Blackheart Posted December 31, 2014 Posted December 31, 2014 And a hack.Ok everyone, get your torches and pitchforks! 1 Quote
MafiaMan Posted December 31, 2014 Author Posted December 31, 2014 Milan Lucic, however, will still be ugly. Good point. And a hack. Poor Milan! Why is everyone always picking on him? 1 Quote
farce poobah Posted January 1, 2015 Posted January 1, 2015 The ice in Washington looks to be the best of any of the outdoor games... makes for more entertaining hockey for sure. And today, we are seeing the Ovechkin that is really playing toward his potential. If he goes all in the Capital have to be seen as a contender. Quote
farce poobah Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 Brad Malone scores his first of the year tonight. Nice to see him get a shot at the show. Quote
Ray77 Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 Randy Carlyle gets fired in Toronto. Check out this video of Phil the Thrill. This kid is a piece of work! http://www.tsn.ca/video/kessel-you-think-it-s-my-fault-1.176130 Quote
jodcon Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/should-the-boston-bruins-trade-milan-lucic-180753817.html Thoughts Goon and Ray? Quote
farce poobah Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 Randy Carlyle gets fired in Toronto. Check out this video of Phil the Thrill. This kid is a piece of work!http://www.tsn.ca/video/kessel-you-think-it-s-my-fault-1.176130. IMO, The reporter was overly combative. Two minutes for instigating. Quote
sioux rube Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 Zach Parise out of lineup tonight for personal reasons. JP could be on his last leg. Sad deal. Quote
Goon Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/should-the-boston-bruins-trade-milan-lucic-180753817.html Thoughts Goon and Ray? I think it's a horrible idea. The Bruins need someone to play with him and Krecji. The Bruins have been decimated by injuries and poor goaltending. If anything, trade Tuukka. I think he's been an utter disappointment this season. They need a few forwards. They have no cap room. Quote
sioux rube Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 Darcy Kuemper needs to be benched for good. The overtime goal he let in tonight was downright terrible. Quote
Blackheart Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 Darcy Kuemper needs to be benched for good. The overtime goal he let in tonight was downright terrible. Yes it was...very soft! Quote
darell1976 Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 Jets just 9 points out of first place. Quote
Oxbow6 Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 Mike Yeo is probably contacting his Realtor agent this morning.......... But to his defense the Wild goalies have the 2nd worst save percentage in the league at this point...just north of the Oilers. Quote
sioux rube Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 Mike Yeo is probably contacting his Realtor agent this morning.......... But to his defense the Wild goalies have the 2nd worst save percentage in the league at this point...just north of the Oilers. Most us Wild fans were concerned about the goaltending coming into the season along with the lack of size and toughness on defense. Both are rearing it's ugly head this season. Quote
Ray77 Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/should-the-boston-bruins-trade-milan-lucic-180753817.html Thoughts Goon and Ray? I think it's a horrible idea. The Bruins need someone to play with him and Krecji. The Bruins have been decimated by injuries and poor goaltending. If anything, trade Tuukka. I think he's been an utter disappointment this season. They need a few forwards. They have no cap room. I don't know, jodcon. I'd rather they keep him and find another way to bring in the 'right pieces'. If it really came down to it I think I could talk myself into being OK with him being traded, as long as they got a haul (Hall) in return, however I don't see that happening. (See what I did there?!) Also, it sounds like Chiarelli has no plans of trading Lucic, which is probably a good thing. I think that once they right the ship as a team and Lucic gets back into form, he could be a big part of a turnaround. The one thing you wonder is with the type of game he plays, how long can he keep it up? Hard miles take their toll - at some point it might be OK to trade him. NHL RUMORS: Boston Bruins; Chiarelli Focused On Vermette But Lucic Staying Put? Also, I completely disagree with Goon. No way do you trade Rask. He is a Vezina winning goalie and for sure he's having a tough go at it lately, but you do not trade Rask. I'm still secretly hoping that the Johnny Boychuck trade was all a nightmare and one day I'm going to wake up and he's still a Bruin. Quote
Popular Post MafiaMan Posted January 7, 2015 Author Popular Post Posted January 7, 2015 Most us Wild fans were concerned about the goaltending coming into the season along with the lack of size and toughness on defense. Both are rearing it's ugly head this season. I still can't believe that Barry Melrose pencilled Minnesota into the Stanley Cup Finals the moment they signed Parise and Suter. A couple of seasons later and it sure looks like this team is a mess. Parise was much closer to getting a cup with the Devils than he's been since he arrived in St Paul. 5 Quote
SiouxScore Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 I still can't believe that Barry Melrose pencilled Minnesota into the Stanley Cup Finals the moment they signed Parise and Suter. A couple of seasons later and it sure looks like this team is a mess. Parise was much closer to getting a cup with the Devils than he's been since he arrived in St Paul. It isn't so much the team is a mess it is that one very important position is a huge mess. The goaltending is absolutely horrible 3 of the 4 goals Kuemper gave up last night were pretty soft and when Backstrom has played it has been the same thing. Quote
Blackheart Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 I still can't believe that Barry Melrose pencilled Minnesota into the Stanley Cup Finals the moment they signed Parise and Suter. A couple of seasons later and it sure looks like this team is a mess. Parise was much closer to getting a cup with the Devils than he's been since he arrived in St Paul.. Hard to believe Barry M missed on that one... Quote
SiouxScore Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 Most us Wild fans were concerned about the goaltending coming into the season along with the lack of size and toughness on defense. Both are rearing it's ugly head this season. The goaltending one is the huge problem it seems like Kuemper has been giving up an average of 2 soft goals per game and Backstrom does pretty much the same thing when he gets in there. Quote
MafiaMan Posted January 7, 2015 Author Posted January 7, 2015 It isn't so much the team is a mess it is that one very important position is a huge mess. The goaltending is absolutely horrible 3 of the 4 goals Kuemper gave up last night were pretty soft and when Backstrom has played it has been the same thing. Wasn't goaltending on this team considered a STRENGTH not all that long ago? Quote
SiouxScore Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 Wasn't goaltending on this team considered a STRENGTH not all that long ago? Not the last 2 seasons with Backstrom being injured a number of times, Harding dealing with MS, and Kuemper really being relatively unproven. I read in the StarTrib today that Kuemper is like 52nd in save % and Backstrom is 60th in save % you won't win many games with those kinds of numbers from your goalies. Quote
SiouxScore Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 Judging by the tweets an eventful day at Wild practice definitely seems like a coach who knows his job is on the line. Michael Russo @Russostrib · 20m 20 minutes ago Yeo has stopped practicing and laying into the team #mnwild Michael Russo @Russostrib · 10m 10 minutes ago Koivu just left ice hurt. Smashed stick in half twice as he left.He's been dealing with a lower body injury & seemed to aggravate it #mnwild Michael Russo @Russostrib · 9m 9 minutes ago Yeo now skating the heck out of the #mnwild without pucks #herbies Michael Russo @Russostrib · 10m 10 minutes ago Yeo is going nuts in practice. Just slammed his stick in the middle of a scrum; screaming his head off. #mnwild Michael Russo @Russostrib · 8m 8 minutes ago Yeo just stormed off the ice after slamming his stick against the glass #mnwild. Michael Russo @Russostrib · 10m 10 minutes ago Kuemper just left the ice sick or hurt it appears. #mnwild Michael Russo @Russostrib · 12m 12 minutes ago #mnwild continuing practice without Yeo. Assistant GM Brent Flahr and director of hockey admin Shep Harder left stands when Yeo left ice Quote
Shawn-O Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 Judging by the tweets an eventful day at Wild practice definitely seems like a coach who knows his job is on the line. Michael Russo @Russostrib · 20m 20 minutes ago Yeo has stopped practicing and laying into the team #mnwild Michael Russo @Russostrib · 10m 10 minutes ago Koivu just left ice hurt. Smashed stick in half twice as he left.He's been dealing with a lower body injury & seemed to aggravate it #mnwild Michael Russo @Russostrib · 9m 9 minutes ago Yeo now skating the heck out of the #mnwild without pucks #herbies Michael Russo @Russostrib · 10m 10 minutes ago Yeo is going nuts in practice. Just slammed his stick in the middle of a scrum; screaming his head off. #mnwild Michael Russo @Russostrib · 8m 8 minutes ago Yeo just stormed off the ice after slamming his stick against the glass #mnwild. Michael Russo @Russostrib · 10m 10 minutes ago Kuemper just left the ice sick or hurt it appears. #mnwild Michael Russo @Russostrib · 12m 12 minutes ago #mnwild continuing practice without Yeo. Assistant GM Brent Flahr and director of hockey admin Shep Harder left stands when Yeo left ice Thought they would have Fletcher evaluate at the end of the season. This would indicate not. Quote
SWSiouxMN Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 Jets just 9 points out of first place. Its amazing what a goalie can do despite missing 5 Defenseman and Kane, Hutch has been a godsend for them. 1 Quote
Blackheart Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 Patrice Bergeron scores in OT to give the Bruins a win over Pittsburgh...what a sweet goal! Quote
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