Wilderness Walk for 2-19-2012: Game Day Edition

by BReynolds on Feb 19, 2012 9:00 AM CST in Wilderness Walks

Here's where we're at folks. Russo doesn't know what to say about the team anymore. We here at Hockey Wilderness have no idea what to say about the team anymore. Fans are looking for answers where there aren't any. There is no joy in Mudville.

I am going to continue to remind you, and to some it is preaching to the choir, but there simply is no one man to blame here. There is nothing to do to fix it. There is only the chance to ride it out, be hockey fans and accept the team for what they are. Maybe there is some fun to be had along the way.

Maybe not.

No matter what happens, there is always your fellow Wild fans, specifically those here at Hockey Wilderness to commiserate with. Who better to understand the way you feel than people who feel the same way. Twenty four games left to play. Hockey season is almost over. Again. Sigh.

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Wild News

Lifeless Wild shut out in St. Louis; Peters may face NHL discipline | StarTribune.com - Lifeless. Good way to explain it.

Koivu out with undisclosed injury; Zidlicky out, Falk in | StarTribune.com - Maybe it's time to just let the Kaptain sit and heal up.

Zidlicky has work to do before he gets back into the lineup | StarTribune.com - Zidlicky has some learning to shut up to do.

Wild, Blues get chippy; suspensions coming for Peters, Clutterbuck, Backes? | Puck Daddy - Yahoo! Sports
- Meh. Peters' hit was dirty as hell, but the others... meh.

NHL on NBC: Slumping Wild host Cup champion Bruins | ProHockeyTalk - Oh good. National TV. Can't wait.

Enemy News

Bruins & NHL - Sports - BostonHerald.com - Boston Newspaper. Well. One of them. The other won't even let you look at headlines without paying.

Stanley Cup of Chowder - SBNation home for all things B's.

Tending the Fields

Abbotsford Heat stay hot, hand Aeros another loss - Houston Chronicle - Well, hey. At least the Aeros scored.

Off the Trail

Swarm Stay Close, Fall to Mammoth Late - SB Nation Minnesota - Good game at the X last night. I'm guessing the bulk of you missed it. Really not sure why.

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I hope they at least make it entertaining today, I’m not the kind of fan to leave early

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by Chris Winner on Feb 19, 2012 10:47 AM CST reply actions

We’ll have 1.75 year old at the game; leaving early may be a forgone conclusion for us.

Being from Minnesota, it would be rude to put something clever here.

by redheadzeb on Feb 19, 2012 11:57 AM CST up reply actions

well that’s a little bit different, I wouldn’t blame anyone leaving early with a little one

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by Chris Winner on Feb 19, 2012 1:15 PM CST up reply actions

Not Much To Say

about the team right now but about the organization I feel confident in Chuck Fletcher and trust him to make the right and timely moves for the future. We just need to be patient, you can’t expect this team to make the playoffs with what they used to have in the pipeline and the talent that they had on the team.

by grumble_grumble on Feb 19, 2012 10:57 AM CST reply actions

Anyone else starting to think...

All these injuries are an indictment and what kind of shape these “athletes” are in? Clutterbuck missing games for a charlie horse? Koivu undisclosed d2d? I know concussions come in to factor pretty heavily too and those have little to do with strength and conditioning but some of these other injuries seem very preventable or easily treatable. Is it time to start pointing the finger at some of the coaching staff? Players dropping like flies, team that falls apart late in periods/games, didn’t Fletcher talk heavily about this pre season?

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by The Nooge on Feb 19, 2012 11:49 AM CST via Android app reply actions

I think the typical injuries you see from players being out of shape are groin or hip issues, like Lats has had the last couple of years. Concussions you can’t blame and Koivu’s shoulder was unfortunate. Also, Clutter’s charlie horse injuries were due to a few knee hits he took this year. I am curious as to what this D2D injury is that Koivu has now tho.

by grumble_grumble on Feb 19, 2012 11:54 AM CST up reply actions

Eventually

You have to stop blaming bad seasons on injuries. How many years in a row are you going to bank on players (lats, buch) that constantly hurt? And then when they do get hurt like they always do, blame the season on it. Its not shocking they they havent played much this season, its almost expected. Sooner or later the Wild are going to have to dump these players who can not stay on the ice, or atlest stop counting on them to be a big part of the team. as bad as it sounds

by Burnsie4mvp on Feb 19, 2012 12:57 PM CST up reply actions

Never Did

blame the season on injuries. Was just stating that their injuries were not due to being out of shape. Yes I realize they do have re-occuring injuries and that’s is likely to happen with concussions but a lot of injuries are due to the nature of the game too.

by grumble_grumble on Feb 19, 2012 1:10 PM CST up reply actions

my bad didnt mean "you" as in you

i mean liek the fan base in general

by Burnsie4mvp on Feb 19, 2012 2:15 PM CST up reply actions

Cool, thanks.

by grumble_grumble on Feb 19, 2012 2:33 PM CST up reply actions

Am I mistaken...

But they just hired a new strength and conditioning coach this off-season right? At least that is what I thought I learned by watching Becoming Wild. He seemed pretty good from his “15 minutes of fame” in that documentary.

Lats in particular looked to be in great shape. Unfortunately, the head is a bitch. Ask Justin Morneau..

Being from Minnesota, it would be rude to put something clever here.

by redheadzeb on Feb 19, 2012 12:01 PM CST up reply actions

They brought back their old S&C coach, actually. None of the injuries could have prevented with a different routine. S&C is as best as it has been.

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by BReynolds on Feb 20, 2012 1:27 PM CST up reply actions

There really is nothing left to say.

Being from Minnesota, it would be rude to put something clever here.

by redheadzeb on Feb 19, 2012 11:56 AM CST reply actions

Don't go away

This is one of the very few games I get to watch live seeing as how it is on NBC so I plan on at least posting in the gamethread which is a rarity for me!

by TC Mooch on Feb 19, 2012 12:19 PM CST reply actions