GDT: G18 - MIN @ LAK - Almost Home - 9:30PM Central - FSN

[Bazeek]

Yeah, Wild/Kings games have always been snore-fests.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Probably because we don't have exciting players

June 24th

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Parise, 3 defensemen and no Dumba. This shit just writes itself.

And no Koivu to take the face off. I believe he was 12 of 15 tonight.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Yeah Bruce is out of his mind

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

June 24th

Big 4 points for you and the tank.

 

[AKL]

Big 4 points for you and the tank.

I'm pleased

 

[Minnesnota]

Anyone wanna guess which forward led the Wild in TOI?

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Big 4 points for you and the tank.

An ideal game is 6-5 though. I still want my players to have good stats. It’s a greasy loss but we’ll take them whatever way we can get em

 

[AKL]

Parise, 3 defensemen and no Dumba. This **** just writes itself.

And no Koivu to take the face off. I believe he was 12 of 15 tonight.

I think Boudreau is going for the tank

Maybe he's getting some behind the scenes instructions from management

 

[AKL]

Anyone wanna guess which forward led the Wild in TOI?

I don't know that it's a guess at this point. I'm pretty confident I know who.

 

[2Pair]

Parise, 3 defensemen and no Dumba. This **** just writes itself.

And no Koivu to take the face off. I believe he was 12 of 15 tonight.

I found it somewhat amusing for the first couple of weeks. Now it's starting to get rather annoying. I get that it makes sense to just play out the season and let Boudreau quietly go away, but I have no desire to watch him fumblef*** through another game

 

[2Pair]

Anyone wanna guess which forward led the Wild in TOI?

Probably the same guy with the worst CF%, FF%, XGF%, SCF% of all the forwards. I'm starting to feel bad for Parise at this point. Deep down he has to know that he's as terrible as he looks, and Bruce just keeps sending him over the boards.

 

[TaLoN]

Looks like I didn't miss anything.

 

[Drewcifer]

At this point I wonder if Parise is getting his minutes with the hope that he will break down faster and can be LTIRed.

 

[BagHead]

Looks like I didn't miss anything.

Oh I don't know. Surprisingly good goaltending by Dubnyk and Spurgeon.

 

[Dee Oh Cee]

Might be the first game in close to 10 years I watched absolutely zero of. Sad state of affairs.

 

[DANOZ28]

well doobs sure bumbled that first goal. our PP is a joke but hey atleast they got a breakaway wait what? i only watched the 1st and that was painful enough. may have been a different game if kunin had scored late 1st.

 

[Wild11MN]

Back in a tie for last! Give us that fourth pick!

 

[Bazeek]

Pretty dreary game, but I thought it was one of Fiala's best even though he didn't get on the score sheet. Aside from the turnovers being mostly gone he stripped a puck or two in the neutral zone and was much better along the boards. He isn't like Greenway where he'll body a guy off the puck, but he was still winning battles with some nifty stickwork. Fenton originally lauded his ability to find people and make things happen in close quarters, and I guess the boards qualify as "close quarters."

I thought Rask had a few good shifts in limited minutes as well.

 

[57special]

I just noticed last night how slow Rask is. He was trying his best to backcheck a couple of times, and he couldn't keep up.
Ugh. Donato also looks weak.

 

[Dickie Dunn]

Donato has absolutely turned back into a pumpkin. He looks nothing like the guy that finished strong last year. Just brutal how bad all of this has worked out. The roof fell in all at once.

 

[57special]

Donato = Teemu Pulkinnen ?

 

[Minnesnota]

Donato = Teemu Pulkinnen ?

Shockingly accurate comparison. Top line AHLer, bottom line NHLer, softer than baby shit. I would not be shocked if Donato went to Europe or the KHL and dominated due to the larger ice and less physical game.

He has the talent to be a 60pt winger in the NHL, I just don't think he has the drive or the commitment to change how he has to play (be more of a Brendan Gallagher).