Article: 3 Key Takeaways From Wild's Decisive Game 2 Win Over Vegas

[mnfaninnc]

12 hours ago, manbearpig said:

Penaltyman

He's got heart!

[mnfaninnc]

1 hour ago, RedLake said:

Trenin needs to target Echiel tonight light that punk up. Hague needs a elbow to the nose. Go after them all game all series. Bring back the old Chicago/North Stars intensity. Keep the penalty boxes full all night

While I love this style, I wouldn't target Eichel until he scores. No need to wake up a sleeping player. Just let him struggle. Once he scores, light him up hard.

[Pewterschmidt]

1 hour ago, Imyourhuckleberry said:

Hinostroza might fit in well.

Replacing Brozere with Vinnsanity would make this a Face Wash Bonanza for VGK.

Imagine a post whistle scrum in Vegas' crease with Zuccy, Spurgy, 97, Vinnesota and Rossi on the ice (PP2?).  It would be god damned demoralizing to watch from the bench AND from my couch.

Edited Thursday at 02:46 PM by Pewterschmidt

[FredJohnson]

19 hours ago, mnfaninnc said:

But, what has Freddy added to line 2?

53.3% of face offs won by Freddy in game 1.

Game 2…3/8. Yikes.

[Protec]

5 hours ago, mnfaninnc said:

While I love this style, I wouldn't target Eichel until he scores. No need to wake up a sleeping player. Just let him struggle. Once he scores, light him up hard.

There was a chance center ice game one for Boldy to smoke Eichel. No problem but Boldy held off the check. Team USA first or something. 

Guerin played with Claude Lemioux so when he says more effyu is needed from certain guys, there shouldn't be any confusion about what that means. Guerin himself was dirty and didn't take any crud. MN has some guys like Trenin or Brackish who might be a salty but aren't out for blood. MN might like to see Rossi evolve into a guy that gets to the tough areas but he's not flying in to kill Horvat when he injured Middleton or antagonizing Hauge and distracting him with dirty tricks in the corners or in the blue paint. He's not an agitator. 

MN has tried to add that element of "sandpaper" or "heviness" but Boldy is gonna let Team USA skate by or Spurgeon is gonna be a respected gentleman out there. Faber drops the Clark Kent glasses and yet he doesn't throw destructive super punches or destroy villains. 

Bennett, Tkachuk, Marchand is greater than any top MN battlers when it comes to nasty playoff hockey. MN isn't there yet in terms of team toughness. They're Minnesota nice so a bad apple like Hartman or Foligno stand out. You can't have six little Euros and "drag em into the fight." It doesn't work like that. Team toughness to me, means a team that leaves a trail of body-bags or heads on pikes. Not, "Oh, the mean refs weren't fair and we don't get as many good players as Vegas."

I'd be saying "Run the goalie, break Stone's back, send Eichel to neck-surgery again, drive Dorofeyev through the Zamboni-door, send Hague to Hell in a handbasket while scoring three goals." Then a new list of monstrous tasks for the second period. I just don't see Capt. Spurge or #97 doing that. That's not the Wild's identity and maybe it never will be but the teams that have repeatedly eliminated MN are always more that way than the Wild.