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Imyourhuckleberry Verified Member Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago Wild now have fallen behind the points pace they had through December 13th. Quinn Hughes first hit the ice for them on December 14th, and they have a 102 point pace since that point. Still good, but the details seem to have fallen off in their game after the initial goal scoring bonanza when Quinn Hughes arrived. Obviously, when the Wild are without Eriksson Ek and Brodin, they lose a lot of what makes them a top level team on the defensive side. Hopefully their recoveries goes well and they can join the lineup again soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pewterschmidt Verified Member Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 21 minutes ago, Imyourhuckleberry said: the details seem to have fallen off in their game after the initial goal scoring bonanza when Quinn Hughes arrived. It’s interesting watching an entire group adjusting to one player Quinn Hughes Hughes gets so much TOI and is involved in the play whenever he’s on the ice so the rest of this group has no choice but to adjust to him versus Hughes adjusting to the wild team I think that’s what we’re watching now the good news is I saw some glimmer of chemistry between 43 and 97 last night for this Hughes Hail Mary™️ to pay off those two need to bond the way 97 and 36 bonded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalptrash Verified Member Posted 49 minutes ago Share Posted 49 minutes ago 18 minutes ago, Pewterschmidt said: It’s interesting watching an entire group adjusting to one player Quinn Hughes Hughes gets so much TOI and is involved in the play whenever he’s on the ice so the rest of this group has no choice but to adjust to him versus Hughes adjusting to the wild team I think that’s what we’re watching now the good news is I saw some glimmer of chemistry between 43 and 97 last night for this Hughes Hail Mary™️ to pay off those two need to bond the way 97 and 36 bonded He really doesn't fit the system that the Wild have always employed. Defensive structure. They are now stuck in the middle and Hughes still doesn't look that comfortable to me. He wants to drive offense, but holds back to be true to the Wild's system. Something has to give, either take off the leash or he adapts to defense first, and then it was a horrible trade for something that doesn't fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNCountryLife Verified Member Posted 14 minutes ago Share Posted 14 minutes ago Some interesting notes from last nights game. Hartman is not capable of replacing Ek. There is a steep drop off between these two. We are very dependent on Ek. Bogo and Brodin really solidify 3 D pairs. Without them our skill on the backend drops off dramatically and struggles. We need Johansson producing like he was in Nov and Dec. Without him playing to his potential our top 6 is not top 6 quality. We need Mojo... not Nojo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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