Gamethread: Wild vs. Stars (5:00 p.m.)

C'mon L4. You can't be taking penalties for f's sake. Looks like a 4 minute.

To be fair though, I’m really not mad if we end up as a bottom 10 team this year and next. It will given time for our young players to develop and some high quality picks for when the buyout shackles come off.

That was nasty Duhaime...but not like it doesn't happen 10 times every game. 

Almost 2 killed...3 to go. 

The Wild do a great job of making teams having issues/concerns look great:

• Stars PP were ranked 29th with 10% — are 3-for-4 tonight
• Louis Domingue has only play 5 games in the last 4 seasons, and somehow the Wild made him look like an all-star goalies a few games ago

Now 4 for 5 against the Wild for PK...so frustrating and painful to watch

Edited November 13, 2023 by WheelSnipeCelly

Was trying to get laundry folded between periods...and they scored not one (expected on the major) but two? 

Uffdah...5 Powerplay goals against the Wild...is that a record?

"Fun" stat that the announcers just mentioned: "The Stars have more powerplay goals tonight than they've had the rest of the season so far."

Edited November 13, 2023 by WheelSnipeCelly

Might be time to come to terms with the last two years post-buy outs was just a bit of luck and players playing beyond their abilities. I'm grateful for the last two seasons, but this is probably a more realistic outcome. Hopefully I'm overreacting and the Wild will go on one of their mid-season runs, but this is bad. Really bad. And now we have a bunch of these guys locked up as the core for the next 2-4 years. 

Another PK...

7 minutes ago, WheelSnipeCelly said:

Uffdah...5 Powerplay goals against the Wild...is that a record?

 

1 minute ago, UK_Soldier said:

Might be time to come to terms with the last two years post-buy outs was just a bit of luck and players playing beyond their abilities. I'm grateful for the last two seasons, but this is probably a more realistic outcome. Hopefully I'm overreacting and the Wild will go on one of their mid-season runs, but this is bad. Really bad. And now we have a bunch of these guys locked up as the core for the next 2-4 years. 

There with you...feeling like the last two seasons were perhaps overachievements, and this season might be an underachievement. Locking up so many players before the season started is definitely a bit confusing....this season/game has been painful to watch so far. They're at least consistently inconsistent...

Somebody do me a favor and cross-check Sutes in the back about 752 times to make up for what he did to KK97 in the playoffs last season. Prick. 

The Wild killed a PK!!! So the Stars are only 5-for-8!

2 minutes ago, WheelSnipeCelly said:

There with you...feeling like the last two seasons were perhaps overachievements, and this season might be an underachievement. Locking up so many players before the season started is definitely a bit confusing....this season/game has been painful to watch so far. They're at least consistently inconsistent...

All of the contracts were a bit confusing, but the Moose one, was downright befuddling. Didn't deserve it in the first place and it was aging poorly before he even signed the damn thing. 

Pretty pass from Dewar! Good attempt!

Some good chances from Lettieri + Dewar!

5-on-3!

Shorty...lol. 

11 minutes ago, UK_Soldier said:

All of the contracts were a bit confusing, but the Moose one, was downright befuddling. Didn't deserve it in the first place and it was aging poorly before he even signed the damn thing. 

100% — it would be a different story if he was the player that pushed the Wild past the first series, but that clearly didn't happen. He's #2 in hits in the NHL, but I'm not sure what the going rate is for $/hit...

Not sure of why I'm still watching, but this better be rock-bottom Wild. If it gets worse than this, I might quit for a while an pick up another hobby, like whittling or something. 

BBBuuuuuhhhh...2 SH goals and 5 PP goals...miserable special teams...

The signings are one thing but then to give them no trade clauses is just plain silly. But if you're in BG's gritty club you're golden.  

Just now, WheelSnipeCelly said:

100% — it would be a different story if he was the player that pushed the Wild past the first series, but that clearly didn't happen. He's #2 in hits in the NHL, but I'm not sure what the going rate is for $/hit...

Dude was a complete an total liability in the playoffs last year, but hey, GMBG says I'll just give him $4milx4. WTF? Make him play a bit this year and then he may earn a $2milx2 if he was lucky.