GDT: 4/2/17 - Avs @ Wild - 5PM CT / 1AM Finland - FS-N

[Minnesota]

Avs 5v5 play makes us look like we're on a PP.

 

[tomgilbertfan]

boooo

 

[TommieNation]

That was sad

 

[roon]

Doobs has to be better than that

He just looks broken. Not at all confident.

 

[Minnesota]

Dunnyk looking shaky. Bad goal and now giving up rebounds.

 

[Hinterland]

I bet you hope he fails

You just lost your bet^^
Why would I? I don't like him because I think that he's an awful benchcoach. But the Wild could hire Torts and I still wouldn't cheer against him
If he fails I certainly hope he gets fired though. I'm not gonna lie about that.

 

[Ceiu]

Little shaky there in the 2nd half, but still good overall. I think most teams would be punishing us a bit for a few of those defensive lapses. Three goal lead going into the third for the first time in a long while.

 

[Hinterland]

Btw, that Tyson Jost guy is pretty good. Avs should be a much better team pretty soon with him and MacKinnon in the middle

 

[Mnsportsfan22]

You just lost your bet^^
Why would I? I don't like him because I think that he's an awful benchcoach. But the Wild could hire Torts and I still wouldn't cheer against him
If he fails I certainly hope he gets fired though. I'm not gonna lie about that.

Who is your ideal replacement oh wise one

 

[Mnsportsfan22]

Btw, that Tyson Jost guy is pretty good. Avs should be a much better team pretty soon with him and MacKinnon in the middle

Nah there coach doesn't know how to matchup with other teams and he is always mixing up there lines wrong... am I doing it right guys?

 

[TommieNation]

He had those teams star players in their prime and lost against much weaker teams because he failed to get the matchup's right. Boudreau's teams always start the season very strong, often even finish on top in the standings but then fail in the playoffs. And no, it's not just bad luck. If you watched those games, you know what I'm talking about. He got embarrassed and not just once. He doesn't have star forwards here and the depth makes it a little easier for him. He still has to get the lines and the matchup's right though. Again. We'll see how it works out.

He has had star players and they have had their time without him and yet they haven't won anything. Again we will see what Anaheim does but Washington has done jack **** with the best goal scorer in recent years. All i'm trying to say is sometimes it isn't the coach but the players. That applies to the Wild also

 

[Quax28]

When it comes to either blues or preds I would rather play preds not for any other reason than how aweful it might be to get beat and knocked out of the playoffs by yeo a year after we dumped him.

 

[Hinterland]

He has had star players and they have had their time without him and yet they haven't won anything. Again we will see what Anaheim does but Washington has done jack **** with the best goal scorer in recent years. All i'm trying to say is sometimes it isn't the coach but the players. That applies to the Wild also

Again. He had them in their prime. Guys like Getzlaf, Perry or Ovi are quite a bit past their prime now.
Sometimes it is about the players and the Wild obviously aren't an easy team to coach but you can't deny the fact that Boudreau lost against weaker teams because he didn't get the matchup's right. It happened not just once but multiple times with different franchises.

 

[NHL1674]

When it comes to either blues or preds I would rather play preds not for any other reason than how aweful it might be to get beat and knocked out of the playoffs by yeo a year after we dumped him.

That's exactly how it would go. Minnesota sports at its finest. Blues are high right now, while we are trying to limp away from this wreck. Blues would be extra motivated just for Yeo too. It's like the perfect storm.

 

[gphr513]

Wow Dubnyk, what a save.

 

[gphr513]

Pinggg

 

[Quax28]

That's exactly how it would go. Minnesota sports at its finest. Blues are high right now, while we are trying to limp away from this wreck. Blues would be extra motivated just for Yeo too. It's like the perfect storm.

Of course it would be the first round, it is absolutely something a Minnesota team would do and its going to be aweful!

 

[57special]

This lack of consistency is worrying, but maybe it's because we have such a big lead?

Oh, and Koivu should be rested. We need El Capitan nice and rested for the playoffs

 

[Minnesota]

The struggle to get this ENG reminds me of our Yeo days.

 

[gphr513]

This lack of consistency is worrying, but maybe it's because we have such a big lead?

Yeah, Minnesota and Colorado both knew the game was over at 4-1

Or 4-2,whatever it was

 

[gphr513]

100 points!

 

[Wild11MN]

100 points!

We need 5 out of 6 points for our best season ever. Could happen I guess with our schedule.

 

[Minnesota]

Aww, I liked his green mask.

 

[StealthClobber]

Maybe he can bring it back next year when we switch to greens full time.

 

[Fremitus Borealis]

Sorry if this has been covered already, but does anyone know what the deal is on what would have been our 6th goal (Haula? I think?). I was at the game, and they didn't show a replay of it. It looked like the Wild had a goal that popped back out really quick at an angle that wouldn't have happened if they'd hit the post, but it was bang-bang and the refs never blew the whistle, and play went on for like another few minutes before there was a whistle. We were up 5-2 at that point so it didn't matter really, but still. (Well I guess I could have gotten an extra 5 cents per gallon off my next tank of gas )