GDT: 01/30/14 - Wild @ Avalanche - 8 PM CT/4 AM SUOMI - FSN, ALT

[gphr513]

Tough when you spot a team 2 goals (Kuemps bad goal and Brodz OG). Frustrating loss.

Nice to see St. Parise heating up. I'd really like to see him on a P/G pace.

 

[Gaps]

Nobody was begging for that line to be put together all season long to begin with like this one.

This was something most, if not all of us knew would work for a very long time, yet Yeo would never even TRY it.

I still see this as an overreaction no different than with the other lines that have been hot for a while. If it doesn't stick, then it won't, just like with most lines. We'll see how things go from here. So far it's one period and lots of things work for one period.

 

[rynryn]

i know the Ducks own rights to it, but we have our own PPG line.

 

[TaLoN]

Even Russo agrees!

Michael Russo ‏@Russostrib 1h

Goal reads Parise from Pominville and Granlund, which should be a line Yeo keeps intact when Koivu returns IMO

 

[Loopy0ne]

Roy seems to use JLs strategy a little bit. Speed kills when trapping a lot, Avs remind me of the wild team that sent Roy to retirement.

 

[Blizzard6411]

Glove on, one punch vs. gloves off, multiple punches.

Man, I really don't want to talk about Rupp anymore.

nor do the rest of us want to talk about Rupp anymore either

 

[TaLoN]

Roy seems to use JLs strategy a little bit. Speed kills when trapping a lot, Avs remind me of the wild team that sent Roy to retirement.

Except the goal that sent him to retirement was by two of the slowest skaters to ever wear a Wild sweater in Zholtok and Bruno.

That line rush looked like it was in slow motion at regular speed!

 

[rynryn]

I still see this as an overreaction no different than with the other lines that have been hot for a while. If it doesn't stick, then it won't, just like with most lines. We'll see how things go from here. So far it's one period and lots of things work for one period.

rational thought. wasted, i'm afraid. Yeo'll keep these guys intact as long as they're producing, then give them a couple cold games before the switcheroo. I don't think you can argue that a Nino-Koivu-whoever(coyle) line will be exactly nerfed. Give Koivu's line all the Dzone draws, let Granlund line have the O. Granny and Pomms have the chemistry. Parise scores at roughly the same rate everywhere and everywhen he's been.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

I'm not even that mad at the Stastny offsides no-call. Yeah, it was offsides, but it was close enough and we still had an opportunity to play defense. Win some, lose some.

 

[tomgilbertfan]

 

[Loopy0ne]

Except the goal that sent him to retirement was by two of the slowest skaters to ever wear a Wild sweater in Zholtok and Bruno.

That line rush looked like it was in slow motion at regular speed!

True. But, those things got the Wild back into that series.

 

[ctmagic]

^ money

 

[Gaps]

rational thought. wasted, i'm afraid. Yeo'll keep these guys intact as long as they're producing, then give them a couple cold games before the switcheroo. I don't think you can argue that a Nino-Koivu-whoever(coyle) line will be exactly nerfed. Give Koivu's line all the Dzone draws, let Granlund line have the O. Granny and Pomms have the chemistry. Parise scores at roughly the same rate everywhere and everywhen he's been.

I don't understand the whole 'Koivu is a shutdown center' concept. I want two offensive lines, not wasting 2-3 of our top 6 forwards for pure defense. I don't see it as sensible use of our assets at all. If Brodziak can't cut it as a shutdown center, you get rid of him and try to find someone else to do it (obviously would have to wait until next season). Give them the most difficult match ups, split most of offensive zone starts between the top lines.

I agree with you on keeping Granlund and Pominville together and that when Parise's on a hot streak, he will still be on a hot streak on another line just as well.

 

[TaLoN]

Parise raises other players level of play... Koivu does as well. Parise though does not raise Koivu's level and neither does Koivu raise Parise's level.

Thus why they should be separated to raise the level of the MAXIMUM amount of players by having them on different lines.

Parise obviousley elevates Granlund and Pominville.

Let Koivu elevate Nino and someone else... be it Coyle or Heatley or Zucker etc.

 

[Beegoalie]

Parise raises other players level of play... Koivu does as well. Parise though does not raise Koivu's level and neither does Koivu raise Parise's level.

Thus why they should be separated to raise the level of the MAXIMUM amount of players by having them on different lines.

Parise obviousley elevates Granlund and Pominville.

Let Koivu elevate Nino and someone else... be it Coyle or Heatley or Zucker etc.

this x a million.

I wish you could convince Mr. Yeo of your beautiful logic.

 

[Ladde]

Well atleast Phoenix lost too.

 

[TZM]

Huh?! Stick those three together and it works? Never would've thought. Thanks, Yeo! Must've been the battle level of those three.

 

[vitogor]

you can clearly see that saucer flutter a bit

 

[DANOZ28]

Well atleast Phoenix lost too.

fyi, im guessing the avs were amped up over the superbowl. im not mad about this loss. no puck luck. refs didnt call a good game either imo.

 

[Caior89]

Parise raises other players level of play... Koivu does as well. Parise though does not raise Koivu's level and neither does Koivu raise Parise's level.

Thus why they should be separated to raise the level of the MAXIMUM amount of players by having them on different lines.

Parise obviousley elevates Granlund and Pominville.

Let Koivu elevate Nino and someone else... be it Coyle or Heatley or Zucker etc.

This! Koivu over the years as show that he is the carrier of the line, and when playing with "not-elite" players their levels raises.

Koivu - Nino - Heater

 

[FlutteringSaucer]

Too bad that gif misses how Granny schooled MacKinnon who scored the goal just seconds prior

 

[Nharris31]

Too bad that gif misses how Granny schooled MacKinnon who scored the goal just seconds prior

Nhl network did.

 

[space321]

Tough loss. But it was a really good game to watch. Glad I didn't turn it off in the 2nd, the 3rd period was amazing.

 

[Northland Wild Man]

Aparently Stastney was injured last night. Does anyone remember when this happened?

I didn't see anything, or don't remember.

 

[gphr513]

Aparently Stastney was injured last night. Does anyone remember when this happened?

I didn't see anything, or don't remember.

There was a collision between him and two Wild players, IIRC.

I never saw a replay, and only caught the last half of the hit live, but from what I saw it looked like just a wrong place, wrong time instance of 3 people colliding. I didn't see a hit thrown.