GDT: Game 68 â€¢ 3/13/2015 â€¢ Wild vs. Ducks â€¢ 7:00 PM Central, 2:00 AM Suomi â€¢ FSN

BB88 · Mar 13, 2015

Wild11MN said:
Answered a few above.

Didn't mean him to replace Koivu, just be there and use his vision.

Spurgeon · Mar 13, 2015

Did we win a single faceoff in the third?

Wild11MN · Mar 13, 2015

bostonbruins88 said:
Didn't mean him to replace Koivu, just be there and use his vision.

Ah, well maybe because there's not a ton of open ice 6-5 for him to work his magic? That's the best reason I can come up with.

J22* · Mar 13, 2015

bostonbruins88 said:
Why was Granlund benched 2min left, he's a player YOU use on those situations.

Probably because he was terrible tonight? Maybe because Yeo knows that a 6 on 5 situation to end the game is going to come down to board battles and scrums in front of the net? Did you really want to watch Granlund get knocked down another half dozen times?

Dee Oh Cee · Mar 13, 2015

playoff team will buckle up and win a game like this. huge disappointment. didn't convert the plethora of opportunities....bound to happen with our recent PDO but still...game you HAVE to win.

BusQuets · Mar 13, 2015

J22 said:
Probably because he was terrible tonight? Maybe because Yeo knows that a 6 on 5 situation to end the game is going to come down to board battles and scrums in front of the net? Did you really want to watch Granlund get knocked down another half dozen times?

Well I don't think that's the reason because Vanek and Pominville were there and they are worse on the boards than Granlund. Yeo loves those righties.

Spurgeon · Mar 13, 2015

Dee Oh Cee said:
playoff team will buckle up and win a game like this. huge disappointment. didn't convert the plethora of opportunities....bound to happen with our recent PDO but still...game you HAVE to win.

Didn't HAVE to win the game. We still have plenty of opportunities to win games. Can't hang our heads because we lost a game we should have won.

Dr Jan Itor · Mar 13, 2015

Played well and lost. **** happens, I guess.

J22* · Mar 13, 2015

Tuomaz said:
Well I don't think that's the reason because Vanek and Pominville were there and they are worse on the boards than Granlund. Yeo loves those righties.

You actually believe that, don't you?

BB88 · Mar 13, 2015

J22 said:
Probably because he was terrible tonight? Maybe because Yeo knows that a 6 on 5 situation to end the game is going to come down to board battles and scrums in front of the net? Did you really want to watch Granlund get knocked down another half dozen times?

You also need talent to score, and I wouldn't say he was terrible.
He created some scoring chances but no one could finish them.

If you Yeo wants to go crazy he should use stewart in front of the net, parise doing his thing(everything), dumba+ granlund on point, and koivu working in the middle+ the faceoff guy. :laugh:

BusQuets · Mar 13, 2015

J22 said:
You actually believe that, don't you?

Pominville and Vanek are extremely weak on the boards. Granlund is at least shifty and can make fast turns. I thought this was general knowledge to everyone..

Loopy0ne · Mar 13, 2015

melinko · Mar 13, 2015

Tuomaz said:
Pominville and Vanek are extremely weak on the boards. Granlund is at least shifty and can make fast turns. I thought this was general knowledge to everyone..

I agree that Vanek and Pominville only use their stick along the boards while Granlund will use his body.

I don't have a problem with how the 6on5 went though.

J22* · Mar 13, 2015

bostonbruins88 said:
You also need talent to score, and I wouldn't say he was terrible.
He created some scoring chances but no one could finish them.

If you Yeo wants to go crazy he should use stewart in front of the net, parise doing his thing(everything), dumba+ granlund on point, and koivu working in the middle+ the faceoff guy.

He's playing on the 1st line and getting big minutes. Making a couple of passes to the point isn't considered "creating scoring chances" IMO. The kid has been very good for about a month now, but tonight he was brutal.

Tuomaz said:
Pominville and Vanek are extremely weak on the boards. Granlund is at least shifty and can make fast turns. I thought this was general knowledge to everyone..

If you don't KNOW that Granlund is the worst player on the roster, when it comes to board play, you might want to check your "general knowledge".

BurnsyMN · Mar 13, 2015

I'm so tired of losing to the Ducks. Seems like we outplay them every single meeting but never win.

TaLoN · Mar 13, 2015

J22 said:
If you don't KNOW that Granlund is the worst player on the roster, when it comes to board play, you might want to check your "general knowledge".

Yeah, just like you KNOW Granlund is horrible in his own zone too right?

Your Granlund hate it downright irrational.

BB88 · Mar 13, 2015

J22 said:
He's playing on the 1st line and getting big minutes. Making a couple of passes to the point isn't considered "creating scoring chances" IMO. The kid has been very good for about a month now, but tonight he was brutal.

If you don't KNOW that Granlund is the worst player on the roster, when it comes to board play, you might want to check your "general knowledge".

How was he brutal? He saved Suter in the 3rd making good defensive play. He's a passer not a shooter, he creates and others finish.

Dakota Sioux · Mar 13, 2015

Dr Jan Itor said:
Played well and lost. **** happens, I guess.

There will be games like this. Wild will be just fine.

TaLoN · Mar 13, 2015

Spurgeon · Mar 13, 2015

I really don't care about our PP because our PK seems to make up for it, but why in the **** does Suter seem to make so many mistakes on it? The guy is an absolute stud in every facet of the game, except on the PP. He dumps it in, which just doesn't work with our system, and he has a very weak shot that seems to cause many turnovers. Hell, he almost had a costly turnover today by simply dumping the puck in.

I think he has a spot on the PP, but certainly not on the Top unit. I'd like to see Spurgeon or Scandella (when healthy) get a shot on it. They seem to know how to carry the puck into the zone and are mobile during the PP.

J22* · Mar 13, 2015

TaLoN said:
Yeah, just like you KNOW Granlund is horrible in his own zone too right?

Your Granlund hate it downright irrational.

What's irrational is this boards opinion of what level player Granlund actually is. I know he shows flashes of actually being a 1st line center at times, and that's what people want to cling too, but he hasn't been near good enough for the Wild to get to where they want to be.

gphr513 · Mar 14, 2015

After going out to the local watering hole, and having several beers, I came to the conclusion that we're gonna be juuuuuuuuuuuust fine.

We're comin' for ya St. Louis! :yo:

hirawl · Mar 14, 2015

J22 said:
Probably because he was terrible tonight? Maybe because Yeo knows that a 6 on 5 situation to end the game is going to come down to board battles and scrums in front of the net? Did you really want to watch Granlund get knocked down another half dozen times?

Terrible? What game did you watch? He was fantastic apart from the faceoffs.

BurnsyMN · Mar 14, 2015

gphr513 said:
After going out to the local watering hole, and having several beers, I came to the conclusion that we're gonna be juuuuuuuuuuuust fine.

We're comin' for ya St. Louis!

And they say alcohol is a depressant. What a bunch of liars! :sarcasm:

Sharppi · Mar 14, 2015

Outplayed the Ducks but still lost. Doesn't matter, we're still in good form.

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