The Positivity Thread

[57special]

No complaining, no whining, no arguments! Just sunshine and Lollipops!

I'll start off. JEE looks really good this year. He's like the old JEE... just better.

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[Wabit]

 

[Lapa]

While our center depth does suck hard right now, I'm excited about the future of this team. So much talent in Kaprizov, Rossi, Fiala and Boldy.

 

[Dee Oh Cee]

I don't know if I've ever seen Brodin look so good. His skating is unparalleled.

 

[Wild11MN]

I'm still watching the team after 7 games.

 

[HotDish]

Kaprizov looks as good as advertised.

 

[thestonedkoala]

Kaprizov and Fiala are great building blocks

Greenway - Eriksson-Ek- and Foligno line is probably one of, if not the best shutdown line in the NHL

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Rossi is incredible


Can we also get a tank thread though?

 

[SMTHook]

It's really positive that the long term pieces appear to be playing well. JEEK, Fiala, Parise, Brodin, KK97, Suter, Dumba, Greenway, Spurge, Foligno, Sturm are all playing adequate to good hockey. The weaknesses are all pieces that are short term, fill in the holes, type players. It makes me believe in the vision and down the road future of the team.

 

[57special]

I don't know if I've ever seen Brodin look so good. His skating is unparalleled.

Awwww...

 

[ManwithNoIdentity]

Visited Minnesota for work a few days ago and forgot how beautiful it is there

 

[Roman Maroni]

Once the record is bad enough to secure a great pic, we will make a couple of minor tweaks and adjustments. The team will take off like a rocket.........

 

[GordieGallant]

Awwww...

Brodin’s backward and lateral skating and transitions are elite.

 

[chchelseII]

Brodin is an escape artist. Nobody evades the forecheck better.

 

[chchelseII]

The retros are awesome!

 

[Wabit]

 

[Olcoach]

Wild have locked down the net, yay.

 

[chchelseII]

Dumba recovering and not missing games. Yay!

 

[Nino Noderreiter]

This covid break working out well for our team given our players recovering from injuries. Yay!

 

[57special]

Lizard...this time last year we were cursing him.

 

[Webster]

Lizard...this time last year we were cursing him.

I tried to tell people he was playing with a bad arm.

Now being healthy he's back on his game. What's certainly positive is that he's having the best season of his career.

I'm looking forward to the playoffs, take a look at his stats there.

 

[Bazeek]

- Team's playing well overall and is mostly being carried by players under 30.
- Kaprizov has exceeded what were pretty lofty expectations, and looks like a franchise player
- Goaltending is mostly a strength again, rather than a weakness
- The defense continues to be one of the better units in the league
- The forwards have been up and down, but usually they have at least one or two lines clicking
- I can't think of anyone that's been completely useless all year
- Coaching's been alright
- Pretty much a lock for the playoffs

There's a lot to feel good about, though it does kind of feel like we're on cruise control from here until the playoffs.

 

[Webster]

- Team's playing well overall and is mostly being carried by players under 30.
- Kaprizov has exceeded what were pretty lofty expectations, and looks like a franchise player
- Goaltending is mostly a strength again, rather than a weakness
- The defense continues to be one of the better units in the league
- The forwards have been up and down, but usually they have at least one or two lines clicking
- I can't think of anyone that's been completely useless all year
- Coaching's been alright
- Pretty much a lock for the playoffs

There's a lot to feel good about, though it does kind of feel like we're on cruise control from here until the playoffs.

Disagree on the bolded. Veterans have been very productive lately, and this team wouldn't have much success without them.

Speaking of players under 30, Fiala is flat out hurting the team these days with his turnovers.

 

[Bazeek]

Disagree on the bolded. Veterans have been very productive lately, and this team wouldn't have much success without them.

Speaking of players under 30, Fiala is flat out hurting the team these days with his turnovers.

I'm not dismissing the contribution of guys over 30, but with Staal and Koivu gone, the top-4 getting more evenly distributed minutes, and Parise spending much of the year on the 4th line it's a healthy shift from previous seasons.

Not every point that gets made on here goes back to Zuccarello.

 

[GordieGallant]

- Team's playing well overall and is mostly being carried by players under 30.
- Kaprizov has exceeded what were pretty lofty expectations, and looks like a franchise player
- Goaltending is mostly a strength again, rather than a weakness
- The defense continues to be one of the better units in the league
- The forwards have been up and down, but usually they have at least one or two lines clicking
- I can't think of anyone that's been completely useless all year
- Coaching's been alright
- Pretty much a lock for the playoffs

There's a lot to feel good about, though it does kind of feel like we're on cruise control from here until the playoffs.

Good take. I seen them ranked in the top ten in power rankings. Which doesn’t mean squat.
Getting really tired of playing the same teams over and over.