Gamethread: Wild vs. Blackhawks (1:00 p.m.)

the question now becomes: what has the new coach changed so far?

The special teams still struggling. Fleury and the post denied the Bedards a PP goal

Meanwhile Rossi looks strong

The alt Wild are out this period. Almost unwatchable

Gotta appreciate the way Ek gets under the other teams skin

Boldy! The second power play where our scorer was left alone in front

As they say on Judds hockey show another game where Mojo is out there just doing cardio

I had hopes that NoJo would get a point this game. He’s not as invisible but he’s definitely not clicking.

Can Goligoski stay on the bench now?

I’m no longer in the camp of wanting the wild to bottom out so we can get high draft picks to rebuild. this Chicago hockey team is absolutely terrible. I can’t imagine watching five seasons of this kind of hockey waiting for the draft picks to pan out.  Even if Bedard is the prize

Agreed

The Wild have looked significantly better the last 3 games. They still can’t finish. Tape to tape plays with poor shooting or missed rebounds. They should have 4-5 more goals easily. Until they bury teams, I’m in doubt. Against a good team how soon does the energy leave the bench when they fall behind?  Their inability to finish is a problem that has plagued them all year. 

5 hours ago, Pewterschmidt said:

As they say on Judds hockey show another game where Mojo is out there just doing cardio

So right... he drives me nuts.  Worst player we have.

Three games, three wins, and a 13-3 aggregate score looks like a pretty good first week for the Hynes regime.  That said, it was against the 5th, 6th, and last-place teams in the Central. 

Hopefully they can build on this and see some better performances against the top teams as well.