mnfaninnc Verified Member Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 3 hours ago, Willy the poor boy said: Now it's a reason and not an excuse. Hmmm... It's a reason because of the intersection of the 2 things. We were not in a position to replace either Spurgeon or Brodin in the lineup, and history would say you could depend on them to be in there for 70+ games. Pretty much it was the same thing with the forwards. They were up in the lineup. If we had just lost 4th line guys, it doesn't really affect us, but our 4th line guys became 3rd line guys and our AHL 1st line guys became 4th line guys. Our top line guys were in and out or nursing injuries while playing. That's a reason, not an excuse. So when you merge that with the buyouts, suddenly we're playing games well below the cap basement. Really, it's probably amazing we lasted this long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg Verified Member Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 I've been watching minnesota pro hockey games since 1967. Everyone has great analysis of the Wild. Everyone appears right. So how is next year's team going to provide better results? What's the answer people? I see the franchise stuck in quicksand at least the next couple of years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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