReynolds on Apr 10, 2009 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Third bad turnover by Skoula tonight.
by nathaneide on Apr 10, 2009 9:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Not Skoula. He would NEVER.
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by BReynolds on Apr 10, 2009 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
WHOOOOOO!
C-BUck puts it in. Drops his stick, celebrates.
God, I wish we had a whole team of Clutterbucks.
http://www.hockeywilderness.com
by BReynolds on Apr 10, 2009 9:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He didn't drop it
THe stick broke and he had to
by nathaneide on Apr 10, 2009 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow.
Down 7-4 and you pull the goalie?
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by BReynolds on Apr 10, 2009 9:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
8 goals.
8.
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by BReynolds on Apr 10, 2009 9:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
OK.
Let’s go Dallas!
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by BReynolds on Apr 10, 2009 9:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Cheering for the North Stars...
Been a long time.
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by BReynolds on Apr 10, 2009 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
from all of at St. Louis GameTime
"I'm sorry we hurt their feelings"
-Barret Jackman
by Dooks on Apr 10, 2009 9:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
To quote my wife
“Yeah, we finally played good hockey, for once.”
by nathaneide on Apr 10, 2009 9:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ugh
I’m not used to sitting around waiting for someone else to lose.
I hate it.
http://www.hockeywilderness.com
by BReynolds on Apr 10, 2009 9:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
St. Louis wins 3-1
It’s now all on the Ducks
by nathaneide on Apr 10, 2009 9:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Gaborik was last one off the ice after a slow, deliberate lap around the rink waving at fans. Interpret as you like.
by nathaneide on Apr 10, 2009 9:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
My interpretation is...
That he read my post earlier. Yep. It was all me.
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by BReynolds on Apr 10, 2009 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah...
My wife and I were in our season ticket seats in section 111, and after some diliberation, we’re not sure how we feel about this. I do thank him for what he has done, but am p*$$3d about “the end.”
The one thing we can agree on: we waved “good-bye” with that last effort. Sorry, man, but good-bye.
by redheadzeb on Apr 10, 2009 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dallas scored!
1-1
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by BReynolds on Apr 10, 2009 10:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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