2013-14 Minnesota Wild Discussion

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[Avder]

So, goalie drama.

Makes me want to stick my head in a water filled sink and scream.

 

[tyratoku]

Everything's normal on Harding's MRI. One more doctors appt. if he thinks he can handle pain, #mnwild hopes he returns to STL to back up

If he backs up, #mnwild can call up a forward IF Granlund doesn't play. If he doesn't, options are Rupp or 7 D.

Spurgeon kept off ice for maintenance; Yeo expects him to be in lineup #mnwild

 

[tomgilbertfan]

So can I step off the ledge?

 

[Avder]

I'm too scared to step back from the ledge.

 

[TaLoN]

Glad the MRI was clean....hope Harding can at least backup tomorrow.

 

[Gaps]

Good to know Harding's injury is not serious. I'm getting a little worried about Granlund...

 

[tyratoku]

Michael Russo
Josh Harding apparently had some kind of leg spasms. Didn't happen from stepping on puck. So sounds like it's a day-to-day thing #mnwild

I'm running out of gifs at this point.

 

[tomgilbertfan]

Woah this is a sticky now? I CANT HANDLE CHANGE.

 

[tyratoku]

Woah this is a sticky now? I CANT HANDLE CHANGE.

The first one was for the first ~600 posts or so. Pretty sure a mod(Gopher?) came and de-stickied it for the last few hundred posts.

 

[Gaps]

I'm running out of gifs at this point.

Leg spasms? I am trying not to think of the two letters.

 

[tomgilbertfan]

Leg spasms? I am trying not to think of the two letters.

Muscle spasms are a symptom of it..

 

[Gaps]

Muscle spasms are a symptom of it..

That's what worries me. Last season he was sidelined for a long time due to not having the right meds. Just hoping that's not where this is headed.

 

[Avder]

Guys he stepped on a puck. He probably tweaked something when he fell. I highly doubt that THAT has anything to do with it.

 

[tomgilbertfan]

Guys he stepped on a puck. He probably tweaked something when he fell. I highly doubt that THAT has anything to do with it.

Apparently, Harding sustained some kind of spasms during warmup. It didn’t happen from stepping on a puck, as some reported.

http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/233234331.html

 

[NHL1674]

Guys he stepped on a puck. He probably tweaked something when he fell. I highly doubt that THAT has anything to do with it.

I'm not going to worry about it being related to his diagnosis, but Russo did tweet this. Although it sounds like this information wasn't given to Russo directly from Harding, but it'd have to be from somebody with a little credibility for Russo to post it.

https://twitter.com/Russostrib/status/404716348871168000

Josh Harding apparently had some kind of leg spasms. Didn't happen from stepping on puck. So sounds like it's a day-to-day thing

 

[Avder]

I'm not going to worry about it being related to his diagnosis, but Russo did tweet this. Although it sounds like this information wasn't given to Russo directly from Harding, but it'd have to be from somebody with a little credibility for Russo to post it.

https://twitter.com/Russostrib/status/404716348871168000

Oh..

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[DANOZ28]

points & standings we look good, goalie situation & secondary scoring are still a concern. we have dropped from first to almost worst before so take it easy on the ripping & bashing.

 

[Lapa]

Spurgeon is having a really good season so far. He seems better defensively than before.

 

[BigT2002]

Spurgeon is having a really good season so far. He seems better defensively than before.

Scandella has played out of his mind.

 

[Nharris31]

points & standings we look good, goalie situation & secondary scoring are still a concern. we have dropped from first to almost worst before so take it easy on the ripping & bashing.

Idk zucker almost scored the other day not worried about secondary scoring.

 

[Minny Lakes]

I graded all the Wild players in the quarter report card on the main boards. What would you guys gives for grades?

Minnesota Wild

Parise: A- Is what he is, hard worker, lots of big goals, has been a nonfactor a few games.
Koivu: B+ Nowhere to be found first few weeks, has been Kaptain Klutch lately and piling up the points
Coyle: B- Was injured hence the poor grade, but first line took off when he joined it

Pominville: A Scores lots of goals, comes up big in shootouts.
Granlund: B+ He is a playmaker, he can still get better, currently injured
Nino: B Been a big body, goes to the net, good point total for a young kid

Cooke: B Racked up points early in the season, part of the shutdown line now with no offense lately
Brodziak: C- Good defender, gets more glorious scoring chances than any other wild player and fails to take advantage.
Fontaine: A- Been a pleasant surprise with 6 goals as a rookie

Heatley: F He sucks, lazy, slow.
Kenopka: C Wins faceoffs, worthless fighter, typical 4th liner i guess
Mitchell: D Really not noticeable at all, just got injured

Suter: A- Playing lots of minutes, a semi slow start for Suter again
Brodin: B Putting up good offensive numbers until a broken face screwed up his overall effectiveness, looking better now with no shield.

Scandella: B Has been a pleasant surprise
Spurgeon: A- been responsible on the D, jumps into the offense quite a bit

Stoner: B nice physical presence
Ballard: B- was mostly effective when he played, only played 8 games though
Prosser: B- fills in when someone is hurt, decent fill in
Dumba: C- raw 19 year old, shows promise, has his fair share of gaffes.

Harding: A He has been spectatular, gets weird random injuries though
Backstrom: C+ brutal to start the season, than injured, come up big a few times lately.

 

[tomgilbertfan]

Mitchell does not deserve a D.

 

[apice3*]

Might be a bit of a reach but does anyone have a hard ticket in good condition from the 11/3/13 game against NJ they'd be willing to send to me if I paid for shipping? I'm starting a Jon Merrill collection and he made his (short) NHL debut that night. Shoot me a PM, please. Thanks.

 

[Avder]

I would give Dumba a D+, Prosser a C-, and Mitchell a C+. Also maybe bump Heater up to a D-, his play on the 4th line in recent weeks has been downright respectable at times.