Article: The Wild Are Waiting On the Perfect Storm

[Tom Schreier]

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[SkolWild73]

I will use my "Forest Green Blinders" and say that it is easy for me to see us beating the teams mentioned in this article, because we were only fully healthy for one game out of all of them.

[Need4speed99]

3 hours ago, SkolWild73 said:

I will use my "Forest Green Blinders" and say that it is easy for me to see us beating the teams mentioned in this article, because we were only fully healthy for one game out of all of them.

I'd bet you even with those guys in the playoffs they still bounce in the 1st. How rusty will kap and ek be? Which gus shows up? How will they generate secondary scoring. This team is just not elite. They have too much wrapped up in bottom 6 guys. 

[SkolWild73]

49 minutes ago, Need4speed99 said:

I'd bet you even with those guys in the playoffs they still bounce in the 1st. How rusty will kap and ek be? Which gus shows up? How will they generate secondary scoring. This team is just not elite. They have too much wrapped up in bottom 6 guys. 

They might.  Not sure why a fan of the wild would bet on them to lose in first round.  

[Need4speed99]

12 minutes ago, SkolWild73 said:

They might.  Not sure why a fan of the wild would bet on them to lose in first round.  

Being a realist... and honestly, easiest way, in sports, to make money is against the "diehards" that don't deal in logic.

But also watching and following trends. 

I always hope I'm wrong but my entire life experience with mn teams begs to differ. 

[SkolWild73]

15 minutes ago, Need4speed99 said:

Being a realist... and honestly, easiest way, in sports, to make money is against the "diehards" that don't deal in logic.

But also watching and following trends. 

I always hope I'm wrong but my entire life experience with mn teams begs to differ. 

I just never bet on minnesota teams to win or lose.
 Nobody thought Florida would beat Boston two years ago either.

[Need4speed99]

4 hours ago, SkolWild73 said:

I just never bet on minnesota teams to win or lose.
 Nobody thought Florida would beat Boston two years ago either.

Those are wild cards, diehard mn fans that haven't been long around to realize are easier. They haven't seen the twins and wild set sports records for 1st round exits. 

You game? I'll only make it 100.

[Fezig]

After the listless effort last night against the Islanders, I'm even more confident the Wild's imitation of the Twins second half collapse will lead to no playoff appearance. 

[mnfaninnc]

The team looked discouraged and exhausted last night in Long Island. Not much time to come home and prepare for a 2 pm game vs. Dallas (who plays this afternoon). I don't know what it will take to recharge this team's batteries, but I see us limping into the 1st round completely drained....again. 

Goose needs a game off, and the whole team is playing up in the lineup. We need those reinforcements even though they're rusty. I thought effort was their last night, but the Wild forgot to take off their sand bags around their ankles, they just looked slow and the puck was bouncing everywhere on them. 

It's like they've entered the arena in the marathon and are slowly taking the lap around the arena not realizing other competitors are about to enter the arena right behind them. If you've ever seen NASCAR teams gamble and lose the fuel estimation and run out of gas on the final lap, you will see the similarity in this year's team. Can they get to the pits in time? 

A perfect storm would come with an energy boost.

[SkolWild73]

10 hours ago, Need4speed99 said:

Those are wild cards, diehard mn fans that haven't been long around to realize are easier. They haven't seen the twins and wild set sports records for 1st round exits. 

You game? I'll only make it 100.

Pretty sure I just said I dont bet on minnesota teams to win or lose.  

[Enforceror]

Metallurg lost in overtime today to finish out their playoff run. Yurov scored a PP goal, had 3 SOG, and 44% FO%.

 

[Up North Guy]

2 hours ago, Enforceror said:

Metallurg lost in overtime today to finish out their playoff run. Yurov scored a PP goal, had 3 SOG, and 44% FO%.

 

Thanks for the update. Now we wait and see what happens.

[Enforceror]

30 minutes ago, Up North Guy said:

Thanks for the update. Now we wait and see what happens.

Can't wait to see what this kid can do for the team. Im not as high on him as some of the others but I do think he'll contribute nicely on the 2nd or 3rd line.