GDT: 01/09/14 - Minnesota Wild @ Phoenix Coyotes - 8pm CST - FS-North, FS-Arizona

[TaLoN]

I agree that Koivu should have more ice time. But not over 20 minutes. We have 4 lines and depth. Yeo can utilize them better if he's this big of advocate of adjusting the lines before and even during the game now.



And if that is the case, I'm 100% content with it. Even doing so with Parise and Koivu. Start them on the top line and as the game progresses, split them up to increase scoring depth across all 4 lines and make the team make on-the-fly adjustments. It is what Bowman and JQ have done in the past to effectively score. We honestly have great resources, just needs to be harnessed a little better. I think Yeo is maybe starting to do this a little bit more.

Right now Yeo is making lines with what he has and by splitting the GranNinoVille line, he's spreading the wealth. We won't know if he's learned anything or not until both Mikko and Parise are back and see if he is FINALLY willing to split them up at all. My guess will be no.

 

[BigT2002]

Standings are still somewhat cosmetic, but we are about 4 wins from being a really, really good place.

 

[Blizzard6411]

The thing that really bothered me tonight is the Sam as last game and that is our top pp unit having hwatley and coyle and then having coyle take draws over granlund. Coyle is horrible in the dot and I don't think won one o zone draw on the pp.

 

[BigT2002]

Right now Yeo is making lines with what he has and by splitting the GranNinoVille line, he's spreading the wealth. We won't know if he's learned anything or not until both Mikko and Parise are back and see if he is FINALLY willing to split them up at all. My guess will be no.

Sadly I'm inclined to agree with you my friend. They are two of the three figureheads of this franchise. Both are fierce competitors and want to play (and score) against the best players. I understand that, but with how we are at ES....that is going to be a problem if this team makes the playoffs. You don't want to bank on PP goals as the reason you win 4 out of 7 games.

 

[57special]

If Backy is gonna sport the beard, he needs to clean up the throat and neck area.

On the facial hair front, doesn't Heatley's new growth look kind of Satanic?

 

[BigT2002]

Either a Positive or Negative comment that one of the Journalist just asked Yeo about:

Fontaine is now 3rd on the teams with goals with 10.

Positive
Outside of a few games, Fontaine is the 3rd line depth player who is potting in the goals for this team and appears to have some good chemistry with Cooke and Brodziak again

Negative
The 3rd most goals on this team is 1) only 10, 2) coming from the 3rd line over players like Granlund/Nino/Koivu/Coyle right now

 

[TaLoN]

Coyle needs to be on the 3rd line himself anyway, so not all bad if Fontaine is out scoring him.

 

[LemaireisGOD]

http://www.stateofhockeynews.com/2014-articles/january/wild-vs-desert-doggies.html

I kind of feel like the Wild are like Rocky. Sort of get beat up and survive through the first two periods and then raise their game in the 3rd to win games. Love the way this team played assertively in the 3rd period. I have a full game recap, an Alexandre Belanger update as well as High School hockey (boys) rankings too.

 

[grN1g]

I thought Coyle looked preety good tonight, considering hes being looked upon as the #1 center or 1A center. He didn't seem afraid to be a little creative/dangle in the zone and make room for others, atleast in the 3rd.

 

[Sportsfan1]

Right now Yeo is making lines with what he has and by splitting the GranNinoVille line, he's spreading the wealth. We won't know if he's learned anything or not until both Mikko and Parise are back and see if he is FINALLY willing to split them up at all. My guess will be no.

I actually feel like Parise-Koivu work well together, the problem is because we don't have 3 lines that can score and really on most nights 2, everyone can zero in on them to stop them defensively.

If the Wild ever get to 3 lines, and maybe when they come back if they keep Coyle a C and Fontaine keeps going well with Cooke we finally get there, I think you'd see Parise-Koivu be more effective.

 

[TaLoN]

I actually feel like Parise-Koivu work well together, the problem is because we don't have 3 lines that can score and really on most nights 2, everyone can zero in on them to stop them defensively.

If the Wild ever get to 3 lines, and maybe when they come back if they keep Coyle a C and Fontaine keeps going well with Cooke we finally get there, I think you'd see Parise-Koivu be more effective.

I'll say the same as I said earlier when someone said they work well together... they CAN play well together, but the problem is they tend to get into a grinding mentality when they do, thus lessen their effectiveness.

They both play such a similar game, that when one starts grinding it out, so does the other, then you lose all creativity.

 

[Quicy]

Either a Positive or Negative comment that one of the Journalist just asked Yeo about:

Fontaine is now 3rd on the teams with goals with 10.

Positive
Outside of a few games, Fontaine is the 3rd line depth player who is potting in the goals for this team and appears to have some good chemistry with Cooke and Brodziak again

Negative
The 3rd most goals on this team is 1) only 10, 2) coming from the 3rd line over players like Granlund/Nino/Koivu/Coyle right now

11 goals

 

[Sportsfan1]

I'll say the same as I said earlier when someone said they work well together... they CAN play well together, but the problem is they tend to get into a grinding mentality when they do, thus lessen their effectiveness.

They both play such a similar game, that when one starts grinding it out, so does the other, then you lose all creativity.

Funny cause I normally hate it when Koivu gets over creative because he sends all these crazy *** passes that either get picked off or go way out of the zone. Haha. Yes though, they need someone who could create more on that line with them, although Coyle still works well with Parise for some reason.

 

[TaLoN]

Funny cause I normally hate it when Koivu gets over creative because he sends all these crazy *** passes that either get picked off or go way out of the zone. Haha. Yes though, they need someone who could create more on that line with them, although Coyle still works well with Parise for some reason.

Coyle is just another grind it out type player too.

Parise needs a creative center, Koivu needs creative wingers.

 

[Lennu32]

When Parise and Koivu return, I think the lines need to be more balanced. Forget about who is on what line, chemistry is more important. Forget about having a 3rd checking line, let's assemble 4 scoring lines and 4 lines that play well together.

That's the finnish way and it works, like we all saw in WJC

And please God take Heatley as far away from Granlund as possible. He definitely ruins Granny's game!

BTW, hello to you all, been a long time reader of this forum

 

[Harvest]

Coyle is just another grind it out type player too.

Parise needs a creative center, Koivu needs creative wingers.

Does we have one?

 

[Harvest]

That's the finnish way and it works, like we all saw in WJC

And please God take Heatley as far away from Granlund as possible. He definitely ruins Granny's game!

BTW, hello to you all, been a long time reader of this forum

They don't play on the same line and Heatley has this crazy touch to drag every line with him..

 

[Lennu32]

Sorry, disagree here. Mikko is still better than Granlund on ES. We need Koivu's two-way play and playmaking. Granlund is a better PP player though (maybe the best on the team), so in PP time he should have more icetime than Kaptain.

Agree. PP started move puck much better when Granny was running it. Mikko is fine player, but MiG has way better vision of the game. And much better hands, too.

 

[Lennu32]

They don't play on the same line and Heatley has this crazy touch to drag every line with him..

I meant on the PP... Heatley was really bad. Time to try Fontaine in his place?

 

[Harvest]

I meant on the PP... Heatley was really bad. Time to try Fontaine in his place?

I don't think it's a good idea to putt one of the smallest guy's front of net..

 

[Lennu32]

Coyle is just another grind it out type player too.

Parise needs a creative center, Koivu needs creative wingers.

This

 

[TaLoN]

Does we have one?

Granlund = creative center.

Pommer = creative winger

Nino and Zucker both CAN be creative at times as well. Nino more often than Zucker.

Though due to MiG's lack of size, I'd rather Nino with Parise and Granlund than with Koivu and Pommer. JMO

 

[youvegotit]

Wow didn't expect a win tonight and it was nice to see Fonzy get the hat trick after I was ready to send him to the minors from my comfy living room sofa...


Thought Blum played quite well in his first game for us.

The 1st and 3rd lines were good again tonight.


Heatley continues to look worse and worse. When, if ever will Yeo actually get the balls to get this guy a permanent spot in the press boxes?


Brodin not on the first pp unit and Poms playing the point still makes zero sense to me.


And good for Backstrom to get another win, I sure didn't expect a 39 save performance from him, but I'll take it.

 

[Harvest]

Wow didn't expect a win tonight and it was nice to see Fonzy get the hat trick after I was ready to send him to the minors from my comfy living room sofa...


Thought Blum played quite well in his first game for us.

The 1st and 3rd lines were good again tonight.


Heatley continues to look worse and worse. When, if ever will Yeo actually get the balls to get this guy a permanent spot in the press boxes?


Brodin not on the first pp unit and Poms playing the point still makes zero sense to me.


And good for Backstrom to get another win, I sure didn't expect a 39 save performance from him, but I'll take it.

"When you are looking at the stats, it's not like he is the worst guy there, he still has 8 goals"

Mike Yeo
#Yeolo
#Swag

 

[Engebretson]

I'm going to act like it's a no brainer that we'll lose in a disaster, like I did with the Kings game, so that I'm pleasantly surprised if anything else happens.