GDT: 11/19/13 Minnesota Wild @ Montreal Canadiens 630pm CST RDS, FSN

[HamiltonOHL]

Montreal Canadiens (10-9-2) 22pts 5th in the Atlantic

Montreal
2.43 Goals For (22nd) 2.05 Goals Against (3rd) 23.1% Power Play (4th), 85.7% Penalty Kill (6th) 49.8 % FO W (17th) 30.2 shots per game (16th), 31.3 Shots against (22nd)

Mondays Practice lines

Forwards:
Bourque - Plekanec - Gionta
Galchenyuk - Eller - Prust
Pacioretty - Desharnais - Gallagher
Bournival - Brière - Moen

Defence:
Markov - Subban
Gorges - Emelin
Bouillon - Diaz

Goaltending:
Price
Budaj

Current Injuries - Drewiske (shoulder surgery)

Vs

Minnesota Wild (13-4-4) 30pts 2nd in Central

Minnesota

2.53 Goals For (19th) 1.95 Goals Against (2nd) 22.1% Power Play (6th) 79.2% Penalty Kill (24th) FO W % - 54.9 (3rd) 28.5 shots against (23rd), 24.0 Shots per game (1st)

Projected Lines (Roughly Guess):

Parise (10-8-18) - Koivu (4-13-17) - Coyle (2-3-5)
El Nino - (3-8-11) - Granlund (2-10-12) - Pominville (12-4-16)
Matt Cooke (3-6-9) - Brodziak (2-3-5) - Fontaine (6-0-6)
Dany Heatley (2-2-4) -Zenon Konopka (1-0-1) -Torrey Mitchell (1-3-4)

Suter (0-13-13) - Brodin (3-3-6)
Spurgeon (1-6-7) - Scandella (0-4-4)
Matt Dumba (1-1-2) - Stoner (0-3-3)

Harding (12-2-2 1.25 GAA .946 Sv % 2 SO)

Injuries: Backstrom (Concussion); Ballard (Upper body injury)

Lines to Subject to change

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[Avder]

No cute kitten pictures or nothing?

Well okay I guess.

At least its not early.

j/k good job.

 

[Eple]

Might have to skip this one, gotta catch some proper sleep one of these days...

Well, here's hoping for Wild win.

3-2 OT Parise, Heatley(!!!), Coyle, not in that order

 

[Lapa]

Excited about this one for some reason. I hope Dumba plays.

3-0 Wild. Suter, Gaylord, Parise.

 

[jedisports]

I am not sure what to make of this game. We don't see this team that often and we are away. I can't even speculate an outcome.

Just win!

 

[Jongdo]

Wild win 1-0 OT

Parise from Granlund and Scandella

 

[MNjens]

A little worried about this game. I just feel like we never play well North of the border. Big key is stay out of the penalty box tonight.

Wild win. 4-2
Pommer, Parise, Brodzy, Fonzy

 

[AJ Thelen]

Its 2nd-line time!

4-1

El Nino gets his first NHL hat-trick.

BOOYYAH!

 

[Soldier13Fox]

Its 2nd-line time!

4-1

El Nino gets his first NHL hat-trick.

BOOYYAH!

Man I'd love to see niño get the ht! That would rock. I'm going to go with 3-1

cookie
Cap
Pommers

 

[MuckOG]

Who and when was the last Wild player to notch a hat trick?

 

[Avder]

I'd love to see anyone on the Wild get one. It's been what...4 years?

 

[Dampland]

Wild seem to struggle against Montreal, and I'm not just talking about Seto's shootout attempts.

I see this game as a blow out 4-1 or more, trouble is, it could be either team that gets blown out.

If the Wild win, it will be because of the 3rd and 4th lines scoring.
If the Habs win, it will be because that egomaniac, its all about me, d-bag Subban scores some PP goals.

 

[difcog]

Minnesota Wild ‏@mnwild 38 min
Nate Prosser plays tonight on the blueline. Matt Dumba out. #mnwild

That's good, right?

 

[Uberdachen]

That's good, right?

Nate Prosser contains potassium benzoate.

 

[Lapa]

That's good, right?

I don't like it. Dumba played well in the last game, I was hoping to see him rewarded for it.

 

[Hall of Faber]

Who and when was the last Wild player to notch a hat trick?

Latendresse at PHX (2010); Kobasew at home (2009) vs. COL RT @Style_Pts: @Russostrib who was the last @mnwild player to notch a hat trick?

#Russostrib

 

[MuckOG]

Nate Prosser contains potassium benzoate.

Potassium benzoate, the potassium salt of benzoic acid, is a food preservative that inhibits the growth of mold, yeast and some bacteria. It works best in low-pH products, below 4.5, where it exists as benzoic acid.

 

[Jongdo]

Who and when was the last Wild player to notch a hat trick?

Latendresse 2010.

Edit: slowslowslowslow

 

[Avder]

Nate Prosser contains potassium benzoate.

Allergy Warning: Manufactured in a plant that processes peanuts.

 

[TZM]

Prosser in

I still think Dumba is the better player.

 

[Vashanesh]

That's good, right?

Not in my eyes. I want Dumba getting ice time... I don't care where, but he should be playing.

 

[tyratoku]

Russo is speculating that they don't want Dumba to get extra nervous on the night stage in Montreal. He is going to more than likely play against Ottawa tomorrow along with Kuemper.

 

[FVM]

Russo is speculating that they don't want Dumba to get extra nervous on the night stage in Montreal. He is going to more than likely play against Ottawa tomorrow along with Kuemper.

I love Dumba but he has to learn to control his nerves. It's getting a bit ridiculous to shelter a player just for their nervous disposition. I don't know how much truth is in this speculation but I remember him on the opening night looking like a deer in headlights so I can buy the brass being concerned about it. Maybe it's part of his natural, energetic temperament but I sure hope he gets it under control soon.

 

[W75]

2.53 Goals For (19th) 1.95 Goals Against (2nd) 22.1% Power Play (6th) 79.2% Penalty Kill (24th) FO W % - 54.9 (3rd) 28.5 shots against (23rd), 24.0 Shots per game (1st)

^ should be:

28.5 Shots per game (23rd), 24.0 Shots against (1st)

..I suppose.

 

[BigT2002]

I love Dumba but he has to learn to control his nerves. It's getting a bit ridiculous to shelter a player just for their nervous disposition. I don't know how much truth is in this speculation but I remember him on the opening night looking like a deer in headlights so I can buy the brass being concerned about it. Maybe it's part of his natural, energetic temperament but I sure hope he gets it under control soon.

Let us be fair to the kid. He is 19. And most likely would be in Iowa right now if they could actually put him there. So he is basically on he fringe of this team anyways. He will get his chance to calm his nerves down. IIRC Russo said even Granlund was pretty shaky about the fandom.