Gaborik the greatest Wild ever....

[TaLoN]

This is wrong. Did you watch the team? It neutered all Minnesota players offense. They basically wouldn't forecheck.

What players were neutered? Look at those rosters prior to the lockout.

Those were UNtalented teams.

Post lockout, the team started improving talent wise, as it did... more goals were scored. Like I said, Gaborik scored 83pts in a wild uniform in that same system. Went to the NYR, supposedly the high flying east... managed only 3 more points than in our stifling system.

Look at Brian Rolston. Came here from the East.... scored 19, 31, 27, 19 goals for Boston pre lockout.

Came to Minnesota, scored 34, 31, 31 goals in our supposed offensive neutering system.

Career best points for Rolston was here with 79 points, only managing 62 in Boston.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

He scored 83 points in a season in that play style.

Went to NY... managed what? 3 more points in a season?

It was the talent that was neutering him, not the system.

When we had the talent, goals were scored. The problem was, most of his tenure had little talent, never got him a true center to play with.

The original post was specific to the early 2000s.

 

[TaLoN]

The original post was specific to the early 2000s.

Yes, and my point was... in the early 2000's, it was the severe lack of surrounding talent that was the problem.

Hence my comment on prior to the lockout rosters being UNtalented.

We played the same exact system under the same exact coach in both situations.

 

[thestonedkoala]

I mean, even as good as the mid 2000s were for the Wild, it doesn't explain why Gaborik still holds the the rookie records from that 2000-2001 team? And they weren't lofty records either.

 

[HotDish]

I mean, even as good as the mid 2000s were for the Wild, it doesn't explain why Gaborik still holds the the rookie records from that 2000-2001 team? And they weren't lofty records either.

If the seaosn was a normal one I would safely bet that Kaprizov would break those records. especially most rookie goals. However, I still think he has a good shot to break them this year.

 

[thestonedkoala]

If the seaosn was a normal one I would safely bet that Kaprizov would break those records. especially most rookie goals. However, I still think he has a good shot to break them this year.

I think Kaprizov could break it, but that means the record stood for 20 years...

 

[Bonin21]

He was my favorite player and I have probably watched fewer than 50 Wild games since he left.

KK has the chance to get my attention back.

 

[Al Lagoon]

One of my favorite MG moments.


I still remember the thrill/inevitability of a Demitra Gaborik 2 on 1.

 

[IHaveNoCreativity]

Man if this guy could have stayed healthy, that speed. He played in the wrong era if you ask me, a couple of years later and he’d fight for the hall.
So much potential, just always injured. Still one of my all time favourite players.