Article: Yakov Trenin's Contract Is Messing With the Wild Lineup

[FredJohnson]

6 hours ago, OldDutchChip said:

the more unbiased evaluation you gather - the better. driving off one metric can produce some interesting expectations - take Marat's Star Probability results - 

29% that Marat is a star? 1st line potential? comparables include our own superstar player....that a bit of a reach for a player that seems to be more comparable to who he replaced - Deweys. 

I am more incline to have fun with these comparison then take them as anything concrete. Marat the next Kaprizov? OK Ohgren next Matthews? OK Yurov the next Mogilny? OK 

If that's the case - trade Kaprizov and roll out a line of Kaprizov 2.0 Matthews 2.0  and Mogilny 2.0. Snap - that's some good line. 

You were whining about Ogie? WTF dude??

[FredJohnson]

4 hours ago, OldDutchChip said:

you use as much content as possible to come out with an unbiased view.

Unless it disagrees with the Old Dutch Dip eye test.

[Citizen Strife]

1st Period thoughts

- Pretty even so far.  No teams have made some huge mistakes yet.  A lot more evenly matched than the Dallas game.  Given the personnel...yeah.

- Kaprizov is the best player on the ice, and it's not even fair.  His line is the one doing much of anything offensively, and it's gotten some Zuccarello chances near the net, plus a PP goal for Kap himself.

- Most of the other lines are struggling, kinda like the Jets' lines are.  It's tough to get a read on if anyone is playing really well.  Other than a few bumps off the puck, no one has really gotten any momentum other than the top line.  

- There have been four penalties already...sheesh.

Edited Saturday at 12:52 AM by Citizen Strife

[Citizen Strife]

SHORTIE BY JONES!

[Citizen Strife]

Kap, Zucc, and Peart with a miscue that led to a goal for Winnipeg.

[Citizen Strife]

Ek with a goal from short range.  That's Ek life.

[Citizen Strife]

3 goals in like 2-3 minutes.  Ek, Zucc, and Ohgren.

[Citizen Strife]

Make it 4 this period (6-2)

[Citizen Strife]

7-2 good lord

[Citizen Strife]

....8-2

I'm gonna stop now.

[Protec]

Note to all the negative-Nancy news & know-it-all writers, the Wild might not need as much secondary scoring as you claim. 😁

[OldDutchChip]

2 hours ago, Citizen Strife said:

1st Period thoughts

- Pretty even so far.  No teams have made some huge mistakes yet.  A lot more evenly matched than the Dallas game.  Given the personnel...yeah.

- Kaprizov is the best player on the ice, and it's not even fair.  His line is the one doing much of anything offensively, and it's gotten some Zuccarello chances near the net, plus a PP goal for Kap himself.

- Most of the other lines are struggling, kinda like the Jets' lines are.  It's tough to get a read on if anyone is playing really well.  Other than a few bumps off the puck, no one has really gotten any momentum other than the top line.  

- There have been four penalties already...sheesh.

is chissy playing? how is he doing? i think if he pulls his D game up he may be a sleeper. his O game is impressive. although he was a bit smaller in stature....

[Citizen Strife]

Middleton and Faber played last night.  Chisholm and Merrill did..."ok" against Dallas, but they were kinda up shit creek trying to hold everything together.