GDT: Preseason Game 1: Wild @ Jets

[gphr513]

God I hope the penalty calls aren't like this during the season. It would be awful.

All the stick calls they were doing? I feel like if they called it like that, eventually we'd see the game open up more.

 

[gphr513]

Hey apparently we scored right after I turned it off! Awesome.

 

[ClayAikenFan77]

All the stick calls they were doing? I feel like if they called it like that, eventually we'd see the game open up more.

Yeah idk some of them are pretty soft.. and I've also see them call some on the hands but not others. The games are not going to have any flow if they call it this tight. Taps on the hands are so ingrained into these guys.

 

[ClayAikenFan77]

Yeah 26 minutes of power play through two periods is dumb..

 

[SupremeNachos]

I don't think anyone would be against calling every slash on the hands/wrists, but yeah they are calling even the love taps.

 

[BusQuets]

I think Wild has a good mix of players for that last pairing. Rielly is pretty much a lock i think. Olofsson,Murphy and Quincy battling for that last spot.

 

[Ban Hammered]

I don't think anyone would be against calling every slash on the hands/wrists, but yeah they are calling even the love taps.

And they are so players stop doing it. That's why it's being called so tight.

 

[StealthClobber]

What a save by Michalek.

 

[TaLoN]

Michalek looking good

 

[TaLoN]

Shootout

 

[pckstpr31]

Michalek looking good

Is it really pronounced Michael-Ik? Seems odd

Additionally, is Stalock set as backup, or is it a pretty open competition between Michalek/Svedberg/Stalock?

 

[TaLoN]

Wild win, Ryan Malone with the lone shootout goal.

 

[Ban Hammered]

Pony!

 

[plock]

I like Mike.

 

[TaLoN]

Is it really pronounced Michael-Ik? Seems odd

No it's not... just brutal announcer.

Additionally, is Stalock set as backup, or is it a pretty open competition between Michalek/Svedberg/Stalock?

Open competition between Stalock and Svedberg.

 

[57special]

Seems like a bunch of strangers running around in Wild uniforms...and Coyle.

Ennis does some clever skill things, then some dumb things.

Foligno looks big and rangy.

Kloos smart.

Reilly doing mostly good things.

Olofsson quiet.

Murphy a mixed bag. Refs calling a bunch of soft penalties.

Kunin looked OK.

Soucy looked ok.

Mitchell very good, and not so good.

Overall, play was scrambly...it's almost like these players haven't played together before...

Oh, and the Wild looked slow. Missing Haula already.

 

[Puhis]

So, this Michalek guy is apparently Dominik Hasek in disguise.

I like it.

 

[Ban Hammered]

Oh, and the Wild looked slow. Missing Haula already.

No...they really aren't.

 

[TaLoN]

Seems like a bunch of strangers running around in Wild uniforms...and Coyle.

Ennis does some clever skill things, then some dumb things.

Foligno looks big and rangy.

Kloos smart.

Reilly doing mostly good things.

Olofsson quiet.

Murphy a mixed bag. Refs calling a bunch of soft penalties.

Kunin looked OK.

Soucy looked ok.

Mitchell very good, and not so good.

Overall, play was scrambly...it's almost like these players have played together before...

Oh, and the Wild looked slow. Missing Haula already.

Or, maybe they were missing 90%of their actual NHL lineup instead? They don't have a slow lineup when everyone is playing after all.

 

[tomgilbertfan]

Is it really pronounced Michael-Ik? Seems odd

Additionally, is Stalock set as backup, or is it a pretty open competition between Michalek/Svedberg/Stalock?

According to the wild website it's pronounced MIKE-ah-lick

 

[melinko]

I'm surprised we survived a game with that many powerplays with the Jets playing so many of their big offensive players.

 

[SupremeNachos]

And they are so players stop doing it. That's why it's being called so tight.

Doesn't mean it's the right call to make every time. The last thing we need is an over abundance of penalties instead of not as many.

 

[TaLoN]

Doesn't mean it's the right call to make every time. The last thing we need is an over abundance of penalties instead of not as many.

it's preseason, the refs want to get messages across to the players now so they don't have to be this touchy in the regular season.

Thus they call it extra tight so the players adjust sooner rather than later and calls can be normalized by the regular season.

The refs are instructed every pre season to do things extra tight on one rule or another being emphasized by the NHL.

 

[Ban Hammered]

Doesn't mean it's the right call to make every time. The last thing we need is an over abundance of penalties instead of not as many.

It does in the preseason to make sure the players know what's coming. The game needs guys to stop hacking.

 

[MoeTheHobo]

I'm surprised that Wild didn't get rekt. After all, Jets played more or less with their main roster while Wild had Coyle.... and Stew