GDT: 11 Dec 2014 - Wild @ Sharks - 9:30PM CT / 5:30AM Suomi - Emergency #stormageddon GDT

[NHL1674]

Yep........our PP may have cost us a point again. Not to mention those epic fails of a 2 on 1.

 

[rynryn]

no empty net though!

high five, everyone!

 

[Lapa]

Blargh.

 

[The Enemy Within]

And a loss in San Jose tonight.. Thought we played well through most of it but man.. We really need to start winning some of these games.

 

[tomgilbertfan]

Kuemper played well.

 

[NHL1674]

Coyle hasn't scored in a month and a half. Put him on the ice with less than a minute to go

Yeo has a serious man crush on him. It's disgusting.

 

[BurnsyMN]

Everyone ahead of us in the Central picked up at least a point tonight as well. Ugh, so tired of being average

 

[josephwild123]

their shooting, passing, and puck handling wants to make me throw up.

 

[rynryn]

Kuemper played well.

true.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Coyle hasn't scored in a month and a half. Put him on the ice with less than a minute to go

It was either him or Fontaine/Haula. Not really such a travesty.

 

[Minny Lakes]

Kuemper played well.

Yup, he actually was good with lots of big saves for once, and go figure, the wild don't take advantage by scoring themselves.

 

[Dee Oh Cee]

Kuemps played well, other than that very disappointed in this one. Didn't play well enough to win. So much for the huge comeback spurring them along.

 

[Northland Wild Man]

Ice. Learn how to make it and learn how to keep it frozen.

Wild deserved at least a point tonight. The game was decided by an undeserved soft flopping interference call. Typical Cali game involving the Wild.

 

[elnewby]

Coyle hasn't scored in a month and a half. Put him on the ice with less than a minute to go

You could make the same argument for Pomminville. Outside of the fluke goal he scored on when he wasn't even looking.

Really want him to step up.

 

[TheInstigator]

I still think we're a better team than that. They're just never fired up. If we don't figure out how to bring the intensity every shift by game 55, I'll accept the fact that we aren't as good as I think we are.

 

[BusQuets]

Only team i'm worried about in the playoffs is Chicago. Everyone else in west doesn't scare me at all.

 

[NHL1674]

Everyone ahead of us in the Central picked up at least a point tonight as well. Ugh, so tired of being average

They're in danger of not being able to play catch-up. Even with that recent stretch of going 7-2-1, they weren't able to move up in the standings. The hole gets deeper.

In the NHL, if you don't have a decent (or in our case, average) PP, you will not make the playoffs.

 

[Dee Oh Cee]

Swear to god, Winnipeg and Nashville get to play Edmonton, Arizona, Colorado and Dallas every night.

 

[Empty Net Goal]

Ice. Learn how to make it and learn how to keep it frozen.

You can't ever blame it on the ice. Both teams are playing on the same ice.

 

[NHL1674]

Ice. Learn how to make it and learn how to keep it frozen.

Wild deserved at least a point tonight. The game was decided by an undeserved soft flopping interference call. Typical Cali game involving the Wild.

Yes, they added some pressure towards the end, but they didn't deserve a point. The ice has always been bad there (and in many arenas), but good teams find ways to win. We've done it in the past. Our PP failures and inability to cash in on a ton of odd man rushes cost us a point. Not the ice and not a weak penalty. Score one single goal on one of the odd man rushes or the PP tonight, and the game is tied. It's inexcusable that we didn't cash in on one of those MANY opportunities considering the names we have in this lineup. So many 2 on 1's........zilch to show for it! No shots on the PP's.....WTH!

Basically, we lost the same way we've been losing many points this year.

 

[gphr513]

Yes, they added some pressure towards the end, but they didn't deserve a point. The ice has always been bad there (and in many arenas), but good teams find ways to win. We've done it in the past. Our PP failures and inability to cash in on a ton of odd man rushes cost us a point. Not the ice and not a weak penalty.

*cosign*

 

[Death of Rats]

Only team i'm worried about in the playoffs is Chicago. Everyone else in west doesn't scare me at all.

I'd be more scared of Kings. Quick is just an immovable object in front of the net. Plus it's not like the team in front of him is slouch either.

 

[57special]

Unfortunately, we just aren't that good. Zucker and Nino are coming back down to earth, and no one else is stepping up.

Vanek's "touch" back passes to the other team are beginning to piss me off.

 

[Taylor26]

yeah what has happened to coyle I know he was never touted as a huge goal scorer but geez I thought he would have more production than what he has had so far? I really hope he can put in at least 15 per year at this point.

 

[Northland Wild Man]

You can't ever blame it on the ice. Both teams are playing on the same ice.

My issue with this is that it's a big advantage for the team that practices on it every night. You play a lot different if the ice is slow than if it's fast. Angles change, and you have to really almost stop on your zone exits to make sure the puck gets out. My solution is to get all arenas in proper working order so certain teams don't have advantages.

Yes, they added some pressure towards the end, but they didn't deserve a point. The ice has always been bad there (and in many arenas), but good teams find ways to win. We've done it in the past. Our PP failures and inability to cash in on a ton of odd man rushes cost us a point. Not the ice and not a weak penalty. Score one single goal on one of the odd man rushes or the PP tonight, and the game is tied. Basically, we lost the same way we've been losing many points this year.

I'm not going to disagree with the PP being a very serious issue.

I just really despise guys that flop.