Series Discussion: First Round matchup Jets vs Wild

[Aavco Cup]

Thanks. I thought it was always in operation, but I suppose it's really only an April - June thing.

Don't they just rename the NHL Talk thread once the regular season ends?

They also do this with the prospects thread renaming it "Draft" and the international tournaments thread renaming ir "WJHC" or "Olympics" when this events draw near.

 

[YWGinYYZ]

Don't they just rename the NHL Talk thread once the regular season ends?

They also do this with the prospects thread renaming it "Draft" and the international tournaments thread renaming ir "WJHC" or "Olympics" when this events draw near.

Yep, you're spot on.

 

[PhilJets]

Im confident against the Wilds.

As long as Jets are dicipline and play their defensive game. Goals will come.
They are that good.

No games like

SENS and chigago and the preds game.

 

[King Woodballs]

Been reading a little stuff on the wild from twitter fans.

A lot seem to think they will mash the Jets is Spurgeon comes back and the jets will be easily contained of that happens....

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Hoping we can keep it classy with Wild fans, no matter what the outcome. They certainly deserve it with that crappy break with Suter going down.

 

[Aavco Cup]

Up to 96% now

 

[Cellee]

Been reading a little stuff on the wild from twitter fans.

A lot seem to think they will mash the Jets is Spurgeon comes back and the jets will be easily contained of that happens....

LOL!

 

[rynryn]

Been reading a little stuff on the wild from twitter fans.

A lot seem to think they will mash the Jets is Spurgeon comes back and the jets will be easily contained of that happens....

WHAT?! wow you must have found an insanely optimistic corner of Twitter. Most of the stuff i see revolves around "Does this (the Suter injury) now absolve Chuck Fletcher of the blame of another first round exit." It seems to be a foregone conclusion we're toast.

I guess we DID just beat the Oilers without Suter and for whatever reason that gave some people hope that it'll be alright, but i expect that hope to be brutally stomped to death by the end of this California swing.

Anything can happen. That should be our playoff motto this year.

 

[King Woodballs]

WHAT?! wow you must have found an insanely optimistic corner of Twitter. Most of the stuff i see revolves around "Does this (the Suter injury) now absolve Chuck Fletcher of the blame of another first round exit." It seems to be a foregone conclusion we're toast.

I guess we DID just beat the Oilers without Suter and for whatever reason that gave some people hope that it'll be alright, but i expect that hope to be brutally stomped to death by the end of this California swing.

Anything can happen. That should be our playoff motto this year.

I am a massive Vikings fan. So I follow a few local writers there.
I occasionally see wild hockey talk through retweets and such.

 

[gphr513]

If we can't beat you guys, I want to see Wheeler do this against the Pens in game 7 of the SCF

 

[57special]

I will say this. MN has this unreasonable fear that the Jets are going to beat the crap out of them. That's silly...that's what we (the Wild) should be hoping that the Jets try to do. CO used to try and do the same thing, as did STL back with Backes/Ott/Reaves. Yet we always won. It was CHI that beat our ass time and time again, yet they did it almost exclusively with skill.

What MN should be worried about is the skill and speed of the Jets. The BEST possible thing for them would be if the Jets try to intimidate the Wild. Ironically, the recent additions to the Wild (Soucy 6'5", Seeler a tough 6'2", Greenway 6'6")make them a team that isn't so susceptible to being beaten up.

Assuming that Dubnyk doesn't stand on his head (he never has in the playoffs), then I think this series will come down to special teams. I think the Jets will feast on the Wild when they are on the PP. For all that Suter is an excellent offensive Dman, he is even better as a defender, and he also ran the #1 PP. Brodin is the next man up as the LHD on the point... really good player, but has had little PP TOI during his career.

It will suck if we lose to you, but better you than CO, CHI, STL, or those parvenus in NSH.

 

[Joe Hallenback]

There is a general fear from every team we face that we will "beat them up". I find that kind of funny because we are not really that team anymore. We are however a fairly high skilled team when fully healthy with a very physical 4th line.

 

[Aavco Cup]

There is a general fear from every team we face that we will "beat them up". I find that kind of funny because we are not really that team anymore. We are however a fairly high skilled team when fully healthy with a very physical 4th line.

Our physicality is really our tenacious forechecking. That and the occasional Buff nuclear weapon.

 

[Sinkkunaattori]

One of the greatest battles of our time is almost upon us.
Finnipeg versus Finnesota.
Who will they choose?!?!?!?
Coming soon to a Finn near you.

 

[57special]

There is a general fear from every team we face that we will "beat them up". I find that kind of funny because we are not really that team anymore. We are however a fairly high skilled team when fully healthy with a very physical 4th line.

Our 4th line has come around to being pretty good towards the end of the year. Foligno is the only guy who fights, but both Winnik and Ek have good size and play physically. Seeler isn't a heavyweight, but can throw. In general, though the Wild are not going to fight, but guys like Coyle and Nino play physically.

My worry about the Jets is Ehlers blowing by our Dmen(that's where we'll miss Haula), and Laine ripping shots from the Ovi position on the PP. I think you now have the sort of team that can play a team "even" yet still be ahead by two goals. That's what CHI used to do to us. We'd actually outplay them, but Kane and Crawford would kill us.

 

[PerryPooley]

I am a massive Vikings fan. So I follow a few local writers there.
I occasionally see wild hockey talk through retweets and such.

Also a huge fan of the Purple and follow Twin Cities based media. Michael Russo is a homer but he’s a writer I follow, even though I dislike the Wild.

 

[Aavco Cup]

Also a huge fan of the Purple and follow Twin Cities based media. Michael Russo is a homer but he’s a writer I follow, even though I dislike the Wild.

Fun fact: Russo is a Florida guy

 

[Pongs21]

Anyone else happy that Chris Stewart isn't on the Wild anymore? seemed like he was the only one scoring on us this year when we played them.

 

[Aavco Cup]

Anyone else happy that Chris Stewart isn't on the Wild anymore? seemed like he was the only one scoring on us this year when we played them.

He was basically a nightly healthy scratch once Parise came back

 

[Pongs21]

He was basically a nightly healthy scratch once Parise came back

Still seemed to have our number

 

[PerryPooley]

Fun fact: Russo is a Florida guy

And PA is originally from the Washington DC area!

 

[Aavco Cup]

Still seemed to have our number

I doubt they would have dressed him in the playoffs. They put him on waivers

 

[Aavco Cup]

And PA is originally from the Washington DC area!

Who is PA?

 

[Nharris31]

Who is PA?

Paul Allen Vikings radio guy. Also radio guy on Kfan in Minnesota.

 

[Jetfaninflorida]

It will be the Wild, and it will be good.

More importantly, can we get Jennifer Hanson to sing the anthems in the playoffs?