Wilderness Walk for 12-15-2010

by BReynolds on Dec 15, 2010 8:49 AM CST in Wilderness Walks

Days without a Walk, I feel lethargic all day long, how about you? No motivation, difficult to get the blood pumping. Good things we got that new rumor generator to play with. Have you sent in your random tidbit of information yet? It doesn't work without you, so send in your random ramblings.

Also, we will be continuing our 12 days of Wild Christmas song in just a bit. Get your singing voices ready. Oh, and head over to Facebook for the Question of the Day. Spirited conversation the past few days. Good stuff.

Enjoy your day, all.

Wild News

Theodore pushing Backstrom for playing time | StarTribune.com - Two take aways from this article. One, the team should be ashamed of themselves for putting their starting goalie in the position. Two, Andrew Brunette is awesome.

Jose Theodore's improved play means Niklas Backstrom, the Minnesota Wild's highest-paid player, will have to share time in the goal - TwinCities.com - Focusing in a bit on the stats Backstrom leads the franchise in. Just a bit, though. Good quote from Backstrom, too. Without blaming his team, he makes he clear he feels he is playing the right way. I tend to agree.

KiPA's Korner

Hitting The Post: Flyers dethrone Penguins; Leafs win, Leafs win! - I with KiPA. I didn't think the Pens were supposed to lose. Someone missed their line, I think.

Off the Trail

How to Cheer for a Losing Team - Great piece from our friends at View from My Seats. With things unlikely to turn around, I figured a lesson in how to handle another losing season might be helpful.

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On the flip side...

There was some concern about what Backstrom was going to do this year. When Harding went down, and the team still talking up a playoff spot, Theodore was really the best option to come in and provide a strong and stable back up. Plus, and I mentioned this when the move for Theodore first happened, he is a good bargaining chip to hold come trade deadline. We know that Bax isn’t going anywhere, but if Theodore continues playing the way he’s playing, at with his small contract this year, someone WILL come calling. The Wild need all the commodities that they can muster to start reshaping the fortunes of this franchise.

The reality of the situation is that the team isn’t playing well or consistently. They aren’t protecting the goalies. It’s better to give Bax some regular respite during this stretch of poor play. He’s a professional, he’s well paid, and he can deal with it.

by Krotz the Wall on Dec 15, 2010 9:43 AM CST reply actions 1 recs