Wilderness Walk for 9-27-2010

by BReynolds on Sep 27, 2010 8:38 AM CDT in Wilderness Walks

Well, after scouring the interwebz to fill your Walk with lots of fine, entertaining reading, I have compiled a large list. I hope you have time to set aside everything for the next couple of hours, as you will need that long for everything to sink in. Try not to do it all at once, maybe take it in sections. Get help from a friend if needed. Do not, under any circumstances, try to handle this alone.

I hope to see you on the other side.

Wild News:

Khudobin does well in spots as Wild weighs keeping him | StarTribune.com - Russo didn't go to Montreal, so we get the lyrical stylings of one Sean Farrell. The best part of this article comes on the second page, when he quotes Chuck Fletcher as having an interest in Vesa Toskala.

Well... that's it. Yep. One link. I sure hope you can handle it. The way I figure it, it should take you all the rest of the day to process Vesa Toskala in Iron Range Red. Enjoy that.

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by nathaneide on Sep 27, 2010 8:51 AM CDT reply actions

You're right Bryan...

Reading about CF’s alleged interest in Toskala shouldn’t be handled alone…

Call me crazy, but I hope we don’t waste a contract on a goalie. Goaltending’s not the problem right now, it’s defense.

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by JSLandry on Sep 27, 2010 9:44 AM CDT reply actions

A Novel Idea

Instead of wasting cap space on Toskala, we could simply spot our opponent 2 or 3 goals when our back up plays. Although, that is pretty much what we’ve been doing anyway.

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by Schank on Sep 27, 2010 10:27 AM CDT reply actions

Khudobin

I think he is the solution to the problem here, I mean the only negative to him is that he has to remember his passport, other than that slip up and a rough go of it for a few mins. against the Habs he has been studly…enough to be our number 2 anyway

by JMarushin on Sep 27, 2010 10:30 AM CDT reply actions

it should take you all the rest of the day to process Vesa Toskala in Iron Range Red. Enjoy that.

This: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrSTkSqztAA

he quotes Chuck Fletcher as having an interest in Vesa Toskala.

This: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31g0YE61PLQ

I don’t think anything else needs to be said lol

by Call of the Wild on Sep 27, 2010 11:27 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs

This is full of win.

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by BReynolds on Sep 27, 2010 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions

maybe just maybe

No one going after him in the free market and even being basically promised a spot in the SEL only to have that taken away as well gave Toskala the kick in the ass he needed. He isn’t the goalie he use to be – the Leafs destroyed him. Why he ever chose to re-sign with them I’ll never get. But maybe he still has THIS Toskala still in him….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37JkNgOGCDI

by MMcAlister on Sep 27, 2010 12:15 PM CDT reply actions

A million times no on Toskala.

There’s a reason he is still a free agent…

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by taralynn09 on Sep 27, 2010 12:30 PM CDT reply actions

This Says It All On Toskala

From the Down Goes Brown “Tips for Dominating Your Fantasy Hockey League” post:

As of this week, Vesa Toskala had yet to sign with an NHL team. Until he does, don’t forget to reduce your scoring projections for every player in the league by about 25%.

This article has some other helpful fantasy hockey tips as well.

by TheQatarian on Sep 27, 2010 1:48 PM CDT reply actions

pokes nose in from Washington

If Khudobin doesn’t cut it, you guys could do worse than Theodore. I mean that. A lot of people give him crap, but seriously – 30-7-7 ain’t bad. He’s a workhorse and a good team guy, plus his collection of hats won’t quit. The Caps only let him go because they’ve got two kids who are ready to go and a third in the wings.

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by gotsparkly on Sep 27, 2010 2:10 PM CDT reply actions

Sure could do worse...

and his name would be Toskala. Most of us here are pretty aware of what Theodore can do when he’s on his game… a very painful playoff series against the Avalanche has not been forgotten yet. The question around what to do has to be very closely tied to how close to the cap the Wild are, and how much Theodore would want.

by Krotz the Wall on Sep 27, 2010 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions

I think Theodore is a very viable option, as long he’ll play nice with $. Toskala on the other hand… terrifying.

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by BReynolds on Sep 27, 2010 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions

Fantasy Hockey Trophy

We call it “The Toskala”. Anyone in our league can assign it to another owner for making really dumb a$$ acquisitions. It started when one owner was tipsy one night and got panicky about his goalies. He woke up the next morning with Vesa on his roster… and a trophy was born.

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