Minnesota Wild vs Vancouver Canucks: Game 54
by BReynolds on Feb 9, 2012 5:00 PM CST
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Minnesota Wild (25-19-8) vs Vancouver Canucks (33-15-5)
Xcel Energy Center @ 7:00 PM CST
Television: FSN
Listen Live at: KFAN (100.3) or Wild.com
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This game is always a fun one. Vancouver fans do not consider this a rivalry game. Which is perfectly fine. They don't have to. However, the teams do consider this a rivalry game. You can see it in their eyes, and in the way they play the game. To say the teams don't hate each other is to simply say you aren't paying attention.
This will, undoubtedly, be a physical game. Should be a good test for the returning Mikko Koivu. With a shoulder injury being the issue, returning in a physical game will certainly teel us if he is fully healed or not. Koivu, of course, takes over the top line. Setoguchi moves up to that line as well. If the Wild are going to win, they need this line to produce.
The second line will give the Wild a new look on the supporting scoring line. Christensen gets his first crack at top 6 minutes, something I have been anxiously waiting to see to gauge the value of his game. Hopefully he can bring a spark to a line that will also be expected to put points on the board.
Roberto Luongo sits tonight, as he and the "small sample size" of him sucking at the Xcel Energy Center take a back seat to Cory Schneider. No one in Vancouver wants to admit their golden boy has a mental issue with playing in Saint Paul, but lucky for them, their coach sets the roster, not the fans. But hey, what do I know? I'm just the ignorant whiny homer that is too stupid to understand statistics.
Henrik Sedin is playing, despite having a walking boot on and nursing some kind of injury. If you notice, he and his twin brain eater brother are not on the same line. Word from Twitter says the two have struggled, and this is an attempt to get them going again. Apparently, Vancouver is out of cadavers to keep them fed. Being split up makes them no less dangerous, so don't get your hopes up there.
As always, the player to douchebag quotient is rather high for the Canucks. Don't expect Burrows, Lapierre, Bieksa and crew to be any less so than normal. Broows will likely need to target Spurgeon, since Bouchard is out, so watch out for that matchup.
Enjoy the game.
Five Questions:
- How does Koivu look in his return to action?
- Wild have owned the Nucks at the X, does that continue?
- Will the top line be a force?
- Can the second line bring some heat and get chances?
- Is tonight the night the Wild play some... you know... hockey?
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Hey guys!
I’m gonna stop by soon as class lets out (and maybe check in once or twice during class… ssh!), and hopefully I’ll be better luck tonight :)
By the way, is the Kaptain back tonight?
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by davisca on Feb 9, 2012 5:03 PM CST via Android app reply actions
Hey!
Yep, he’s back! However, we learned that Latendresse and Bouchard are out for the year.
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I think that was expected at this point.
I hope they can both resurrect their careers at some point.
Oh that sucks. They’re both concussions, right? Too bad. You think they’ll trade, or pull up from AHL to replace them?
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by davisca on Feb 9, 2012 6:36 PM CST via Android app up reply actions
Already replaced in the NHL with call-ups and a trade. Traded for Christensen, called up several players, most of whom ended up hurt as well. Including Jarod Palmer, who also likely doesn’t skate again this year.
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I will be occupying the X
Club sec C201
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by Jolonco on Feb 9, 2012 5:08 PM CST via mobile reply actions
I wish that were the Nucks' real record
But you screwed it up ;)
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Ha Ha
Looks a lot like Columbus’ record :P.
Tweets @sotsohockey
It probably is
Copy-Paste magic.
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Yep.
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henrik sedin gametime decision
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by PUTTINxONxTHExFOIL on Feb 9, 2012 5:31 PM CST via mobile reply actions
You can blame/thank Kevin Klein for that, haha.
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by davisca on Feb 9, 2012 6:37 PM CST via Android app up reply actions
Will hopefully be a good one
A koivu to setoguchi goal somewhere in there would sure be nice. By the way, I believe a high player to douchebag quotient would actually be a good thing
by Xenai on Feb 9, 2012 5:35 PM CST via mobile reply actions
I feel so close to you right now... it's a force field
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Ha ha. Yes, yes I am.
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Turn on the lights in here baby...
all of the lights… all of the lights…
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Saying turn OFF the lights would be more appropriate, considering the creep level of your previous post…
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by davisca on Feb 9, 2012 6:45 PM CST via Android app up reply actions
Ha ha ha ha ha. You all really should watch the videos at the end of the post. Just singing along with the warm up tunes.
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A photo of Daniel and Henrik's Senior Prom
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by JDesthubert on Feb 9, 2012 6:59 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
HEATER!!!!
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That'll do.
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Wild power play brought to you by... Let's say... Daniel Sedin.
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Q: What happens when you shoot the puck?
A: Good things happen,
Please pass this along to members of the Wild team for use on the powerplay.
don't feed the trolls
Did JS die?
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Hoof to keyboard problems, maybe?
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It has to be tough to type with those things.
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Top line is flying for the Wild.
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I had heard myths
of this magical place called the “Wild offensive zone”, but I never thought I’d see it for myself….it’s beautiful
Koivu, Granlund 2012
Powe looks shaken up
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He was. seems to be OK. Still on the bench.
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Only wears hats in practice, so… why need more than one? Ha ha.
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Looks like Sedins back together already.
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Gotta contain zombies. Can't let the disease spread.
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remember taking limbs off isn't enough
you have to disconect the brain from the rest of the body.
don't feed the trolls
Always double tap.
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Naughty Cullen
Can’t be doin that
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This doesn't end well...
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Absolute flop by Hodgson
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A Canuck that flops?
No, you must be joking
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It's just too easy for a good team given that kind of advantage. Goal for Daniel Sedin on the rebound.
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And there's the late garbage goal every team wants to give up. Scored by Maxim Lapierre. 2-1
It’ll be 4-1 or 5-1 as I said earlier.
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Well, aren't you just Mr. Happy Sunshine Rainbows
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Dumb penalties have handed them the initiative in this game.
Minnesota Wild's international fanbase.
Apathetic crowd as the Wild leave the ice down 2-1 after 1.
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Tuomo Ruutu?
Word on the street is Carolina may take him off the market. Even if they don’t, they’re demanding an awful lot for a guy with 57 career points. What are your guys’ thoughts on pursuing him in FA? Obviously Parise/stud defenseman are higher up on the priority list, but just wondering you guys’ thoughts. If Parise signs somewhere else do you think CF will go after him?
Someone is gonna get Ruutu
but it’s not gonna be the Wild. Canes asking too much for a rental. No way I see Fletcher giving up a top prospect or a few picks to get Ruutu, as much as I would love to have him. More likely they pursue Parise hard-core in free agency, and use Ruutu as a fallback guy if he doesn’t resign. If they do miss on Parise, I think Fletcher will offer Tuomo a good chunk of cash. Especially because Mikko and Ruutu are best friends, so that could be a deadly dynamic. That’s just me, though. Take it with a grain of salt
Koivu, Granlund 2012
GM Jim Rutheford has already begun extension talks prior to the Feb. 27th deadline. If he can’t get Ruutu to resign (sounds like Carolina would rather have him back than deal him), then he probably comes back onto the market.
I can’t see any logic in the Wild trading for Ruutu, as he would be a rental player for a team that’s not good enough to make real playoff noise. The Canes want two picks and a prospect, which is way too much for the Wild to give up.
Personally, I think the Ruutu trade talks are stupid. What does Ruutu actually solve? It doesn’t make the Wild a real playoff contender. At best, Ruutu gets the Wild to squeak into the playoffs. I can’t see any sense in Fletcher sending a pair of picks and a prospect like Zucker to Carolina for a rental.
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I agree
I’m thinking in FA though. I don’t see the sense in trading for him, but if he is available in FA do you think the Wild will pursue him if Parise doesn’t sign with MN?
by J.A.Berty1330 on Feb 9, 2012 8:01 PM CST up reply actions
They could
But I doubt that he comes here. The top two offensive free agents will be Parise and then Alexander Semin. Parise will be highly coveted and I fully expect him to sign with a real contender, not a rebuilding team. Semin will be highly coveted, as he has huge potential as a shooter. He’ll go to a team that’s looking for that final sniper as well.
After those two, there’s a group of players like Ruutu, Penner, and Hemsky. Those are the guys that are selected by the middle of the pack teams that are looking for supplemental players. I would think Ruutu would go to a team like Nashville before Minnesota.
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Absolutely
I think the only way Ruutu ends up on the Wild is through FA. And that is if Parise falls through.
Feels nice
To actually watch the game live. Usually have to DVR and watch later. Here we go…
Think you might want to have DVR'd it so you could FFwd
Being from Minnesota, it would be rude to put something clever here.
That was ugly. Henrik from Daniel. 3-1 less than a minute into the 2nd.
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just out of curiosity,
you do realize we are watching the game right?
Not everyone can see the game, and this is how they follow along
Is that ok with you?
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Thanks. Got back from class just in time to see the Preds go down 3-2 and the Wild go down 3-1.
UGH.
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And I believe in you guys! Only 2 goals!
Awww, look at us, gettin’ all deep and caring.
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Hugs!
Actually, i do have a question for you! Thinking of getting a Preds jersey. What is the ideal name/jersey combo? I was thinking gold Pekka Rinne.
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Cool!! Yeah, Rinne’d probably be a good choice! He’s signed on for 7 years, so you definitely don’t have to worry about him going anywhere, haha. Also, he’s an excellent player, and it’s always nice to have a jersey for a player you really respect and appreciate.
P.S. To whomever I told I would look into getting a jersey for 1/2 price, yesterday I asked my dad to ask his friend then next time he sees to if she would be able to do that… he said he’ll get back to me soon as he knows.
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No problem! Unless you like Suter/Weber better and wanna wait and see what happens in the post-season (eek..).
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Thought of that
but I’m a goalie person, a Rinne is both good and Finnish, so it’s a triple win
Koivu, Granlund 2012
He’s also signed long-term, so it’s a quadruple win! You won’t buy the jersey of a guy who ends up getting signed away 3 months later.
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no hugs for you.
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have you folks met Byron Bitz yet?
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yeah, he just got his 3rd point in 2 games for us.
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not sure if he’s a rookie or not, we just called him up earlier this week.
the other night, he scored a goal, then assisted the Twins on another 23 seconds later.
as you can see, he and Daniel just assisted on Henrik’s goal.
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No,
Bitz is not a rookie, He has been around the block so to say. Started with Boston, traded to FLA, then FLA traded him to the nucks earlier this season in the Booth trade I believe. I guess he might still be considered a rookie b/c hasnt played that many games, but 4th NHL season…
so not a rookie.
just a young journeyman / waiver wire master.
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Too many men on the ice
I thought you were watching?
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by nathaneide on Feb 9, 2012 8:08 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Really?
I don’t think you fully comprehend the weight of your words son.
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son? I am not your son, and if I was, I would run away, FAST.
you expect everything to be shown on TV? and then you expect TV announcers to make the call, they didnt even know what was going on….
Apparently you do
Considering that you contradicted yourself with your smart-ass remarks.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4p8qxGbpOk
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You may want to take a look at the bottom of the page before you go after the guy in charge of the site. Just a thought.
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really, I have no problem with someone answering a
question, but to make a comment the way he did… eff that, I wont take that crap.
calmer than you are
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by PUTTINxONxTHExFOIL on Feb 9, 2012 8:25 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Ok then
Have a nice day. Not sure who shit in your cheerios this morning or if you’re on an epic losing streak with the girls, but wow dude. Chill the fuck out.
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maybe the fact I had to put
my 15 yo dog down this AM had something to do with it.
My bad for over reacting.
ooh, that can be tough.
we had to do the same with our dog a couple weeks ago, she was also 15.
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no worries,
you didnt know and I took frustrations out on you ( anyone really).
yeah, gotta keep yourself in check during hard times.
easy to miss innocent snarkiness when you’re not at your best.
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Sorry to hear that.
Maybe you shouldn’t be here then. Don’t take it out on us.
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No one is forcing you to be here. Pretty sure Nathan isn’t leaving, and you’re on his site, so… guess who wins?
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Rome throws Heater in the net
No goal
Being from Minnesota, it would be rude to put something clever here.
Heater crossed way before the puck
Could’ve been holding. No call probably fair enough.
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Agree on the no call
Hoping for like .5 a goal or something for scoring a player ;)
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apparently Gomez just scored.
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No way
Gomez scoring goals is the stuff of legends
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Ha
Well, they’re not doing anything here
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someone on NM said it, Twitter appears to be confirming it.
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i saw on twitter that the site apparently went down when he scored.
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Here's hoping...
the official scoring changes and Gomez ends up with a cold slap to the groin
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Turris
I haven’t been watching Ott Sen games but it look like Turris has been pretty good on a cheap 2way contract. I believe 15p in 24 games. Little late but he could’ve been a good trade earlier this season but no one really talked about it.
Well, the Senators gave up a David Rundblad (1st-round pick) and a 2nd-round pick, so the Wild would have had to deal (in theory) Brodin and a 2nd-round pick they don’t have in 2012.
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Lol
Yeah I think we had this conversation between u and i. Maybe something and Zidlicky back then? lol, we can only wish no matter how unrealistic.
Bets on when it becomes 4-1?
I’ve got before the 8:00 mark.
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which 8:00?
8:00 into the period, or left in the period? 2nd or 3rd period?
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Good catch
8:00 left, I meant; so, the 12:00 mark
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Haha, okay, no problem ;)
I should have picked that up. A lot of that going around. I guess that happens when your favorite hockey team shits the bed so spectacularly…
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Over/Under on time to the first Wild want Gomez thread on HF Boards?
35 minutes?
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AND YOU GET YOURSELF A DEAL!!!
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by J.A.Berty1330 on Feb 9, 2012 8:22 PM CST up reply actions
i have something better, but depends if you’re all in the mood to see a bunch of silly Luongo faces….
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I think I can safely say..
Anything that comes at LOLongo’s expense is totally welcome here
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okay, here you go
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by missy on Feb 9, 2012 8:25 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Looks like he just offered
a group of young children some candy if they come to his rusty old van
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I kinda prefer this photo:
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by JDesthubert on Feb 9, 2012 8:31 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
ah, that just come from SCH…..
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Still pretty funny
That is, if you’re not a Luongo fan
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Of course,
You could always photoshop Joe Thornton’s face on there and it would still make all the sense in the world
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To be fair..
Most Nucks comedy comes from SCH.
Though they seem to hate you guys less these days….
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yeah, they’ve had more to worry about lately than their rivalry with us.
we keep it for the spring.
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Ah, Spring Hockey
We’re not really sure what that is around here…
Being from Minnesota, it would be rude to put something clever here.
you ought to rejoin us sometime.
just don’t face Vancouver, though, that could go really bad.
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We did pretty good against Vancouver last time ;)
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didn’t Anaheim kick you out in the next round though?
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i pretty much only know it because of faint memories of that sequence.
well, also Earl’s awesome epics at BoC.
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Earl
I’m pretty sure the Ducks wouldn’t have a history if he wasn’t recording it
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Yeah
Cheater McFat Fat, JS Cheater, used his cheater pads and his fat ass to win that series
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It was like that old commercial
The one with the goalie who comes out and everyone is cheering for him. Then he gets on the ice, backs up into the goal and covers the whole thing with his huge body.
screw that, mini goalie FTW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ywv_JCyolU
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Oddly enough...
The last time the Wild won a playoff series, it was against Vancouver. Since then, they’ve lost to the Ducks and the Avalanche (gross)
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Some of them actually said that if there was a repeat of last year's Stanley Cup Final....
….they would root for the Canucks. Now that’s a big turnaround.
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yeah, Boston has really shown their true colours this year.
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I was pulling for Vancouver last year anyway, but man I’ve lost pretty much any and all respect I had for Boston whatsoever.
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i found it ridiculous that the Big Bad Bruins were getting the “perfect little angels” treatment last june.
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I mean, Burrows did BITE a guy, but after all of Julien’s “we aren’t going to respond to that; we’re going to be mature and put it behind us!” talk, all the Bruins did was stick their fingers in the Canucks faces. Which I get… it’s kinda funny… but if your coach says something like that on NAT’L TV, you should probably follow his lead to avoid looking stupid[er].
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Hungry for nom noms
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I think they’re worried about all their fans jumping off a cliff right now.
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Phhh...
They would just hop off the bandwagon. I hear they’re really good at that.
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Oh they are. I was there when they all hopped on. I’m sure it’s gettin’ reeeeeal empty (outside of the guys at SCH who actually care).
Hands go uuppp..... AND THEY STAY THERE!
-nashvillepredators-
yeah, that place has changed a lot over the last couple years.
i think their run Cup win brought on a lot of vicious bandwagoners.
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@NM_missy
I’ve always had issues with those oscillating ones. They always fall over.
Editor:Hockey Wilderness Swarm Beat Writer:In Lax We Trust Now with more Twitterness: ReynoldsSBN
Master of unsustainable passive regression.
If there's one good thing about sucking
it’s that
"Believe in the system. For it shall bring light when there is dark, food when there is hunger, and shots when there are passes. This is the divine process." Yeo 4:18
well, i started off casually as a Canucks fan.
nearly gave up during a 9-game losing streak in January 2009.
but then Burrows scored that legendary short-handed gamewinner against Calgary, and i never turned back.
also helps that a ridiculous 20-game successful stretch followed, and that NM was created just a couple days before that goal.
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whoops
it was against Carolina, not Calgary.
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that should say “must”, not “just”
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Fuck...
That’s going to give me nightmares!
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apparently Brian Boyle just scored too;.
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Hey
Hi Missy! I didn’t even notice you. Welcome.
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nah, Shane OBrien
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don’t know, haven’t been watching his numbers since we traded him to Nashville last year.
was just heading to check though….
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yeah,
I think he has 2 for colorado this year.
only 1 with colorado, he had 2 with nashville last year.
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1 goal against Edmonton back at the end of November.
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omg
i’m so sharing that at NM
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There's this one too
okay, that one was terrible.
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Wild power play brought to you by Scott Gomez's scoring streak
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Wow! Zidlicky hit Ryan Kesler in the shins with the puck. Twice!
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This power play is useless.
Whatever it is, it ain’t working. New coaching philosophy on the power play please.
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Tough break. What a pass by Seto to an open Heater who just fanned on the shot.
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Heatley could have 3 already in this one
At least Koviu and Heatley are still clicking
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Come on gentlemen... make it a good period!
Hands go uuppp..... AND THEY STAY THERE!
-nashvillepredators-
Puck sitting on the doorstep and Wild can't bury it. It's been that kind of game.
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I'm pretty sure that Backstrom just made an over the shoulder goal-saving catch.
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{Yawn}
Even with the recent “pressure” it just doesn’t feel like it is going to happen…
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Really? A scrum at the end of the period? Come on.
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Wild outshoot Canucks 9-6 that period
But still down 3-1 on the scoreboard and 16-14 on shots.
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They aren't leading in SOG overall
That’s a glimmer of hope
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Lots of OT and Shootouts out there right now; mostly in the east, though
STL/OTT
WPG/WAS
NYR/TBL
Being from Minnesota, it would be rude to put something clever here.
I meant STL/NJD (they played OTT last night). Results:
STL>NJD SO
WPG>WAS SO
NYR>TBL OT
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I've ruined Bryan's life
I’ve introduced him to the wonderful world of Tucker Max.
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Indeed.
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3rd period. LET'S DO THIS!!
"Believe in the system. For it shall bring light when there is dark, food when there is hunger, and shots when there are passes. This is the divine process." Yeo 4:18
Aaaand 4-2 Ottawa... 5 minutes left.
Man oh man.
How was your second period?
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-nashvillepredators-
overall, Nucks
added 1 goal, Wild had more opportunities, couldnt capitalize.
Ottawa has a better than average team. surprising lots of folks!
there we go, Lappy and Clutter
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Lapierre vs. Clutterbuck
Two guys you don’t normally expect to fight…
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Clutterbuck's Mustache vs. Lappy
If you’re going to put on a show, you can do better than that.
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Sounds silent at the arena again...
Didn’t sound like they were all that excited to begin with. I could be wrong; just what I’m noticing through my TV.
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My timing is awesome. I run to the bathroom and Clutterbuck faces off with Lapierre. Nice.
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17,859 attendance tonight. #OccupyTheX
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From Russo
This is unreal: Even though the Sedins have combined for 27 goals/107 points all-time vs the #mnWild, it’s the first they each had goals in the same game
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That 107 points is really depressing
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Just imagine if they ever were combine forces with Iginla
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Ha! Staubitz doing the Polar Plunge with Greenlay and Gorg this year
Same commercial as last year except it was… Cam Barker instead of Staubitz. If the Wild wanted to keep the pattern going, they should have gone with Zidlicky.
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4-3... scored to make it 3 with 8 seconds left.
We have awesome timing.
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-nashvillepredators-
Well, at least the Predators made it a game
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Yeah. It wasn’t so much that we lost, though… it was that we didn’t seem to give a fucking elephant shit about actually playing hockey. I can deal with loses, but when you don’t even TRY…
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We know how that goes
See: Wild vs. Columbus….
Tough start for Nashville in February
You know you're a Wild fan if Spam Whoopie Gerald-buns comes up in conversation
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Mhm. That was an ugly one.
And we play Boston on Saturday.
Bright side: I have tickets!
Dark side: Boston is scary. Not like scary cause they’ll beat the hell out of us with goals, but scary cause they’ll beat the hell out of us with their bodies/sticks.
Hands go uuppp..... AND THEY STAY THERE!
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Brad “The Rat” Marchand may try to nibble on someone’s face…
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well it
should be interesting. I have faith in the Honey Badger!
So do I!! Man, he has hit SO MANY POSTS in the last 2 months it’s not even funny. He’s gonna get one eventually.
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-nashvillepredators-
not to mention,
he could def take on a rat…. lol.
gotta admit, though, the Nash-Van game was kinda flukey for both teams.
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H
How often does Haley’s comet come around? It’s about the same timing between the two
Koivu, Granlund 2012
epic music being played at the arena just then.
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oh look, another goalless streak broken.
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meh, nvm.
Manny scored a couple in January.
he’s just had a down year for goals.
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And all that pressure goes for naught as Malhotra scores on a redirect to make it 4-1. Ugh.
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We control the play...
and get scored on
(Sounds like we did at least)
yes, had solid control in the offensive zone,
to let a light wrister find the back of the net.
Basically
A lot of zone control, some really good looks for the Wild. Nucks put one puck towards the net, get a tip, and it’s in
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yeah, should’ve watched the Canucks lately, we haven’t been deserving of half our points lately.
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You'll earn these
I thought maybe, just MAYBE, we could make the Canucks pay for said play of late tonight. But alas it is not to be.
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yeah, this started with the feel that we were about to have a bad game, especially with Heatley scoring 13 seconds in.
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You forget that Wild usually only play 2 minutes of solid hockey….then it’s like watching a Pee Wee team
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well, the Canucks haven’t been playing full games lately either.
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I hate this team
I hate this team I hate this team I hate this team
Well at least Scott Gomez scored tonight
maybe the Wild should trade for him?
hypothetical question:
based on how these two teams have played against each other lately, how would you guys realistically expect a Canucks-Wild playoff matchup to go?
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REALLY well for one team...
and a ‘at least we made it’ for another
by J.A.Berty1330 on Feb 9, 2012 9:14 PM CST up reply actions
Assuming the Wild make the playoffs...
Pretty quickly. It’s very apparent the Canucks have way more talent than the Wild do.
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You start Schnieder you win
Start Luongo on the road, you lose probably.
Momentum can change come March/April
But this is probably the “true colors” of this team being shown of late so the Nucks would run away in 4. Maybe an OT game just for the hell of it, but it will never really feel close.
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We must sacrifice the chosen one
Only then will offensive pressure will turn into goals
by J.A.Berty1330 on Feb 9, 2012 9:17 PM CST up reply actions
Well now I see the problem … the Wild are outshooting the Canucks 21-18.
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For the Wild fans lamenting this loss...
The Canucks have a lot more talent and depth than Minnesota. If both teams play their best games, Vancouver wins 99% of the time. The Wild put forth a good effort, but don’t have the horses to run with the Nucks.
Not a loss to get all “doom and gloom” about. The Wild, in all reality, should lose to Vancouver.
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True, Vancouver should win most the time
I’m not sure the “Wild put forth a good effort” tonight. At times, maybe, but not enough—not even close. I think the the thing that stings so much here is coming off of the shittastic game we saw on Tuesday, we needed to see more. THEY need to prove more to themselves.
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I think
every time a player fans on a shot or pass, 1000 bucks gets taken off of his paycheck
Koivu, Granlund 2012
Coho’s having a great rookie year.
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Because he’s an Oiler or because of the Canadian media fellatio?
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Both more than valid reasons, BTW
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Both
more the media hype. Also the fact he feels like he’s the next crosby and seems to act like it
Koivu, Granlund 2012
He may not survive to get it
He got hurt again. The fear of him being too small and getting beat up in the NHL is starting to come true.
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if RNH is kept injured, Coho has a chance to step up and take it.
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Or a driver
“Hodgson, to the airport and step on it!”
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Wild Power Play brought to you by... scoring one goal per game.
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I hate moral victories
But a PPG here might just qualify…
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wow, that tip in accomplished
absolutely nothing… they look like shit again.
Power play goal for Devin Setoguchi. Good things eventually happen when you put the puck on net! 4-2with 4:02 left.
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SETO!
Nice move. Good for you, kid.
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SETO!
Moral victory? Good to see him score.
We could be winning this one with all the chances Heater has had.
Minnesota Wild's international fanbase.
Heater say, "Fuck you, Jobu, I do this myself"
But doesn’t quite get it done :(
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Kesler with the empty net goal. 5-2
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Brodziak and Johnson both -3
Ouch
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Silver Linings?
1) PP actually looked not like a PK
2)First Line looked good
3) Seto 2 Point night(confidence booster for a streaky player)
4)Kaptain’s back
HAHAHA
Did Bieksa just angrily throw his glove???
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-nashvillepredators-
Heatley took a couple shots to the chest from someone and as Hamhuis paired off with Clutterbuck, Bieksa threw his glove at him.
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Too much going on at once to see what the hell it was.
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Somehow Heatley got two minutes for that scrum
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Yup
Apparently it was drawn by Hamhuis, who was dancing with Clutterbuck, so I’m not sure how
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That's the game. Wild lose 5-2, but at least things were interesting.
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my wireless crapped out right at the Setoguchi goal, just got back onto the blogs.
good night all.
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Looks like I missed a good night of fun
Not including the game, of course. That looked like it was shit.
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