Game 5: MN Wild @ Vegas Knnnnnigitts

[Will D. Ness]

Well we better win for Nyquists' sake.

[UK_Soldier]

Just now, SkolWild73 said:

I so agree.  Adrenaline rush to being down.  Any thoughts on the ot winner?

Literally anybody. Please. 

[Sam]

3 minutes ago, SkolWild73 said:

I so agree.  Adrenaline rush to being down.  Any thoughts on the ot winner?

Hopefully the Wild

[RedLake]

Was that offsides or a tie offsides? I'm besides myself! 

[RedLake]

Come on Merril OT winner.

[Imyourhuckleberry]

This has been a really good game by both teams. Hopefully the Wild can get an OT win and make it a great game.

[Sam]

Just now, RedLake said:

Was that offsides or a tie offsides? I'm besides myself! 

If only he woulda used rainbow tape.

[RedLake]

3 minutes ago, Sam said:

If only he woulda used rainbow tape.

Ms13 refs lmfao

[SkolWild73]

😞 

[Sam]

Challenge it!

[UK_Soldier]

Shit. Was just getting ready to say the Wild can't win a faceoff to save their fricking lives. Inches away from a series lead. 

[RedLake]

Fuck Merril he's slow and dumb as fuck. Fucking bullshit. Fuck that guy 

[SkolWild73]

See ya all Thursday night.

[OldDutchChip]

waiting for another Rossi is under used article tomorrow. later!

 

[RedLake]

25 years is enough for me. NHL went woke and the fucking Mild have bandaid after bandaid year after year. Good luck everyone in all your endeavors. 

[Protec]

Nice call putting in Merrill who threw the game. 

Literally skates off into no-man's land and Howden I'd wide open to win it in OT. Did he do that on purpose? He used to play for Vegas and he's part of the NHL's woke agenda. Who better to deliver a win in Vegas? Has he git gambling debts? 

What's up cause he just skates out to the winger's position on that play and leaves his guy all alone when he could've picked him up. 

Was that his first shift in OT? Totally inexplicable unless he's trying to rig the game. He just forgot to play defense and pick up his guy there, come on...

[Protec]

Of all the goalie interference calls this season and there's Karlsson in the blue paint screening the goalie. His skates are against Gus's pads and don't allow him to get them flat to the ice in time. 

No problem, goal allowed. 

How much evidence do ya need? I've seen enough. How long did people deny there were abnormalities in other things only to find out the shot kills people, the food is poisoned, your taxes are being stolen, and the voting is rigged? 

[Protec]

5 hours ago, RedLake said:

25 years is enough for me. NHL went woke and the fucking Mild have bandaid after bandaid year after year. Good luck everyone in all your endeavors. 

I agree it's a scam. I'm not sure the Wild haven't tried or that Lazy-Eye Bill hasn't turned the organization for the better. In the end though, if it's scripted you're right. Waste of time watching or caring to see the Wild get over the hump. 

I have said for nearly ten years on this site OCL's bribe game is shit. Since it used to be Chicago handing MN their playoff losses. 

[Peter6842]

A joke!!! Referees won last 2 games-is it even worth watching anymore if referees won’t let wild win? 

[MNCountryLife]

Merrill completely missed his assignment.  Big mistake by him.  He got beat several other times earlier in the game as well and he struggled moving the puck stick to stick.  We gain nothing with him in there over Buium.  Buium made mistakes as well but at least he could move the puck and drive offense.

[OldDutchChip]

9 minutes ago, MNCountryLife said:

Merrill completely missed his assignment.  Big mistake by him.  He got beat several other times earlier in the game as well and he struggled moving the puck stick to stick.  We gain nothing with him in there over Buium.  Buium made mistakes as well but at least he could move the puck and drive offense.

i think a better option may be chissy over merrill and over buium.

buium makes mistakes on pretty much every shift and does not drive offense - he needs more development time and training camp. 

[MNCountryLife]

5 minutes ago, OldDutchChip said:

i think a better option may be chissy over merrill and over buium.

buium makes mistakes on pretty much every shift and does not drive offense - he needs more development time and training camp.

I sure liked Chisholm earlier in the year.  But he had several stick plays that seems to have shattered his confidence and his play dropped.  I would rather have Merrill than Chisholm at this point.   It is clear at this point our 3rd D pair need improvement.  Hopefully Jiricek, Buium and Lambos can provide that next year.

[MNCountryLife]

Vegas sure has gotten some timely breaks in these games.  I know we are the underdogs but it feels like they are stealing the games and we "should" have won.

[Will D. Ness]

I was hoping for Merrill's best hockey and we got some of his worst hockey pretty much all game long.  I would roll next game with Chisholm myself.  Before the late season meltdown of multiple gaffes, he played some really good hockey.

It's a tough call, but I think you roll the dice on Chisholm before you put Zeev or Merrill out there again.

Oh and Nyquist... dude.  WTF?  He was rolling into the zone like he was playing in an exhibition game.  Unforgivable.

[Imyourhuckleberry]

2 hours ago, Will D. Ness said:

Oh and Nyquist... dude.  WTF?  He was rolling into the zone like he was playing in an exhibition game.

I've been one of Nyquist's biggest supporters despite his lack of stats, but that was indefensible. When I was watching in real time, I thought to myself that I hope Hartman doesn't score here because I'm pretty sure it was offsides.

Hartman didn't even slow down in front of the blue line like often happens on offsides situations. Nyquist just F'd up.

I don't know that they'll bench Nyquist given how solid he's been defensively--only 1 goal against in 55 minutes this series after being solid in the regular season, but he needs to be better than he's shown offensively.