Arizona is gonna surprise some people. Really solid depth pickups, Hayton is becoming an Eriksson Ek-lite, adding Cooley helps a ton for scoring depth.
The way he plays it? He's gotta be terrified most every second on the ice. He's slow of foot, even slower between the ears.I wonder if he really enjoys playing hockey. Seems so uninspiried
Flower and Addison bothlol...what a failure. Have to blame Fleury for most of this.
Utterly terrible. I don't know how Dean couldn't see Addison was literally the worst skater for both teams combined.Addison leading the D TOI with 22.27
Horrible
Future HOF'er let us down, but they love him in Montreal, what a legend, and all round great guy! So humble, one of the guys, locker room pranks are the BEST... who cares if he's shit!
I get really, really tired of the media just taking everything the Wild feed them at face value, and not pushing back in the slightest.
From the outside looking it, it's probably the same reason they went with Gus instead of Fleury game 2, they're riding the hot hand. Unfortunately, both have only stayed hot for a single game.After Flower let in those to softies to let the Kings go up 2 goals i knew it was over after that.
Why we didnt roll with Gus is odd to me.
I stopped watching after those 2 weak Flower goals so i couldnt really comment on anything afterwards. Just a damn shame really.From the outside looking it, it's probably the same reason they went with Gus instead of Fleury game 2, they're riding the hot hand. Unfortunately, both have only stayed hot for a single game.
I missed this game because I finally had a chance to fall asleep and I took it, but from watching the highlights today, I thought there were a lot of Kings players who didn't have their sticks tied up in our defensive zone, Fleury was bringing his C game (but not his D or F game), and I noticed one play where Addison just stopped skating and let his defensive partner take a play 1 on 1 instead of 1 on 2. Not sure why he did that, maybe there was a weird pass backward that he was cutting off? Looked lazy in the broadcast view.
I wouldn't be surprised.Wonder if this is finally the year that 100 pts isn't gonna happen? And I still can't believe they moved on from Fiala so casually.
I’m glad we locked down some our core for many years . Oh well I’m withholding some judgment since I don’t consider us too healthy but giving up two games with 7 goals is not a trend I want to keep seeing. I still don’t know what to make of this team.
Probably because MAF played well the last game, while Gus struggled against the Leafs.After Flower let in those to softies to let the Kings go up 2 goals i knew it was over after that.
Why we didnt roll with Gus is odd to me.
Might just be me but i still dont think thats enough to justify starting MAF over Gus, maybe if Gus had a couple games in a row where he struggled. Idk im kinda splittin hairs here.Probably because MAF played well the last game, while Gus struggled against the Leafs.
Gus needs the next start.
Yeah, I would have preferred they started Gus too. But I gave up trying to understand Deano's decisions.Might just be me but i still dont think thats enough to justify starting MAF over Gus, maybe if Gus had a couple games in a row where he struggled. Idk im kinda splittin hairs here.
Yeah we need Spurg back badly. I dont think it will solve every problem but should help a lot.Yeah, I would have preferred they started Gus too. But I gave up trying to understand Deano's decisions.
My concern is that our defense is really rough, which means we're gonna have to rely on the goaltending more than ever....and I just know if those two guys will be able to handle it.
Spurgeon back puts Brodin and Faber together again for 20+ minutes a night. That alone helps a lot, and then add in Spurgeon is still a heck of a player too.Yeah we need Sprug back badly. I dont think it will solve every problem but should help a lot.
Agreed. With Spurg back our top 2 defensive pairings will look a lot better than it does now. That 3rd pairing is a sight for sore eyes though.Spurgeon back puts Brodin and Faber together again for 20+ minutes a night. That alone helps a lot, and then add in Spurgeon is still a heck of a player too.