Central Division Race Part II [warning in the OP and #355]

[hisgirlfriday]

I absolutely give them credit for having a good team, and have never done otherwise. I take exception to the Wild being an "afterthought" last playoffs, when they absolutely weren't is all. The Wild were giving the Hawks all they could handle last year in the 2nd round, then Kane bailed you guys out almost singlehandedly (such a clutch playoff performer).

The Wild were an afterthought last playoffs. I'm sorry to break this to you but they were. No one was afraid of the Wild. No one expected them to make or win the Stanley Cup except optimistic Wild fans. They are not such an afterthought THIS year if this is any consolation to you.

But that they were an afterthought last year was a big reason the games were as tight as they were. The Hawks invested a lot of emotion and energy into getting past the Blues the previous round and just kind of went through the motions against the Wild and had trouble getting up for the games in the same way. And like the other Hawks poster said upthread, Crawford had just as much to do with the Hawks beating the Wild as Kane did.

The Wild last year were certainly pesky and annoying but they were like a bad cold you took a little longer to get over than you would have liked, not anything you feared as if it could be a fatal illness to your Stanley Cup hopes.

 

[TaLoN]

And for the past 2 years, you have been, Dubnyk's play and the devlopment of some players has changed that for this season.

I agree that they were two years ago...not last year. JMO

 

[Mubiki]

Holy ****... can we please give the Wild fans there own thread. If they pump their own tires anymore they might explode. Just calm down... you'll know if your team is any good in a few weeks.

Settle down. Wild fans are just the most excited to even be part of this conversation. Look where the team was a little over two months ago. We feel like we have already been playing playoff hockey, so we are pretty excited.

 

[bleedblue1223]

The Wild last year were certainly pesky and annoying but they were like a bad cold you took a little longer to get over than you would have liked, not anything you feared as if it could be a fatal illness to your Stanley Cup hopes.

What the Jets will be like this year. They'll play a style that can knock of one of those teams with a higher seed that doesn't play a style suited for the playoffs, unfortunately for them, there isn't a team like that in the West right now. Preds, Ducks, Hawks, and Blues all play a very playoff style game, unlike the Avs last season.

 

[Total Bender]

Settle down. Wild fans are just the most excited to even be part of this conversation. Look where the team was a little over two months ago. We feel like we have already been playing playoff hockey, so we are pretty excited.

Where the team was two months ago is a perfect reminder of why Wild fans should be less arrogant.

 

[TaLoN]

Where the team was two months ago is a perfect reminder of why Wild fans should be less arrogant.

Arrogant implies that Wild fans are running around saying the Wild are going to win the cup. All I see here is Wild fans saying the team can compete with anyone.

 

[Total Bender]

Arrogant implies that Wild fans are running around saying the Wild are going to win the cup. All I see here is Wild fans saying the team can compete with anyone.

Yeah I think the term arrogant could be used a little more generally than that. I am as impressed with the Wild as a lot of you are I'm sure. They are a very underrated team that should not be taken lightly by anyone. We will all find out how good they are shortly. This thread has gotten a little out of hand with all the "you better respect my team or else" talk though.

 

[LetsGoBLUES91]

The Wild have actually won a series....the Blues didn't. That makes the Blues more of the afterthought, wouldn't you think?

I'm not saying the Wild accomplished anything here, I'm just pointing out that the Blues haven't either.

All the Blues have done is proven they know how to play regular season hockey...nothing more.

The Blues would have beat the Avs in 3 games last year. I promise you.


Good job though!

 

[MuckOG]

The Blues would have beat the Avs in 3 games last year. I promise you.


Good job though!

We'll never know, of course.

 

[LetsGoBLUES91]

Holy ****... can we please give the Wild fans there own thread. If they pump their own tires anymore they might explode. Just calm down... you'll know if your team is any good in a few weeks.

I support this 100 percent. It's like they take shifts.

FWIW, this "Talon" fella has been pretty level headed most of the time.

 

[NHL1674]

I'd prefer to just fly under the radar. I've been on these boards long enough to know that if you pump the tires too much, it usually backfires on ya. And as a Wild fan, the other shoe usually drops at some point.

Just enjoy the ride. The Central is so tough that most teams aren't even a lock to make the damn postseason at this point. And when the playoffs start, it's anybody's game. You SHOULD fear most teams.

 

[Mike Liut]

Like to see what the Blues can do entering the playoffs healthy for once. I think they are preserving energy this regular season. They haven't been playing nearly all out this year compared the past 3 years. They played angry a few times this year and that's the team I expect when the playoffs start.

 

[SuperJoe]

The Blues would have beat the Avs in 3 games last year. I promise you.


Good job though!

What have you won lately, or ever for that matter.

 

[TaLoN]

So...uh...yeah....how about that Central Division race?

 

[jwhouk]

No, we're just waiting for the roller coaster to stop.

First goal was to get back to the playoffs. Next one is to clinch the top three. Next is to win our first division title in franchise history.

THEN we focus on the playoffs.

 

[Doc McStuffins]

No, we're just waiting for the roller coaster to stop.

First goal was to get back to the playoffs. Next one is to clinch the top three. Next is to win our first division title in franchise history.

THEN we focus on the playoffs.

The Wild won their division in 2007. But, yes.

 

[TaLoN]

The Wild won their division in 2007. But, yes.

He's talking about the Predators.

 

[Koonta]

Holy, nasty stuff going on in here. Geez people.


Boy the Central Division is good.

 

[Doc McStuffins]

He's talking about the Predators.

I stand corrected and apologize. I'm new here. Just was assuming, my mistake.

 

[TaLoN]

Holy, nasty stuff going on in here. Geez people.


Boy the Central Division is good.

The division is good, but apparently it brings out the worst in the fans...

 

[ThirdManIn]

This division is brutal.

Tell me about it

Also, excellent MST3K reference.

 

[NHL1674]

The division is good, but apparently it brings out the worst in the fans...

Hockey fans are passionate about the game and about their teams. With how tight things have been in this division....the stress of it all....we were all bound to drop the gloves at some point.

 

[ThirdManIn]

Hockey fans are passionate about the game and about their teams. With how tight things have been in this division....the stress of it all....we were all bound to drop the gloves at some point.

We can "drop the gloves," but not here. We have rules against that and all.

 

[NHL1674]

We can "drop the gloves," but not here. We have rules against that and all.

Absolutely. Wasn't suggesting anything by it......perhaps I used the wrong term. Wouldn't be the first time.

 

[ThirdManIn]

Absolutely. Wasn't suggesting anything by it......perhaps I used the wrong term. Wouldn't be the first time.

No worries.

We can hate each other on the ice and still be cool with each other off the ice, right?

That's kind of how I've operated for a while now. I've gotten into fights with good friends, and then we just sort of take the pads off and have a beer after.