GDT: CHI @ MIN - 8 PM Central - Happy Hockey Day, Minnesota!

[Bazeek]

Who: Chicago Blackhawks (15-19-6, 36 points) at Minnesota Wild (22-10-3, 47 points)
Puck drop: 8:08 p.m.
Watch: Bally Sports North
Listen: KFAN FM 100.3; Wild Radio Network; Wild NHL App

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[Dee Oh Cee]

I'll be in attendance...looking forward to it! First game at the X in I don't know how long...

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Back to back games? What is going on?

 

[Dee Oh Cee]

Back to back games? What is going on?

They play again on Monday too!

 

[TaLoN]

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Kahkonen has looked better during his tenure this season than his streak last season, imo. Even when he was playing welll I though he looked shaky. I’ve been impressed with him. He looks calmer and he’s reading the play better than he did last year. With the way Talbot has played down the stretch, you have to wonder if Kahkonen won’t start to make this closer to 50/50

 

[NHL1674]

 

[TheSauceBoss]

Bummer about Addison. Really thought he would slot in for Benn tonight.

 

[57special]

Appalling that Addison is sitting after the game he had. Hard to justify as a coach to your players. I would imagine that Guerin weighed in on this one. Certainly hope that this situation gets figured out quickly. Benn has no business being out there over Addison.

 

[DeagleJenkins]

Why is been loved so much

 

[57special]

Why is been loved so much

Imaginary toughness?

Addison looked ok w/o the puck, and our best dman with it.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Appalling that Addison is sitting after the game he had. Hard to justify as a coach to your players. I would imagine that Guerin weighed in on this one. Certainly hope that this situation gets figured out quickly. Benn has no business being out there over Addison.

I'm not sure why he would.

 

[57special]

I'm not sure why he would.

I can't think of a hockey reason that Benn would be played over Addison.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

I can't think of a hockey reason that Benn would be played over Addison.

I can't think of a non-hockey reason either.

 

[P10p]

I can't think of a hockey reason that Benn would be played over Addison.

Benn has been very solid thus far. Nothing wrong with this move.

 

[Sad People]

Lets go Wild, Ill take a repeat performance of last night

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Underrated how close Hartman was to not scoring that first goal last night.

 

[keppel146]

BG trying to trade Benn now?

 

[Wabit]

With Spurgeon coming back I'd keep Benn over Addison. Small o-zone d-man replaces small o-zone d-man in the lineup. Benn is a much better option on the PK than Addison. Addison took Spurgeon's PP spot now Spurgeon gets it back.

Spurgeon hasn't played in over a month. Who knows what kind of rust he has or where his conditioning is. Let him get the sheltered/o-zone role instead of Addison while he works his way back into the game.

 

[AKL]

With Spurgeon coming back I'd keep Benn over Addison. Small o-zone d-man replaces small o-zone d-man in the lineup. Benn is a much better option on the PK than Addison. Addison took Spurgeon's PP spot now Spurgeon gets it back.

Spurgeon hasn't played in over a month. Who knows what kind of rust he has or where his conditioning is. Let him get the sheltered/o-zone role instead of Addison while he works his way back into the game.

Jury is still out on whether swapping Addison for Spurgeon is actually a net positive move for the team

 

[Wabit]

Jury is still out on whether swapping Addison for Spurgeon is actually a net positive move for the team

$7.575m x 6 gets the spot over the ELC. Net positive doesn't matter.

 

[The Enemy Within]

Happy Hockey Day Minnesota all! Hopefully we can pull of a feat much like last night. Difficult to do that two nights in a row of course, but I am hopeful. That was so much fun! Go Wild!

 

[AKL]

$7.575m x 6 gets the spot over the ELC. Net positive doesn't matter.

I'm not trying to say otherwise

 

[NHL1674]

 

[AKL]

So if you follow this logic, Addison won't make the team full time until at least 2027-28.