2015-2016 Minnesota Wild Discussion II

[57special]

EA Sports did their playoff simulation and have the Wild losing to the Ducks in the Conference Final.

How accurate were their predictions last year?

 

[BagHead]

How accurate were their predictions last year?

NHL 15 Results from last year.

Definitely not perfect, but not terrible either. Oddly, the same thing happened in the West as the NHL 16 prediction.

2016 Sim, for comparison. On the positive side, it has us sweeping the Hawks.

 

[DANOZ28]

just an fyi tweet from pens in the sprong prospect thread. assistant coach tocchet called sprong the teams best forward tonight. said hes in the mix to win a job! if only i were the wild's gm. not sure i could handle all the headaches like the backstrom issue. i wouldn't have any hair left.

 

[nickschultzfan]

At least according to hockey writers in their preseason predictions, the Wild seem to be stuck with the hangover caused by years of hockey community drinking the St. Louis Blues Kool Aid. Everybody got burned and now they are just saying only Chicago or up-and-coming teams can come out of the central division.

I've seen zero discussion that the Wild might have the best and deepest blueline in the entire NHL. Or that the kids are just now stepping into their prime years.

Whatever. Doesn't change the end result. Just funny.

 

[tyratoku]

EA Sports did their playoff simulation and have the Wild losing to the Ducks in the Conference Final.

Impossible. The Ducks aren't the Blackhawks.

 

[Hall of Faber]

Yay another #oneofus. (Kinda) his Becoming Wild will be dope. :

 

[gphr513]

Yay another #oneofus. (Kinda) his Becoming Wild will be dope. :

Yeahhh, I think calling him one of us is a petty big stretch. From Canada, and played his college hockey in another state.

 

[Hall of Faber]

Thunder Bay is pretty much Minnesota to me

 

[ThatGuy22]

Yeahhh, I think calling him one of us is a petty big stretch. From Canada, and played his college hockey in another state.

Hmmm. Played at Shattuck. Married Minnesotan...

Count it!

 

[gphr513]

Hmmm. Played at Shattuck. Married Minnesotan...

Count it!

He played at Shattuck?! Well, I stand corrected!

Welcome home, Chris!!!

 

[nickschultzfan]

Porter was a good pickup. None of the kids have really pushed for the spot.

 

[Lapa]

I like this pickup. More depth.

 

[Puhis]

Welcome back Torrey Mitchell.

Kidding aside, I like this. Depth is good.

 

[BagHead]

Welcome back Torrey Mitchell.

Kidding aside, I like this. Depth is good.

Pretty much, except when we had Mitchell we didn't have any better options even when the team was fully healthy. Now we do. I don't mind the pick up as he's a solid 13th forward. I really don't feel strongly about it, as I think we were fine either way, but now Bulmer probably won't make the team, which is ok.

 

[Hall of Faber]

The team sure has gone a long ways in two and half years

Heatley - Koivu - Parise
Cullen - Granlund - Setoguchi
Bouchard - Brodziak - Clutterbuck
Powe - Konopka - Mitchell
Kassian

Suter - Spurgeon
Stoner - Gilbert
Falk - Prosser
Dumba

Bäckström
Harding

 

[TaLoN]

Yeahhh, I think calling him one of us is a petty big stretch. From Canada, and played his college hockey in another state.

Lives in Minnesota in the offseason, went to Shattuck with Parise...

 

[Minnesota]

Re: Porter

Meh. Free 4th liner who also happens to be Parise's best friend. Glad we didn't give up assets like we've done in the past.

 

[Cirris]

no TV for this game?

 

[TaLoN]

no TV for this game?

Almost never is...

 

[Minnesota]

Zucker and Graovac have scored.

2-0 Wild

 

[TaLoN]

3-0 after 1... Coyle got a PP goal.

 

[DrPP]

I thought Parise scored the PP goal. The Wild sound like they have the game under complete control.

 

[TaLoN]

I thought Parise scored the PP goal. The Wild sound like they have the game under complete control.

Yeah, my bad... I thought I heard them say Coyle when they werte going to intermission is all.

As for the game... I think they're playing against a pretty junior lineup for Buffalo. Thus an easy win should be expected.

 

[HollaHaula]

The team sure has gone a long ways in two and half years

Heatley - Koivu - Parise
Cullen - Granlund - Setoguchi
Bouchard - Brodziak - Clutterbuck
Powe - Konopka - Mitchell
Kassian

Suter - Spurgeon
Stoner - Gilbert
Falk - Prosser
Dumba

Bäckström
Harding

MY EYES!!

 

[TaLoN]

4-0, Zucker to Nino, score.