GDT: Minnesota Wild @ San Jose Sharks / 9:30 PM / NBCSN, FS-N

[Lapa]

VS

9:30 PM CST

Minnesota Wild line-up:
Parise – Koivu – Coyle
Heatley - Brodziak – Setoguchi
Mitchell – Bouchard – Clutterbuck
Prosser – Konopka – Rupp

Suter – Brodin
Spurgeon – Stoner
Clark– Gilbert

Bäckström

Top scorers:

Mikko Koivu
35 games - 9 goals - 24 assists - 33 points

Zach Parise
35 games - 15 goals - 15 assists - 30 points

Ryan Suter
35 games - 3 goals - 25 assists - 28 points

Earlier this season:



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Matt Cullen is out at least two games, so the Wild called up from Houston C Johan Larsson

Larsson, 20 (6/25/92), has collected 37 points (15-22=37) including six power-play goals and 38 penalty minutes (PIM) in 62 games with Houston this season. Larsson has been traded to BUF.

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[INTOTHEVOID]

Here's to hoping we play 60 minutes instead of 20.

 

[Avder]

That's really the difference between the good wild and the bad wild. The good one plays 40+ minutes, and the bad one plays 20 minutes if we're lucky.

Hopefully the team takes mondays "wake up call" to heart and blows San Jose's socks off.

 

[Sharppi]

Trying to watch this game. (setting up alarm clock to wake me up at 5.30).

And isn't this first of 2 games in a row in Cali?

 

[INTOTHEVOID]

Yep, Kings the day after at the same time.

 

[jedisports]

Thanks for the GDT. Looks great.

This road trip is important. Have to collect some points.

 

[Kaptain]

I see this as a must win. Obviously, if we lose it's not going to be that bad for the standings, but we need a good, 40+ minute performance to get us out of this mini-funk.

 

[BigT2002]

Late game. Hoping the kids show up. 3-1 us

 

[Minnesota]

9:30 PM?

Probably going to fall asleep...

 

[Jbcraig1883]

I hope to make it to the third. Probably won't.

 

[MuckOG]

Not a good feeling....Sharks win 3-1. Wild enter a mini-slump losing 3 straight (Blues, Sharks, Kings), but rebound in fine fashion at Columbus on Sunday.

 

[BusQuets]

Larsson has only 37 points in 62 games? Yeez I thought he was close to ppg. Not feeling confident putting him to 2nd line center.

 

[Mumbler*]

This is really going to hurt without Cullen on that second line I fear. It seems like the second line jump starts this team quite often. Hope Larsson has a serviceable game.

3-1 Wild.

 

[Puhis]

9:30 PM?

Probably going to fall asleep...

Game starts at 9:30 PM your time? Oh no, what a tragedy.

 

[Giles Ferrell]

Larsson has only 37 points in 62 games? Yeez I thought he was close to ppg. Not feeling confident putting him to 2nd line center.

Stats do not tell the whole story. Larsson will do just fine if put at 2nd line center.

 

[BusQuets]

Stats do not tell the whole story. Larsson will do just fine if put at 2nd line center.

They tell the offensive input. C'mon its the AHL I would like to see our 2nd line center score atleast ppg in the AHL. Let's hope Cullen is back as soon as possible.

 

[tomgilbertfan]

They tell the offensive input. C'mon its the AHL I would like to see our 2nd line center score atleast ppg in the AHL. Let's hope Cullen is back as soon as possible.

Koivu had 48 pts in 67 games, Patrick O'Sullivan was over a ppg in the AHL.

 

[BusQuets]

Koivu had 48 pts in 67 games, Patrick O'Sullivan was over a ppg in the AHL.

Koivu wasn't 2nd line center next season. Anyway you can always find exceptions if you look hard enough.

 

[Lapa]

Game starts at 9:30 PM your time? Oh no, what a tragedy.

My feelings exactly

Although I do love these 5:30 AM games - make a ******** of coffee, have some breakfast, watch some hockey and your sleep schedule doesn't get all ****ed up.

 

[DeuceMN]

This is really going to hurt without Cullen on that second line I fear. It seems like the second line jump starts this team quite often. Hope Larsson has a serviceable game.

3-1 Wild.

But we'll probably have Brick-Hands Brodziak centering our second! And let's not forget the cherry on top, yes, that's it! He's that keystone piece on our magnificent PP!

On top of that I'm sure we'll just start our third and fourth lines with almost every offensive zone faceoff!

Anyways. I still think we can win this one, despite us trying to make it as hard on ourselves as possible.

 

[DeuceMN]

Larsson has only 37 points in 62 games? Yeez I thought he was close to ppg. Not feeling confident putting him to 2nd line center.

Koivu did worse.

Larsson will be good. We might need to give him a little more time than that freaky kid Brodin, but Larsson will be good.

 

[BusQuets]

Koivu did worse.

Larsson will be good. We might need to give him a little more time than that freaky kid Brodin, but Larsson will be good.

Yeah but Koivu wasn't put the same season as 2nd line center and not even next... But now that I think about it we don't have anyone better right now. Granlund need a little more seasoning and nobody wants to see current Brodziak at 2nd line center although he will be getting the minutes I guess.

 

[MuckOG]

It's ironic that at the beginning of the season many (me included) all thought of Cullen has dead-weight and expendable...now we are all in full blown panic mode of not having him in the line-up for a couple of games.

 

[Jarick]

Hoping for at least a point.

 

[jedisports]

Yes, a point would work. Just something, let's get 1 at least, 2 would rock.