Article: Are the Minnesota Wild Regression Proof?

[FredJohnson]

Thank gawd Jo Bro and Zuccy are back.

[Sam]

Yea, they were back in yesterday’s game. Glad to see yesper. And as I type this I missed Kaps goal..

[Sam]

Phone booth Freddy is now penalty box Freddy.

[Pewterschmidt]

Memo to Wild players: do not stand in front of your goalie and attempt to stop shots with your hands.  DF Fred catches a puck in front of Jesper's glove, drawing penalty, leading to VGK goal.  WTF Fred?

[Enforceror]

Too much DZ time. 

[Pewterschmidt]

I'm not a great goalie mind, but was Jesperzy way out of position on that first goal?

[Enforceror]

MOOSE!!!

[Sam]

Boom goes the dynamite 

[Enforceror]

Zucc is a fiery SOB!!

[Sam]

I think it’s about time fora Gordy Howe hat trick for Kap.

[Sam]

Nvm, that’s a goal, ass, and fight.

[WildWest Fan]

Even without the injuries I'm concerned that the Wild have not had great overall results against most top-tier teams so far, like the Edmonton and Vegas losses in the last 3 games. Seems they have a higher proportion of games left against those top teams going forward. And historically they seem to fade some late in the season. Maybe it's just too many years as a Minnesota hockey fan but I'm just waiting for them to fall apart.

[mnhockeyfan03]

The Wild have a terrible record against the top teams in the west.  Today was another example of that against Vegas.  We looked like a bunch of small scrubs playing against the big trees of the Vegas defense.  We need a 1C badely.  Sorry Rossi is not that.  He disappears against all the top teams in the west and his stats show that.  We also need a top 6 RH shot like tuch. I don’t care what we have to do to get a 1C and big top 6 RHF.  I even would trade Faber to make that happen as against these big west teams he has not played well either.  Boldy also should be on the table as he has struggled badly lately. In addition to Rossi, Trenin, Spurgeon etc.  We aren’t good enough to compete with best in west.  Not even close.  

[Up North Guy]

13 hours ago, mnhockeyfan03 said:

The Wild have a terrible record against the top teams in the west.  Today was another example of that against Vegas.  We looked like a bunch of small scrubs playing against the big trees of the Vegas defense.  We need a 1C badely.  Sorry Rossi is not that.  He disappears against all the top teams in the west and his stats show that.  We also need a top 6 RH shot like tuch. I don’t care what we have to do to get a 1C and big top 6 RHF.  I even would trade Faber to make that happen as against these big west teams he has not played well either.  Boldy also should be on the table as he has struggled badly lately. In addition to Rossi, Trenin, Spurgeon etc.  We aren’t good enough to compete with best in west.  Not even close.  

Wow

[raithis]

15 hours ago, mnhockeyfan03 said:

The Wild have a terrible record against the top teams in the west.  Today was another example of that against Vegas.  We looked like a bunch of small scrubs playing against the big trees of the Vegas defense.  We need a 1C badely.  Sorry Rossi is not that.  He disappears against all the top teams in the west and his stats show that.  We also need a top 6 RH shot like tuch. I don’t care what we have to do to get a 1C and big top 6 RHF.  I even would trade Faber to make that happen as against these big west teams he has not played well either.  Boldy also should be on the table as he has struggled badly lately. In addition to Rossi, Trenin, Spurgeon etc.  We aren’t good enough to compete with best in west.  Not even close.  

Don't know what you were watching, but that game was close all game long.  Even with Brodin and Zuccarello back we have a bunch players still injured and a rookie goaltender in the net, yet we were always right there.  It's not like Vegas had an easy night.  If they had as many injuries as we do or if we were as healthy as they are, it's likely we win that game.

[mnhockeyfan03]

3 hours ago, raithis said:

Don't know what you were watching, but that game was close all game long.  Even with Brodin and Zuccarello back we have a bunch players still injured and a rookie goaltender in the net, yet we were always right there.  It's not like Vegas had an easy night.  If they had as many injuries as we do or if we were as healthy as they are, it's likely we win that game.

I have my opinion and you have yours.  Seemed to me Vegas was very much in control of that game.  We need to make a move for a 1C and another big top 6RHF badly.  However that gets done I don’t care but it’s what we need or we are going to keep loosing to Vegas, Dallas, Edmonton, LA and WPG

[FredJohnson]

On 12/15/2024 at 8:35 PM, mnhockeyfan03 said:

The Wild have a terrible record against the top teams in the west.

Does any team have a “good” record against them??

[FredJohnson]

4 hours ago, mnhockeyfan03 said:

I have my opinion and you have yours.  Seemed to me Vegas was very much in control of that game.  We need to make a move for a 1C and another big top 6RHF badly.  However that gets done I don’t care but it’s what we need or we are going to keep loosing to Vegas, Dallas, Edmonton, LA and WPG

Yet we’re a point away from the most in the league with a game in hand. Just enjoy this unplanned success.

[mnhockeyfan03]

1 hour ago, FredJohnson said:

Does any team have a “good” record against them??

Vegas is 8-2 against playoff teams in the west.  The Wild are 2-6

[Sam]

1 hour ago, mnhockeyfan03 said:

Vegas is 8-2 against playoff teams in the west.  The Wild are 2-6

Yea, the Wild struggle against the other “playoff” teams in the Central. That’s a well known problem they need to address. They beat other playoff teams, however.

[M_Nels]

On 12/15/2024 at 8:35 PM, mnhockeyfan03 said:

 I even would trade Faber to make that happen as against these big west teams he has not played well either.

Well...this certainly a take of all takes. Top 4 RHD are just as hard to come by as a big top 6 RHF. So you want to trade a 22 y/o franchise RHD for a short-term rental? Highly unlikely your coveted big top 6 RHF gets signed long-term with Kap's extension looming and the money we're talking about. Asinine this is even a solution to you.

[mnhockeyfan03]

37 minutes ago, M_Nels said:

Well...this certainly a take of all takes. Top 4 RHD are just as hard to come by as a big top 6 RHF. So you want to trade a 22 y/o franchise RHD for a short-term rental? Highly unlikely your coveted big top 6 RHF gets signed long-term with Kap's extension looming and the money we're talking about. Asinine this is even a solution to you.

No I wouldn’t trade faber for a top6 RHF.  The top 6 RHF can be done by trading Rossi and a prospect.

 I would however trade faber for a 1C that has term left such as B Tkchuck.  You have to give up something good to get something good and right now we need a legit 1C badly

[Will D. Ness]

I think the #1 reason we lose to the best teams is our PK.  There just isn't enough margin for error when competing with the best and our PK pretty much gifts a goal when we play a good team it seems.  

[WheelSnipeCelly]

1 hour ago, mnhockeyfan03 said:

No I wouldn’t trade faber for a top6 RHF.  The top 6 RHF can be done by trading Rossi and a prospect.

 I would however trade faber for a 1C that has term left such as B Tkchuck.  You have to give up something good to get something good and right now we need a legit 1C badly

Agree that we need a 1C — unfortunately Brady Tkachuk is a LW (what Kaprizov + Boldy are). That being said, hoping that one of Rossi, Ek, or Yurov (obviously extreme hopeful wishing with the last one) are able to step up and run with that role by the end of the season.

[M_Nels]

1 hour ago, mnhockeyfan03 said:

I would however trade faber for a 1C that has term left such as B Tkchuck.  You have to give up something good to get something good and right now we need a legit 1C badly

And who do you suggest we go after for a young top 4 franchise RHD? Who slots into that spot in the meantime? Faber isn't going anywhere.