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Ladybung Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:20,188 Points:4,068,575 Joined:Dec 2001	Message Posted: Sep 11, 2005 10:42:51 PM Ignore Ladybung Report Abuse What do you have to say!

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Ladybung Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:20,188 Points:4,068,575 Joined:Dec 2001	Message Posted: May 24, 2013 12:09:54 AM Ignore Ladybung Report Abuse Rangers force game 5, Det won
Ladybung Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:20,188 Points:4,068,575 Joined:Dec 2001	Message Posted: May 23, 2013 11:57:42 PM Ignore Ladybung Report Abuse rangers win in OT
nru Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:1,757 Points:984,285 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: May 20, 2013 8:31:19 PM Ignore nru Report Abuse Go Wings, go Pens
Ladybung Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:20,188 Points:4,068,575 Joined:Dec 2001	Message Posted: May 20, 2013 11:18:34 AM Ignore Ladybung Report Abuse Ottawa beats Pittsburg in 2 OT
Ladybung Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:20,188 Points:4,068,575 Joined:Dec 2001	Message Posted: May 19, 2013 10:11:16 PM Ignore Ladybung Report Abuse Boston beats Rangers 5-2
Ladybung Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:20,188 Points:4,068,575 Joined:Dec 2001	Message Posted: May 18, 2013 10:58:48 PM Ignore Ladybung Report Abuse Det wins in Chicago and back to Det for games 3 & 4! Pens win last nite led 2 games to None.
Jorgie Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:9,969 Points:2,923,165 Joined:Jul 2002	Message Posted: May 18, 2013 8:31:22 AM Ignore Jorgie Report Abuse The 3 goals by "Sid the Kid" were scored in the first 22 minutes of the game.
Ladybung Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:20,188 Points:4,068,575 Joined:Dec 2001	Message Posted: May 17, 2013 8:20:25 PM Ignore Ladybung Report Abuse Crosby has Hat Trick 3 of 4 Pens goals in tonites game after 2 periods lead 4-2 over Ottawa
Ladybung Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:20,188 Points:4,068,575 Joined:Dec 2001	Message Posted: May 16, 2013 10:06:04 PM Ignore Ladybung Report Abuse Hope the Wild are watching the playoffs and learn how to play!!
Ladybung Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:20,188 Points:4,068,575 Joined:Dec 2001	Message Posted: May 15, 2013 11:57:17 PM Ignore Ladybung Report Abuse and the new Vikings stadium will be right there
Jorgie Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:9,969 Points:2,923,165 Joined:Jul 2002	Message Posted: May 15, 2013 8:02:57 PM Ignore Jorgie Report Abuse A Hockey Magazine says that Excel is the #1 arena inn the NHL.
Ladybung Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:20,188 Points:4,068,575 Joined:Dec 2001	Message Posted: May 14, 2013 11:47:40 PM Ignore Ladybung Report Abuse Pens beat Senators 4-1
Ladybung Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:20,188 Points:4,068,575 Joined:Dec 2001	Message Posted: May 13, 2013 11:59:44 PM Ignore Ladybung Report Abuse Wild fans glad you are not a Toronto Fan. Tonite they were ahead of Bos 4-0 and lost in OT to Bos 5-4 Rangers beat Wash in Wash game 7 5-0
DriverDave Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:9,925 Points:1,375,745 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: May 13, 2013 1:54:42 PM Ignore DriverDave Report Abuse Fletcher said Saturday Coach Yeo will be back next season: "We have to have some semblance of continuity." IMHO, there aren't too many "good" coaches available this off-season, and Lindy Ruff is the only one that comes to mind right now. The Wild have three needs, from what I've seen during the lockout-shortened season and 5 game playoff appearance. They need scoring depth, they need at least one or two more solid, or at least decent, defensemen, and they need to decide on their goaltending future. I will have to spend a few minutes on CapGeek to learn more about UFA's and our own FA's this off-season. The Wild have $9 mil in cap space, according to many sources, to play with right now, and a list of players to decide what to do about - PMB, Backstrom, Cullen, and Brett Clark are all UFA's; Clutterbuck, Falk, Spurgeon, Scandella (and a big bunch of AHL guys) are RFA's. Heater's $7.5 mil has to be on Fletcher's radar for an amnesty buy-out. This is just me speculating. - Backstrom could return, but I can't see the Wild spending more than $4 mil max per season on a 36-year old goalie. Clutterbuck isn't worth more than $1 mil per season. Cullen... probably $2 mil per season - Remember, he typically has had a great first half of the season while a member of the Wild and then tails off dramatically after the All-Star break. But he is that good veteran leader that the team needs to tutor guys like Zucker. - That being said, the only goalie I think is worth pursuing is Mike Smith, and he'll be getting a decent raise over the $2 mil salary he's gotten the past 4 seasons. Forwards are more of a mixed bag - do they look for a guy at or nearing the end of his prime but still has some gas in the tank, or do they look for in-their-prime or younger players with upside but are more of a risk? Heck, any player is a risk, look at Pascal Dupois. He's 34, just had a 20 goal season in only 48 games, but if you take him off the top line in Pittsburgh, how good is he really? As for defense, I think the Wild need to go after a guy like Grant Clitsome or Ron Hainsey from Winnipeg or snipe a guy like Mark Fistric from Edmonton (and probably drive those mouth-breathing Oiler fans batty in the process). Decent d-men this season, a positive +/- rating, and can score goals more than once per biennium. Not quite as interesting as last off-season [heh.... ;-) ], but this one will not lack interest for Wild fans.
Ladybung Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:20,188 Points:4,068,575 Joined:Dec 2001	Message Posted: May 12, 2013 11:18:53 PM Ignore Ladybung Report Abuse Looks like fletcher will stay (good) Yeo to stay (?) Burke is available for GM and some good coaches available.
Ladybung Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:20,188 Points:4,068,575 Joined:Dec 2001	Message Posted: May 11, 2013 2:37:01 PM Ignore Ladybung Report Abuse Waiting for the shoes to drop!
Ladybung Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:20,188 Points:4,068,575 Joined:Dec 2001	Message Posted: May 10, 2013 10:57:27 PM Ignore Ladybung Report Abuse Erase the "blackboard" and start fresh next year! New Coach with some credentials like Jock La Meire(sp?) had new goalie who does not cop out when you really need him, a New Captain that can get some points in the playoffs PMB gone but keep Cullen who played well. The team did accomplish the goal set last July to make the playoffs and win one game.
DriverDave Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:9,925 Points:1,375,745 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: May 10, 2013 4:58:59 PM Ignore DriverDave Report Abuse A couple of soft/fluke goals by Chicago last night in the first 25 minutes of the game and the fork was already stuck into the Wild's season. Not a great game last night, and it honestly didn't look much better than their effort in Game 4. Hards got pulled in the 2nd period after giving up 3 goals, Kuemper was decent in relief but they were done by then anyway. Backstrom had been playing with a sports hernia. That answers the question of why he just went into the tank the last few weeks. Rumors around Koivu playing hurt as well, and that really grates me the wrong way. Still, I can't complain about the team making playoffs. While there are questions to be answered and contracts & cap management, the future is bright. I agree - PMB is gone. Backstrom may be gone also. Heater could be amnestied. Clutterbuck may be back, but he's not going to get a lot of money if he is. They need to shore up their D corps and get some guys who can shoot the damn puck and not try to play keep-away with it. You can't score if you don't take a shot!!! I think Yeo is back next season to show what he can, or cannot, do with this team given a full training camp and time he didn't have this season. If the team is floundering around New Year's, I think the trigger is pulled and a new coach brought in. But I could be totally wrong and he could be fired next week, who knows. :-)
Jorgie Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:9,969 Points:2,923,165 Joined:Jul 2002	Message Posted: May 10, 2013 10:43:01 AM Ignore Jorgie Report Abuse Thanks, WILD for a better season. Too bad you got #1 Chicago in the playoffs. I'm looking forward to next season. IMHO Pierre Marc Bouchard will not be back. He tried after his injuries, but couldn't quite cut it.
Ladybung Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:20,188 Points:4,068,575 Joined:Dec 2001	Message Posted: May 9, 2013 10:37:16 PM Ignore Ladybung Report Abuse Well folks they let us down for the last time this season. mild losing to best team in hockey 4-1 with 16 min left in 3rd period. Took harding out after 2nd down 4-1. Bye Bye Yeu!! See some new faces in Sept!
DriverDave Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:9,925 Points:1,375,745 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: May 9, 2013 2:19:44 PM Ignore DriverDave Report Abuse Harding to start in goal for the Wild tonight. My gut says he's going to have a really good game tonight - No better way to make Chicago pay for running him over in Game 4 than stone cold stopping them in Game 5. The Wild also gotta get their PP going - Going 0-fer in the series is bad. Really bad. A couple of PP goals between Games 1 and 4 would have this series looking a lot different, IMHO. Tonight's game = Gut check time. Play well and lose? You can hold your head high. Play like a sack of crap and lose? Fans have no patience for that and will turn on anyone turning in that kind of performance in a hurry. That's not being a fair-weather fan, by the way, that's expecting players who are paid 6-figures (or more) to play hockey to perform like they are getting 6-figures (or more) for playing hockey.
GRUMPY49 Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:5,139 Points:1,720,910 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: May 9, 2013 12:56:18 PM Ignore GRUMPY49 Report Abuse we have been down 3 games to 1 befor. but this one does not look good.
Ladybung Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:20,188 Points:4,068,575 Joined:Dec 2001	Message Posted: May 8, 2013 10:39:00 PM Ignore Ladybung Report Abuse My theory was correct game 4 to be a blow out like game 2 but I had picked the wrong team! Chicago won 3-0 same deficit as game 2 which was 5-2 so Thursdays game will be another OT and hope Wild win that one but Chicago will probably win as they are better!!
GopherFan Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:19,843 Points:3,193,930 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: May 8, 2013 1:55:16 PM Ignore GopherFan Report Abuse Their power play is anything but "power" & when was the last time you heard of a team losing 2 goalies in one series? ... maybe next year!
Zimcity Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:65,416 Points:3,693,735 Joined:Aug 2001	Message Posted: May 8, 2013 8:34:02 AM Ignore Zimcity Report Abuse Losing Harding on a play where Toews should have received a penalty for goalie interference was not a good.
Ladybung Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:20,188 Points:4,068,575 Joined:Dec 2001	Message Posted: May 7, 2013 4:46:31 PM Ignore Ladybung Report Abuse Pressure is building as game time approaches! Big game for both teams
Ladybung Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:20,188 Points:4,068,575 Joined:Dec 2001	Message Posted: May 6, 2013 11:43:57 PM Ignore Ladybung Report Abuse Tuesday at 8:30 PM late game for TV again. If history is a guide this game will go like game 2 BUT Wild pour it on and win 4-1 to tie series!? Fingers crossed.
GopherFan Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:19,843 Points:3,193,930 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: May 6, 2013 2:18:11 PM Ignore GopherFan Report Abuse I agree with Dave that the Wild looked really good yesterday. I have to admit that I was skeptical about the OT because Chicago was really carrying the play to the Wild toward the end of regulation, but to the Wild's credit they came out flying in the OT. Fun game!!
DriverDave Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:9,925 Points:1,375,745 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: May 6, 2013 11:04:14 AM Ignore DriverDave Report Abuse Great game yesterday! They looked better than they did in Game 1, and were an inch away in Game 1 from now being up in the series 2-1 instead of down 2-1. The only lapse was right before Chicago tied it up in the 3rd, you could just see that goal coming.
Ladybung Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:20,188 Points:4,068,575 Joined:Dec 2001	Message Posted: May 5, 2013 10:16:23 PM Ignore Ladybung Report Abuse and a "must" win they did!!!!! 3-2 in OT at 2 min 15 secs #16 the rookie got it. Very exciting game and the fans were in it from the drop of the puck in the 1st. Chi scored first and the feeling of here we go again come over the crowd, but that goal spurred the Wild and they tied it 1-1 then went a head 2-1 until a few minutes left in 3rd when Chi tied game Wild out shot Hawks 39 to 19 and checked them all over the rink very physicial game.
Ladybung Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:20,188 Points:4,068,575 Joined:Dec 2001	Message Posted: May 4, 2013 9:03:12 PM Ignore Ladybung Report Abuse As they saw is a "must" win
Burlgolf All-Star Author Twin Cities Posts:606 Points:375,480 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 4, 2013 2:39:32 PM Ignore Burlgolf Report Abuse Things will be different at the X! Can't wait for Sunday!
Ladybung Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:20,188 Points:4,068,575 Joined:Dec 2001	Message Posted: May 3, 2013 11:50:23 PM Ignore Ladybung Report Abuse Wild lose 5-2 played and exciting game until late in 3rd. Play in St Paul 2 PM Sunday
Ladybung Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:20,188 Points:4,068,575 Joined:Dec 2001	Message Posted: May 2, 2013 10:41:47 PM Ignore Ladybung Report Abuse Harding to start Friday?
Ladybung Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:20,188 Points:4,068,575 Joined:Dec 2001	Message Posted: May 1, 2013 11:51:35 PM Ignore Ladybung Report Abuse Next game is Friday at 8:30 PM for TV so we get Thursday to watch the other teams play!
Jorgie Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:9,969 Points:2,923,165 Joined:Jul 2002	Message Posted: May 1, 2013 5:34:26 PM Ignore Jorgie Report Abuse I even watched the whole game for a change. IMHO they tried very hard and looked good.
DriverDave Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:9,925 Points:1,375,745 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: May 1, 2013 11:43:39 AM Ignore DriverDave Report Abuse Zim - Oh yeah, a hot goalie can win a Cup, like last year as you mentioned. That happened to the Wild in the 2003 playoffs, as well. After their improbable series wins against Vancouver and Colorado, they couldn't get anything past Anaheim's J.S. Giguere in the Western Conference Finals, and Anaheim wound up winning the Cup that year. I agree with the general sentiment, Harding definitely played well enough to get the win. The whole team did, for the most part, but the Hawks found a way to win it in the first OT, so on to Game 2 on Thursday evening.
Zimcity Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:65,416 Points:3,693,735 Joined:Aug 2001	Message Posted: May 1, 2013 7:46:14 AM Ignore Zimcity Report Abuse They did play well enough to win, just couldn't get a 2nd goal past Crawford. Zucker looked like our best skater last night. Umm, first line didn't really have an impact. Also, the penalty call on Parise that led to the Hawks first goal was marginal, as he looked to be checked into the goalie, oh well.
Ladybung Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:20,188 Points:4,068,575 Joined:Dec 2001	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2013 10:58:39 PM Ignore Ladybung Report Abuse Wild played an excellent game tonite but lost with 3 min to play in first OT! Ouch! They played good enough to win! Backstrom hurt in warm ups and not able to play so Harding played an exceptional game and should have won! (Before the game this brought back memories of the Vikings playoff game last fall when the backup quarterback started and Viks lost and he played badly. but Harding played above and beyond what is expected of him especially when he thought he was going to watch the game!
Zimcity Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:65,416 Points:3,693,735 Joined:Aug 2001	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2013 4:03:07 PM Ignore Zimcity Report Abuse So Wild will be on NBCSN tonight and Friday, with Sunday's game on NBC. Wonder if FSN+ will pick the feed up, or is it strictly on the NBC network stations? Oh surprised that the games (1,2,4) will be on FSN as well. Guess the Twins are bumped to the FSN+ [Edited by: Zimcity at 4/30/2013 5:08:20 PM EST]
Zimcity Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:65,416 Points:3,693,735 Joined:Aug 2001	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2013 10:02:48 AM Ignore Zimcity Report Abuse "If they can stick to their game and execute well, there's no reason they can't beat the Hawks and move on to the Second Round." There are quite a few reasons, but it's hockey and a hot goalie can turn all those reasons upside down, ala the Kings last year.
Zimcity Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:65,416 Points:3,693,735 Joined:Aug 2001	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2013 10:01:29 AM Ignore Zimcity Report Abuse Interesting article in the PP from Tom Powers: Flash Back to 1991
DriverDave Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:9,925 Points:1,375,745 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2013 9:38:26 AM Ignore DriverDave Report Abuse Remember - The pressure is on the Hawks, not the Wild, as they were the "best team" in the regular season and won the President's Trophy as the team with the most regular season points. :-) The Wild have shown that they can hang with the Hawks. If they can stick to their game and execute well, there's no reason they can't beat the Hawks and move on to the Second Round.
Jorgie Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:9,969 Points:2,923,165 Joined:Jul 2002	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2013 8:52:31 AM Ignore Jorgie Report Abuse I thought that I read that he's ready to go.
Burlgolf All-Star Author Twin Cities Posts:606 Points:375,480 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2013 8:48:52 AM Ignore Burlgolf Report Abuse Let's Go Wild!!
Siouxfan Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:52,042 Points:3,591,130 Joined:May 2001	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2013 5:51:02 AM Ignore Siouxfan Report Abuse Has anyone heard what Pominville's status is for the game?
Ladybung Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:20,188 Points:4,068,575 Joined:Dec 2001	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2013 11:48:32 PM Ignore Ladybung Report Abuse It is a facade. I am still pro Wild. I am trying to use reverse psychology on the boys in case they read this post and to reduce the sadness when the inevitable happens. If they would have beaten Edmonton as expected they would have finished 6 th seed and would be playing vancouver now and we all know that would have been much better!
Jorgie Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:9,969 Points:2,923,165 Joined:Jul 2002	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2013 3:45:11 PM Ignore Jorgie Report Abuse Ladybung, for someone who was so PRO Wild you sure have turned negative. [Edited by: Jorgie at 4/29/2013 4:46:11 PM EST]
Ladybung Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:20,188 Points:4,068,575 Joined:Dec 2001	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2013 8:40:58 PM Ignore Ladybung Report Abuse They were playing the worst team in hockey and almost lost! Now they play one of 2 best teams in hockey! From the frying pan into the fire! I agree they won and come in the front door. I also hope they can duplicate the 03 run!
Zimcity Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:65,416 Points:3,693,735 Joined:Aug 2001	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2013 11:39:06 AM Ignore Zimcity Report Abuse Well that was unexpected, now they get to be swept away by the Black Hawks. Maybe they can steal a game if Backstrom stands on his head.