GDT: 01/07/14 - Minnesota Wild @ Los Angeles Kings / 9:30 PM CST / FS-N

[StealthClobber]

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[Lapa]

That 1st line makes me nervous.

5-2 Kings.

Toffoli 2, Williams, Carter, Brown

Pommer, Granny

 

[Ladde]

We are ****ed!

 

[Lapa]

Didn't Bulmer break his foot in Iowa a few days ago or something?

E:

Bulmer hurt in Iowa tonight, so Wild fans can add him to the injury boat. 3 broken feet, an illness, and a bad knee. Make your sacrifices

https://twitter.com/eminemilie/status/420412248184483840

 

[Avder]

Didn't Bulmer break his foot in Iowa a few days ago or something?

E:

https://twitter.com/eminemilie/status/420412248184483840

If we all cry out "uncle" at the same time, do you think the Hockey Gods will stop making us hit ourselves?

 

[StealthClobber]

Ah, well whatever. I'll update the Wild lines when I get off work today, plenty of time before this freakin' 9:30 start

 

[MNjens]

Well with all the injuries lately, I've definitely lowered my expectations this year. The West is just to good right now. All I care about the rest of the season is watching our young guns develop and grow. I do have a very good feeling that next year could be our year. Plus it will help that we will have some good cap room to make a splash in free agency.

LA Kings 4-1
Heater

 

[Engebretson]

With the late start and the injuries, this might be a good night to catch up on sleep.

 

[OnTheFly19]

I won't be able to watch this one, but yeah that 1st makes me nervously too. I'd take Granny and Nino and put them up with Pomegranite on the fist. Maybe Yeo is tryin to spread the talent with Granny/Nino on the 2nd away from Pom/Coyle on the first, but Allstar just shouldn't be on the first line...unless it's 2004...which it isn't.

 

[Alexandrov]

They just didn't want to break the second line. Maybe.

Zucker for third goal in three gp!

 

[DeuceMN]

So, so let me see if I understand this correctly...

Coyle (whom I have not complained about at all yet, but do acknowledge that he has not had the best season so far), who really has not played well at center at all, is being put on the first line with Heatley and Pommer. Sure, ok.

Now we have Granlund who has played fairly well so far, and is currently our only legitimately skilled center, staying where he was, even though out of all of our players on the team Pommer and Granlund have shown the best chemistry, but we of course are not going to utilize that at all.

And Coyle is with Heatley on the "top" line... Ok...

So we are down our #1C, AND one of our top wings, and we are still I guess trying to spread out our scoring depth, I assume, by putting Coyle on the first line. And I'm sorry but Coyle has been terrible in any scoring role so far this year. He'll get there, but he sure as hell ain't there yet.

Anyways. It's the decisions that we make

 

[StealthClobber]

Before you all start freaking out, these probably aren't even the lines. They just haven't said anything yet.

 

[AKL]

Haula on the 4th with Brodziak on the 3rd? I hope that's not real.

 

[Harvest]

Haula on the 4th with Brodziak on the 3rd? I hope that's not real.

He is named as a "third line center", but im sure he is gonna get fourth line minutes..

 

[Minnesota]

Great GDT. Love the style.

9:30PM start? Bring on the sleepy animal GIFs.

 

[DeuceMN]

Before you all start freaking out, these probably aren't even the lines. They just haven't said anything yet.

According to Russo, at least right now, these are the lines.

 

[StealthClobber]

According to Russo, at least right now, these are the lines.

Link? Because I just pretty much made up those lines based on injuries

 

[Engebretson]

Great GDT. Love the style.

9:30PM start? Bring on the sleepy animal GIFs.

 

[DeuceMN]

Link? Because I just pretty much made up those lines based on injuries

http://www.startribune.com/sports/wild/238991021.html

Coyle takes Koivu's spot. Haula will center third line. Third line makes sense. Coyle to top line doesn't.

 

[DeuceMN]

Link? Because I just pretty much made up those lines based on injuries

I missed that you had Haula on the fourth and Brody on the third. Sadly... That would make more sense to me than what seems to be the current line up...

 

[StealthClobber]

I missed that you had Haula on the fourth and Brody on the third. Sadly... That would make more sense to me than what seems to be the current line up...

 

[StealthClobber]

Lines updated, these are the real ones.

 

[Sharppi]

5:30AM start? YES! Get to sleep 7,5h and watch a hockey game before going to work. Epiiiiiiic.

 

[Lapa]

5:30AM start? YES! Get to sleep 7,5h and watch a hockey game before going to work. Epiiiiiiic.

This.

A pot of hot coffee, breakfast and a Wild game. Can't beat that.

 

[Wild Caniac]

That seems pretty cool.