2013/2014 Minnesota Wild News and Notes - New Division and New Expectations

[DANOZ28]

Ranking the NHL teams by height, weight, and age

We are the 27th highest team in height, 29th highest team in weight, and 17th in age.

nhl.com power ranking has wild 12th http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=685304&navid=nhl:topheads

 

[rynryn]

12?! Don't they know we have Koivu as our #1 center? We should be 29th.

 

[Gaps]

12?! Don't they know we have Koivu as our #1 center? We should be 29th.

That alone should drop us to 60th.

 

[DANOZ28]

12?! Don't they know we have Koivu as our #1 center? We should be 29th.

if we're 29th, whos 30th??? they left out the most important factor in rankings , the skate size. didnt shep have 15's? i thought i heard on the tv last nite the koivu brothers own a restaurant , anybody know the name? anygood? cheers!

 

[MuckOG]

i thought i heard on the tv last nite the koivu brothers own a restaurant , anybody know the name? anygood? cheers!

I heard the same thing...Couple of guesses at the name:

- Mikko's Slow Cooked Rib Joint
- Slow Finn
- Low and Slow
- Snail's Pace

 

[DANOZ28]

I heard the same thing...Couple of guesses at the name:

- Mikko's Slow Cooked Rib Joint
- Slow Finn
- Low and Slow
- Snail's Pace

Mikko's full house bar & grill; liquor in the front, poker in the rear!

 

[NHL1674]

Yep. It wasn't the pricey vets that got it done during the powerplay. It was these guys. Poor things don't know any better. Someone needs to tell them that Wild players aren't suppose to create chances and score on the PP.

 

[TaLoN]

Yep. It wasn't the pricey vets that got it done during the powerplay. It was these guys. Poor things don't know any better. Someone needs to tell them that Wild players aren't suppose to create chances and score on the PP.

I was calling them the Kid Unit last night at the game! The vets would go to the bench and the kids would come out and I'd say.. "OK, here's the kid unit on the PP, now we'll get some chances!"

They looked better than the vets did for sure...

 

[Puhis]

Yep. It wasn't the pricey vets that got it done during the powerplay. It was these guys. Poor things don't know any better. Someone needs to tell them that Wild players aren't suppose to create chances and score on the PP.

That's freakin' brilliant!

 

[Lapa]

That's beautiful

 

[TZM]

Ha. That's amazing Gotta admit I was a little scared at first when they took the PP on their hands but they proved to be trustworthy. Didn't force plays / take too risky decisions.

 

[DeuceMN]

Yep. It wasn't the pricey vets that got it done during the powerplay. It was these guys. Poor things don't know any better. Someone needs to tell them that Wild players aren't suppose to create chances and score on the PP.

This is freakin brilliant!

 

[Hall of Faber]

We got to come up with a good nickname for the kid PP unit. Something like a boy band name. I can't think of anything good right now. They all come from different nationalities so maybe someone can think of something clever off that fact.

 

[Puhis]

We got to come up with a good nickname for the kid PP unit. Something like a boy band name. I can't think of anything good right now. They all come from different nationalities so maybe someone can think of something clever off that fact.

The Jonas 5.

 

[Lapa]

Same lines, except Dumba in Stoner out.

 

[The All Tomato]

We got to come up with a good nickname for the kid PP unit. Something like a boy band name. I can't think of anything good right now. They all come from different nationalities so maybe someone can think of something clever off that fact.

One deflection
Goal-Town
New Kids in the Slot

The opportunities are endless.

 

[Lapa]

New Kids in the Slot

 

[Haite]

Same lines, except Dumba in Stoner out.

While I'm not expecting miracles, I'm really excited to see Dumba's debut.

 

[NHL1674]

One deflection
Goal-Town
New Kids in the Slot

The opportunities are endless.

Bravo!!!

 

[mezcal]

Hey guys! I'm sorry GDT isn't up yet. Power has been out here in CA, some pretty tough winds.

Ill get to it right now.

 

[Avder]

Same lines, except Dumba in Stoner out.

 

[Sportsfan1]

Yeo basically benched Dumba for the 3rd period tonight in the tie game. That's a no no, I understand his reasoning, but if you don't trust the kid (who was playing well) then don't have him here at all and send him back to Red Deer. But if you are going to keep him, play him late in games. He certainly would've been better then Scandella tonight.

 

[tyratoku]

Russo sent out a series of tweets.

#mnwild has day off today. Whomever the callup for Coyle will end up being will solely have to do w what lineup coaches want in Nashville

If want a center, Haula. If move Granlund to C (likely) & keep Nino on 2nd line, McMillan/Veilleux likely. If move 22/15 down, Zucker likely

If I'm #mnwild, I move Heatley to 3rd line, have Zucker-Granlund-Nino 2nd line & keep what was a great Fontaine-Konopka-Mitchell 4th line

So Russo says if he was in charge, he'd have:

Parise - Koivu - Pominville
Zucker - Granlund - Nino
Cooke - Brodziak - Heatley
Fontaine - Konopka - Mitchell

 

[tomgilbertfan]

I'd call up Zucker, get some speed in that top-6 and see how that works.

And maybe get someone to sabotage Heatley...

 

[Minnesota]

Russo for coach.