GDT: Detroit Red Wings @ Minnesota Wild 2/17/13 5 PM CT

[BigT2002]

Was an amazing finish to the game and was a lot of fun afterwards.

I want Coyle to come back up and play now

 

[DeuceMN]

Cullen plays better at center, and Brodziak has been struggling in both the defensive and offensive zones. I'd have Cullen center the 3rd line to take the defensive pressure off of Brodziak's shoulders, put Brodziak on Cullen's wing. If you need Brodziak's right handedness in a faceoff, he can take the faceoff in the right circle, then move back to the wing after the faceoff.

I like this idea. Cullen is a decent 3C, we should use him in this spot.

 

[DeuceMN]

His handedness and Yeo's absolute love of such things, is probably the only reason Brodziak has not sat a night in the pressbox yet.

Seriously! Butch hasn't been great, but better than both Cullen & Brodziak. Freakin Granlund on the 4th line multiple times... WTF

It's decisions like this that make me question Yeo, a lot lately.

 

[DeuceMN]

Someone needs to tell Clutterbuck to learn how to ****ing shoot the puck some besides high glove side.

Did you see one of the clean shots he had on goal, just him and the goalie, ****ing goalie's stick is broken, AND Clutter more net on the left side. What does he do?!?!****ing shoots high glove side where he has half the space and the ****ing goalie, of course just has his glove open and makes an easy catch.

If we had a couple of smarter players, we shoudl have won that game with at least 4-5, instead of 3.

I don't know about anyone else, but I am getting tired of Clutterbuck. He kills offense and makes some really stupid decisions at times. Personally, I would really like to see him moved before he gets his next contract, and while other teams still seem to think he has as much value as they seem to think he does.

 

[DANOZ28]

thats the kind of character win i've been waiting 4. great job wild boys! deucemn, im not sure why your ragging on big buck he was hitting everything he could. he'll never be a 30G scorer and neither will PMB!

 

[BigT2002]

To be perfectly honest, we should be able to steamroll Detroit. Outside of their top line, that is a very unknown and shaky Red Wings team as compared to years past.

 

[Puhis]

Hate to say it but it was good to see SOME emotion for our players even if it was kind of dirty. I know it was bad and Seto shouldn't have done what he did, but man after watching our players continually get rough up and we don't do anything, it was nice to see some emotion from the bench.

Yep, this. I have no problem with Seto doing what he did. Sure, it was a double minor, but he sent a message. Besides, it was Quincey's own fault since he was the one who chose to hit him in the first place.

 

[Nsjohnson]

I have no problem with Russo between periods, calling out Mikko. What I do have a problem with is him not calling out the Baby Jesus Parise. But he won't do it because he's local, he never says anything about one of his/fan favorites, he's media-friendly, etc.

Also, in listening to the telecasts, repeatedly Lapanta and Greenlay talked about Cal C's passes in the offense zone. Problem was, over 90% of those are actually shots! Cal C's decision-making on the break-away with Brodziak was horrible. I don't have problem taking the shot if he is not going to pass, but at leas keep it low, and on the short-side in case there is a rebound. Far-side, high, and missing the net was ridiculous.

Do you post on the Startribunes website under the name Maglaforet?

 

[Billy Mays Here*]

Do you post on the Startribunes website under the name Maglaforet?

Or maybe he's that annoying MrKnowItAll who also posts on the ST.

 

[rynryn]

i think theallknowing got banned from the trib site then had to change his name. a couple times IIRC

 

[walloftvs]

I don't think Clutter is capable of shooting a puck lower than a goalies armpit.

If I was Yeo, I'd take Clutter's sticks away & make him play with a 1982 Titan with no curve.

 

[THEALLKNOWING*]

i think theallknowing got banned from the trib site then had to change his name. a couple times IIRC

I don't post on the Startribune because objective journalism rarely happens there. When it does, coming from Souhan or Ruesse, they get ripped-on by the readers who say they don't know anything.

It is all about getting and keeping readers, and saying something negative, or questioning anything regarding any Minnesota-born player, doesn't sell newspapers.

Like I said, Russo should rip Mikko if he deserves it. But I don't think I have heard Russo say anything negative about Parise. I have watched the games, Zach has had a few where he has played poorly, a total non-factor.

About the only objective person I have heard is Wes Walz. Many of the rest are so intertwined between Fox SportNorth, the newspaper, and the Wild, that it seems as if its one big public relations game to promote the team.

 

[this providence]

 

[tomgilbertfan]

Objective sports journalism is an oxymoron.

 

[Fel 96]

Pretty much my reaction as well.

 

[Dampland]

Seriously! Butch hasn't been great, but better than both Cullen & Brodziak. Freakin Granlund on the 4th line multiple times... WTF

It's decisions like this that make me question Yeo, a lot lately.

So Granlund finally starts to play better, and put up points, and yet you still complain, because he is on the 4th line.

If he is providing points on the 4th line, then keep him there until he proves he can do it on other lines.

 

[TaLoN]

So Granlund finally starts to play better, and put up points, and yet you still complain, because he is on the 4th line.

If he is providing points on the 4th line, then keep him there until he proves he can do it on other lines.

For the record on his 3 game point steak, two of those games he was playing on the second line.

 

[Fel 96]

"Kemper..........."

 

[tyratoku]

Good save.

 

[Minnewildsota]

I don't post on the Startribune because objective journalism rarely happens there. When it does, coming from Souhan or Ruesse, they get ripped-on by the readers who say they don't know anything.

It is all about getting and keeping readers, and saying something negative, or questioning anything regarding any Minnesota-born player, doesn't sell newspapers.

Like I said, Russo should rip Mikko if he deserves it. But I don't think I have heard Russo say anything negative about Parise. I have watched the games, Zach has had a few where he has played poorly, a total non-factor.

About the only objective person I have heard is Wes Walz. Many of the rest are so intertwined between Fox SportNorth, the newspaper, and the Wild, that it seems as if its one big public relations game to promote the team.

That's because there's nothing negative to say?

 

[BusQuets]

That's because there's nothing negative to say?

Yes there have been... He hasn't been that good in the last games but I think it's because of flu.

 

[Generic User]

Not scoring every game =/= Not being good

 

[BusQuets]

Not scoring every game =/= Not being good

Losing pucks, not scoring from prime scoring chances and being a non-factor on the 1st line = not being good.

 

[tyratoku]

Losing pucks, not scoring from prime scoring chances and being a non-factor on the 1st line = not being good.

How has he been a non-factor? He has been great on the penalty kill and on the forecheck. More offense is expected than what he has contributed during that stretch, but he has been far from a "non-factor".

Koivu has average speed and Heatley with below-average at best. Parise can only do so much when he is the only guy in the offensive zone for a good 2-3 seconds when trying to maintain control of the puck. He is going to lose it every once in a while.

99% of the team has not been scoring from prime scoring chances. This team averages 1-2 pipes or crossbars a game. There have been a lot of unlucky bounces in the last week or two, and you cannot fault that on specific players.

Stop being so damn negative. It's just embarrassing.

 

[Casper]

Parise is on pace for ~38 goals in a 82 game schedule. I'd say he is off to a pretty damn good start in his Wild career. There really is no need to call him out at all.