GDT: 01/31/17 - Wild @ Oilers - 8 PM CT / 4 AM Finland - FS-N

[123TripleDoge]

Pretenders got shrecked by a backup goalie with their offense and minus Brodin

 

[josephwild123]

Win tomorrow and Wild are top in the league!

EDIT if the Caps lose

 

[57special]

I'm also fine with Kuemper's game, except for that delay of game. Thought he looked sharp. That Haula line is starting to,look a bit like the Koivu line. Fast, creative, dangerous. Parise is starting to look fast again, Poms doesn't suck, and Haula is holding it all together defensively with a bit of offensive game thrown in for good measure. As an opponent, you gotta be wondering who the hell to stop.

If Schroeder could get his act together then even the fourth line would be scary. His speed opens things up.

 

[NHL1674]

Good job proving me wrong, Kuemper. Same goes for the team.....I'll gladly eat crow.

 

[TaLoN]

This game was a clinic by the Wild.

 

[NHL1674]

Hey.....

WE SURVIVED JANUARY!!!!!!

 

[melinko]

He's been leaving lots of rebounds, but for the most part, has kept his head in the game tonight.

I see it as him leaving hand grenades in front of the crease and our defense just doing a good job clearing them and tying guys up.

Is that because I have already decided he is "bad" and look for reasons to validate that opinion or do the shots hes seeing just happen to be difficult to handle cleanly.

 

[123TripleDoge]

Haha boring oilers suck. Lost 23 of 25 or something and they play the trap every game, sad!

 

[Hall of Faber]

Sharks score! Can tonight get any better??

Edit: overturned for offside

 

[TaLoN]

I see it as him leaving hand grenades in front of the crease and our defense just doing a good job clearing them and tying guys up.

Is that because I have already decided he is "bad" and look for reasons to validate that opinion or do the shots hes seeing just happen to be difficult to handle cleanly.

I agree with you. Kuemper still has a rebound problem, but the Wild played their own zone to near perfection tonight.

 

[Minnesota]

I agree with you. Kuemper still has a rebound problem, but the Wild played their own zone to near perfection tonight.

Agreed.

Very few mistakes by Scandella - Dumba.

Reilly had a quiet night, which is good.

 

[It is Wild World]

What a boring win

 

[melinko]

Near the end the Oilers were just throwing everything into feet at the front of the net.

Made it stressful but defense did a good job and I can't remember any shots coming after the initial toss to the front.

 

[NHL1674]

It's scary how many goals they're scoring. Damn scary.

 

[Caior89]

This game was a clinic by the Wild.

Come here to say this

So much strong play in all four lines. Could easily be 7 goals without Nino misses

It feels so weird to have such a good team, like... every game

 

[Wabit]

I wouldn't call any game where you give up 43 shots a clinic. Most weren't high danger shots, but with Kemp's rebound issues those are dangerous.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Good win.

 

[TaLoN]

I wouldn't call any game where you give up 43 shots a clinic. Most weren't high danger shots, but with Kemp's rebound issues those are dangerous.

The only danger the way the Wild played was Kuemper, but he was making the initial save thus there was no danger.

Yes, even with all their shots, it was a clinic.

 

[Wabit]

Dumba with 8 seconds more ToI than Suter, Scandella with more than a minute over Spurgeon... Anyone call that tonight?

 

[Wild11MN]

Oilers had 21 giveaways, Wild had 4.

 

[TaLoN]

Oilers had 21 giveaways, Wild had 4.

The Wild were stick handling Edmonton players pucks better than Edmonton was

 

[melinko]

The score altered the style of play, not sure its fair to use sog as evidence to how the game went.

Wild controlled the 1st and came out with a 2-0 lead, Oilers cheated for offense the rest of the game trying to catch up and we scored 3 more.

We came out on top in both games within that game 2-0 in the 1st, and 3-2 in the 2nd and 3rd.

 

[TaLoN]

Season sweep of the Oil.

 

[Wabit]

The Wild might have the advantage over the Flames tomorrow night. They have their legs under them and Flames coming off their break might not.

 

[57special]

Dumba with 8 seconds more ToI than Suter, Scandella with more than a minute over Spurgeon... Anyone call that tonight?

Too busy calling two goals for Graovac.