GDT: G:25 Wild @ CBJ 6pm CT/2am Finland (FSN)

[Wabit]

Who: Minnesota Wild (14-8-2) at Columbus Blue Jackets (14-8-2)
Puck drop: 6:08 p.m. CT
Watch: FOX Sports North; FOX Sports app
Listen: KFAN FM 100.3, Wild Radio Network, Wild NHL App



Columbus, Cleveland, who cares, it's Ohio.

Minnesota has earned points in eight of its last 13 meetings against Columbus (5-5-3)…The Wild is 5-4-1 in its last 10 games at Nationwide Arena.

Lets Go Wild!

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[Bazeek]

Do better (the Wild, not you Wabit. Good GDT.)

 

[Dee Oh Cee]

I'm actually a little shocked they're 5-4-1 in Columbus in the last 10. Although that probably stretches back quite a while. Feels like we never win there.

 

[Wabit]

Do better (the Wild, not you Wabit. Good GDT.)

Thanks. CBJ is one of those teams that I just can't say much bad about. I don't dislike any of their players, their cannon is cool, and they're like a less successful cousin that's the same age.

Edit: by less successful I mean the Wild are a bartender at Applebees and CBJ works the drive-thru at Hardees.

 

[AJ Thelen]

Will Dumba score on a slapbomb?

 

[Wild11MN]

Will Dumba score on a slapbomb?

I think you called it last time. Although this is more of a question than a prediction, so I'm saying no.

 

[57special]

Coach is a jerk

 

[W75]

Hello Cleveland!

 

[Wabit]

Coach is a jerk

A coach being a jerk (while coaching) doesn't bother me. I don't know what he's like when he's not working.

I'd much rather have a jerk that's, at the very least, decent; over a "players" coach that's bad at coaching.

 

[57special]

Well, Keenan was one of the ultimate jerk coaches. Pat Burns was also hard to like. Those types of guys wear on players, and tend not to last long. Maybe Torts has matured a bit.

 

[Wabit]

Well, Keenan was one of the ultimate jerk coaches. Pat Burns was also hard to like. Those types of guys wear on players, and tend not to last long. Maybe Torts has matured a bit.

No/limited morning skates for the players I would guess makes it easier for them to put up with Torts gristle. Winning helps too. What's the average shelf life for a NHL coach with a team, 5 years?

 

[Goose312]

Blew a lead in a very winnable game, skated hard in a no fun practice, coaches are pissed. If this team doesn't come out hot it's just never going to happen this season.

 

[The Enemy Within]

Come on Wild.. We need to get back on track here.

 

[Wabit]

Wow CBJ's jerseys look a lot like the Jets.

 

[Wabit]

Nice drive by our Foligno.

 

[The Enemy Within]

Woohoo, early lead!

 

[2Pair]

Did Foligno touch it?

 

[Wabit]

Did Foligno touch it?

I couldn't tell if it was Foligno or it hit the goalie clean.

 

[Wasted Talent]

Did Foligno touch it?

Definitely celebrated like he did

 

[Lennu32]

Granny !!! Great pass from Staal

 

[Wabit]

It was a couple of nice neutral zone plays by the 4th line right before the goal.

 

[2Pair]

I couldn't tell if it was Foligno or it hit the goalie clean.

I thought he might've gotten a piece of it

 

[Wabit]

I thought he might've gotten a piece of it

Well they changed it to Foligno's goal, so I guess he did. I couldn't tell tbh.

 

[Wabit]

Faceoff violation penalty; that's a rare one.

 

[Nsjohnson]

Twice now we've had a great chance to shoot from a low pass going high, but the defenseman hasn't been there.