Minnesota Wild vs Calgary Flames: Game Recap

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The talk has already begun, so be ready. "The regression is in full effect." "Exactly what we predicted." "Told you it was unsustainable."

Where were the predictions that it would take three top six forwards out with injuries and another just returning to cause a five game losing streak? If we go back and look, the talk was the goaltending and not a high enough Corsi. Those haven't changed. Only one thing did, and no one, not one person, predicted it. So take all the credit you want, but none of you predicted this. You're fooling yourselves if you think you did.

To the game.

This was, without a doubt, one of the worst periods of hockey they have played all year. It is difficult to question the play with so many fill-in players in the line-up, but this was a period full of basic hockey mistakes. Missed assignments, bad passing, coasting, complete shut down of all physical play. Absolutely brutal. Iginla saw it, capitalized on it, and good on him for doing so.

Typical.

Five losses in a row. Let the regressionist gloating begin.