Kalisha Turnipseed Verified Member Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago View full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Strife Verified Member Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago Just don't go on 2-3 major slumps early, and then the ground won't be so hard to make up. The early road schedule is going to be hard. Still, letting other teams gobble up points early would be a death knell. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnt Toast Verified Member Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago The three teams listed hope to do what the Wild are looking for this year. Win now and develop their best young players. Those goals at times appear in conflict, becoming somewhat of a balancing act. The NHL has been successful at creating an environment that allows competition to make the playoffs. For most teams win now is the #1 priority with the realistic goal being making the playoffs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imyourhuckleberry Verified Member Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago Just found something on Yurov I didn't hear about previously. He often played center last season because of his puck skills and excellent vision on the ice, but he will need further seasoning before can play up the middle in the more demanding North American leagues—he had a 41% success rate on faceoffs. He just had his first game back from injury this season. No points in that one(a 1-0 OT win for his team), but nice to see that he's getting back on the ice. Also noticed that they were having a game as I was writing this. No points in that one either, but his team won 5-3 with a late empty net goal. Also just saw that he'd won 7 of 8 faceoffs in his game today(assuming Flashscore is correct), so perhaps he's well on his way to improving there. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnfaninnc Verified Member Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago Quote The Wild Can't Operate As A Bubble Team Again This Year This was the headline of the article, but the bulk of it was spent on Calgary, Seattle and St. Louis. So, how do the Wild not be in this category? It's a pretty easy answer but very tough to accomplish, don't get injured. The real reason why we didn't make the playoffs last year wasn't with a crappy PK, or sub goaltending. It had to do with injuries, especially bulked at times. With the last year of the cap heavy lifting penalties, the key to a successful season is health, mainly because we do not have the ability to stash depth other than our prospects. This team has solidly made the playoffs in 3/4 years. The key to that has been better than average team health. Now, there are problems with this: 1) it is pretty much out of team control unless off the ice, stay safe. 2) with an aging roster it is harder for those guys to stay healthy. 3) there must be a willingness by the FO to use LTIR. All the GMs have been slow to use this method of getting in players for injured guys. Shooter's got to be on the ball and use this method aggressively this season. Now that our prospects are closer to being ready, that may take some heat off of the replacements. But, even to use them, Guerin has spent close to the cap ceiling again and we have very little money to use on replacement players. If we decide to go 23 and carry 3 'tenders, it gets pretty dicey cap wise. Hopefully our new capologist will be able to pull rabbits out of hats and make 0 mistakes. If this happens, our stats will be better in all areas, and we should be comfortably in a playoff spot with 10 to play. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imyourhuckleberry Verified Member Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 1 hour ago, mnfaninnc said: This was the headline of the article, but the bulk of it was spent on Calgary, Seattle and St. Louis. So, how do the Wild not be in this category? It's a pretty easy answer but very tough to accomplish, don't get injured. Pretty much. Every team in the NHL is operating as a bubble team right now for the 24-25 NHL season, no matter which players they currently have under contract. Injuries to a couple top tier players on any roster can drastically alter the season. More than half the league is in the bubble conversation at the trade deadline. Easier to be out of it by being bad than by being elite, so I envision the Wild being in the bubble conversation most of the upcoming season. That was an odd title given the content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Strife Verified Member Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago Russo says Boldy out week to week. However, he is presumed good by Opening Day. Way to scare me just like the Darnold knee thing yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Strife Verified Member Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago (edited) Accidental double post...stupid work wifi. Edited 2 hours ago by Citizen Strife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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