GDT: 10/22/13 - Nashville Predators @ Minnesota Wild - 7:00PM CDT - NBCSN/TSN

[mezcal]

I had to laugh at Kevin Weeks on NHL tonight calling Jared Spurgeon the Spurgeon General.

That's genius, Weeks is awesome.

 

[Avder]

I had to laugh at Kevin Weeks on NHL tonight calling Jared Spurgeon the Spurgeon General.

It's been a while since I had a real life spit take, but god dammit now I've got water all over my monitor! That's hilarious!

 

[Billy Mays Here*]

 

[Lapa]

I see Koivu as decent 1C, elite 2C and oh-my-god-what-is-he-doing-on-the-3rd-line 3C.

Koivu and Parise have looked decent together. It's only a matter of time before the floodgates open. They have a lot of chances and have dominated every opponent we've played this season.

Also, Koivu > Granlund/Coyle.. It's not that close.. Yet.

Anyways, Granny had a good game once again. 1st line was good as well, I'd still like to see Nino in there instead of Fontaine. Poms played well. Spurgeon was our best player tonight. Great defense, great offense, and a game saver. I liked Prosser's game as well.

 

[Puhis]

Whoa. That was a fantastic save, and you know what really catches my eye? Everyone else seem to be moving in slow motion... Apart from Spurgeon. It took him 0.4 seconds to realize the situation, make a decision, locate the puck and bat it away. That's incredible.

 

[melinko]

If Brodin had something broken would he be out of the hospital so quicky?

 

[mezcal]

If Brodin had something broken would he be out of the hospital so quicky?

Just a guess, but they probably wanted to take x-rays to ensure that he had no fractures. He probably lost a few teeth.

 

[TZM]

An important win but they still lack dangerous chances.

Am I the only one who doesn't understand the praise Jones gets?

 

[StealthClobber]

Well, the Wild officially made me fall asleep this game. Fell asleep sometime in the 2nd period, missed everything.

I'm not too excited about this win. 1 goal plus an empty netter is not good enough.

 

[Taylor26]

An important win but they still lack dangerous chances.

Am I the only one who doesn't understand the praise Jones gets?

kids what 18 or 19... In his 9th or 10th game. He looked great tonight... D men usually take longer to develop. lets talk in 3 or 4 years about him. Could see him in 2018 making the US Olympic team with oh maybe Suter on the other side.

 

[Caior89]

An important win but they still lack dangerous chances.

Am I the only one who doesn't understand the praise Jones gets?

From what i've seen so far the kid is a stud. Had some nice passes and did break some of our top lines plays.

 

[Foxlockbox]

Am I the only one who doesn't understand the praise Jones gets?

It took Seth Jones two games to accomplish what takes most defencemen years


So yeah.

What the ****, I bet on Wild win and got no vCash? Or is it because I've never paid attention to it, is there a huge delay?

 

[Generic User]

Whoa. That was a fantastic save, and you know what really catches my eye?

Spurgeon?

 

[Digitalbooya]

It took Seth Jones two games to accomplish what takes most defencemen years


So yeah.

What the ****, I bet on Wild win and got no vCash? Or is it because I've never paid attention to it, is there a huge delay?

Should get it sometime before the Wild play next.

 

[Jarick]

Glad to see the Wild get a win when they are outplaying the opponent.

I also FINALLY saw some of the creative offensive play that I've been wanting to see from the team. The top line rush that led to the Fontaine goal was an excellent play by everyone and Mikko made a couple offensive moves that were very good. One play in particular he came off the half wall, charged the net, and got a good shot off. The second line looked good and Granlund was more dynamic and assertive. Third line also had chances and the fourth line had pressure.

Impressive that this team is so stingy on defense at even strength. But the Brodin injury is very scary. I hope he bounces back quickly but a puck to the jaw might be bad on a number of fronts.

I liked the look of Fontaine on the top line and Nino on the third. Fontaine has good speed and seems to play well with Parise.

 

[DANOZ28]

Glad to see the Wild get a win when they are outplaying the opponent.

I also FINALLY saw some of the creative offensive play that I've been wanting to see from the team. The top line rush that led to the Fontaine goal was an excellent play by everyone and Mikko made a couple offensive moves that were very good. One play in particular he came off the half wall, charged the net, and got a good shot off. The second line looked good and Granlund was more dynamic and assertive. Third line also had chances and the fourth line had pressure.

Impressive that this team is so stingy on defense at even strength. But the Brodin injury is very scary. I hope he bounces back quickly but a puck to the jaw might be bad on a number of fronts.

I liked the look of Fontaine on the top line and Nino on the third. Fontaine has good speed and seems to play well with Parise.

yes it was terrific to get a win, buzzkill we could have been called for a penalty on our goal by fontaine (just sayin).

 

[PFL615]

You guys played a hard game last night. You guys have an awesome forecheck and always seem to be pestering the guy with the puck.

To the comments on Jones. Last night was the worst game he has had so far this season. The hype is very accurate.
It was also the worst game offensively for the Preds. It was awful out there but the Preds were still inches away from stealing a point. 3 games in 4 nights the guys looked tired and it showed.
We also were without 3 of are top line players Fisher, FF, and Josi.

It's going to be a fun year when the Preds get healthy and clicking.

 

[Jarick]

I thought Jones looked fantastic and I'm extremely jealous that they have him. He's going to be an elite defender for years.

 

[this providence]

Was extremely disappointed when Brodin went down. Hopefully it's not a long term thing, but he'll miss some games, IMO anyway.

The positive of the whole thing is that players stood up. Spurgeon, Scandella, and Stoner all had very good games. It'd be nice if either could give the team somewhere near a consistent game like they had last night every night.

Prosser... Prosser on the other hand, I have no idea why he ever sees ice. Let alone is allowed to stay around the team. After that fight he obliged Nystrom in, that would be his ticket out of town if it were up to me. Not to mention generally acting like a clown all game to go along with his terrible play.

I'd still like to see a forward shoot the puck with a purpose at some point. The majority of shots taken have been thrown on net to attempt to get the play to the front.

I also hope Yeo isn't fooled into having Fontaine on the top line for any kind of stretch...

 

[Lapa]

I thought Prosser was good last night. The fight was poorly timed as we were already down a defenseman, but still.

 

[BigT2002]

Fontaine is quickly becoming one of my favorite players. That kid is skating 100% of the time. I honestly can see a glimmer of Zach in it. The possibility of Parise^2 on a line does sound entertaining.

 

[Foxlockbox]

Spurgeon?

 

[StealthClobber]

SPURGEON HOT FIRE

lol

 

[Chrisinroch]

What happened in the pregame btw Konopka/Prosser and Clune? I read that Clune was yapping, but was there an incident other than the fight later on in the game?

 

[mezcal]

Fontaine is quickly becoming one of my favorite players. That kid is skating 100% of the time. I honestly can see a glimmer of Zach in it. The possibility of Parise^2 on a line does sound entertaining.

It's like we found a gem. Just one of those good finds. I think he will continue to get better and better.