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MNCountryLife Verified Member Posted November 11 Share Posted November 11 I've liked the way the Wall has looked. Gus has had a few more ups and downs. But as the article stated, he is getting tougher matchups. Good to have 2 solid goaltenders. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Strife Verified Member Posted November 11 Share Posted November 11 The Wild will need both if they want any success. The defense is both getting older AND getting younger at the same time (however that works). Some players have not been their usual selves, and Buium and Jiricek certainly have early defensive foibles because they try to lean offensively. The Wild will not outscore their problems like that last couple years with Fiala. Figure out defense fast, cause the goaltenders are on an island sometimes. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imyourhuckleberry Verified Member Posted November 11 Share Posted November 11 Gus has seen the tougher matchups since March of 2023 when he had clearly surpassed Fleury as the Wild's top option. In Gustavsson's "down season", his average competition was significantly better than Fleury's when comparing the offensive threat the opposition offered, and his save percentage was around .905 after the Wild jettisoned Calen Addison's incredibly weak defense for a functional defender. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Verified Member Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 It’s fun and interesting to discuss. I get it. But there’s way too small of a sample size here to even pretend like we can draw a conclusion. Wallstadt has been good. But, not that good. He just shut out one of the worst NHL teams I’ve seen on a boatload of weak shots to bring his save % up to .909. Which is still lower than Gus’ career save % (not just his good years, all of it). Also, the group in front of the goalie didn’t do Gus any favors in a couple of games (or more). Wallstadt has shown me he can be a really good goalie, at some point. But, I haven’t seen anything yet that says he could have the same elite, top 5 Vezina contender upside that Gus has flashed in multiple NHL seasons now. I need to see more than 1 really good game against the worst team in the NHL out of Wallstadt before I even consider a more even split. If the same trend goes on for 2-3 more weeks, you start throwing him out there more. A top priority has to be getting Gus going no matter how good Wallstadt is. This team likely needs both to be good just to make the playoffs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnfaninnc Verified Member Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 The Wall has been the beneficiary of Daemon Hunt coming in and putting out the fire of the 3rd pairing. Everything seemed much more calm defensively the past 2 games and those were The Wall's. We cannot know the affect this will have on Guus, but, with tonight's game, we shall find out. I suspect Guus has a good game tonight, and I also suspect that Guus will get a few more games off to keep him fresh. No need to tire him out, but Hynes likes to run the same guy out all the time. I am not convinced that Hynes can handle this transition yet, I have soured on him immensely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Brotherbill Verified Member Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 1 hour ago, Beast said: It’s fun and interesting to discuss. I get it. But there’s way too small of a sample size here to even pretend like we can draw a conclusion. Wallstadt has been good. But, not that good. He just shut out one of the worst NHL teams I’ve seen on a boatload of weak shots to bring his save % up to .909. Which is still lower than Gus’ career save % (not just his good years, all of it). Also, the group in front of the goalie didn’t do Gus any favors in a couple of games (or more). Wallstadt has shown me he can be a really good goalie, at some point. But, I haven’t seen anything yet that says he could have the same elite, top 5 Vezina contender upside that Gus has flashed in multiple NHL seasons now. I need to see more than 1 really good game against the worst team in the NHL out of Wallstadt before I even consider a more even split. If the same trend goes on for 2-3 more weeks, you start throwing him out there more. A top priority has to be getting Gus going no matter how good Wallstadt is. This team likely needs both to be good just to make the playoffs. Wallstedt hasn't lost a game this year. His wins and OTL's have come against some bad teams and good teams. Gus has lost seven games and those loses have come to some bad teams and some good teams. The past is the past. Gus is having a poor start to the season. Wallstedt has played better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dis-allowed display name Verified Member Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 Well, that one goal last night sure was exciting, eh fellas? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCheatachu Verified Member Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 During the sharks game last night on ESPN, Emily Kaplan mentioned that SillyG was active during the GM's meeting in Toronto discussing trades, and it was also brought up on the radio broadcast. Nanne said something along the lines of 'everyone's looking for goalies, and the wild have two...we'll have to keep an eye on that' I wonder what the market for Cal Petersen is, because if this team's got a shot, they're going to need a Gus/Wall tandem this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Stanley Cups Verified Member Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 1 hour ago, MrCheatachu said: During the sharks game last night on ESPN, Emily Kaplan mentioned that SillyG was active during the GM's meeting in Toronto discussing trades, and it was also brought up on the radio broadcast. Nanne said something along the lines of 'everyone's looking for goalies, and the wild have two...we'll have to keep an eye on that' I wonder what the market for Cal Petersen is, because if this team's got a shot, they're going to need a Gus/Wall tandem this season. It'll be interesting to see how Hlavaj does at the olympics for team Slovakia, last time he played pretty well, which would further corroborate the dumpster fire that is the Iowa Wild program. Gus has NMC the following two seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCheatachu Verified Member Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 2 hours ago, 0 Stanley Cups said: It'll be interesting to see how Hlavaj does at the olympics for team Slovakia, last time he played pretty well, which would further corroborate the dumpster fire that is the Iowa Wild program. Gus has NMC the following two seasons. Yeah, it'll be interesting. I've wondered why the guy who performed well on the international stage, and put up similar numbers to Wall was never part of the conversation...then I watched him in preseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacGyver Verified Member Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 When you have to write articles stating how a player is still on track and use mind numbing, eyes glazing over statistics to support it that usually means they are not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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