GDT: San Jose vs. Minnesota | 7:00 PM | Emergency GDT

[Dee Oh Cee]

Weird number of points this year, but in the end, the eight best teams in the West ended up making it. Funny how that (for the most part) ends up working out. Even so, when more teams make the playoffs than miss, it's really not that amazing of an accomplishment unless you do something with it.

 

[57special]

Wild's last 4 games:

3-2 L to Ottawa (out of playoff contention)
3-2 L to Detroit (fighting for playoff lives)
5-1 L to Winnipeg (been out of playoff contention for weeks)
3-0 L to San Jose (a ****ing shutout)

I'd say that criticism is well deserved. It's only been getting worse as the streak goes on too. Seeing as we had chances to clinch in 3/4 of these games, it's well deserved.

And didn't OTT and WPG have a ton of players missing, and DRW had Howard in net, who has been awful.

 

[57special]

That was a weak one, once again. Parise, Koivu, Granny, Coyle, Haula, Nino, Zucker, everyone have turned into non-threatening dump and chase 4th liners. Poor passing, poor decisions, no possession whatsoever. Yeah many of them must be playing through the injuries at this time, but. Had to fast forward quite a bit when watched the game. It didn't look very nice.

Well, thanks Avs. Playoffs are a good thing. But a lot need to happen (in a relatively short time) that we (fans) can actually enjoy it.

Don't get me wrong, 4 playoffs in 4 years is great. Compared what it used to be with this team. It just doesn't taste as sweet as it could. I'm worried.

I thought Nino, Haula, Spurgeon, and Porter looked good.

Coyle is back to sleepy Charlie.

Koivu and Suter look like two grumpy old men who hate to play hockey.

Zucker is lost....not a clue.

 

[Sharppi]

Great game guys! We clinched! There's no reason to worry!

 

[borisbadenough]

Great game guys! We clinched! There's no reason to worry!

good one ..lol

 

[Hall of Faber]

Great game guys! We clinched! There's no reason to worry!

Northwest Champs!!!!

 

[tomgilbertfan]

Northwest Champs!!!!

 

[keppel146]

from what I saw of folin in yesterdays game, he looked pretty good.

 

[StealthClobber]

Yeah, but how long since it's been done in the west? Might have to add on quite a few years...

In the west? 1999-2000. Edmonton and San Jose with 88 and 87 respectively.

 

[Avder]

Blame the loser point for inflating point totals

 

[TaLoN]

In the west? 1999-2000. Edmonton and San Jose with 88 and 87 respectively.

Man, that means even before the loser point was instituted the points to make the playoffs in the west has been very high!

Just goes to show that the Wild chose a lucky year to try to make the playoffs with 87pts!