Minnesota Wild vs Columbus Blue Jackets: Game Re-Cap

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The fact that this game was settled by such a stupid show of individual skills in a team game is pathetic. Both teams fought hard, battled physically, mentally, and emotionally. They threw punches, they traded goals, and they swapped penalties. Then, when a winner could not be decided by a five minute OT period that ramped up the energy even further, the rules of the game pulled the carpet out from under them.

Deflating, nauseating, and the biggest waste of talent in any professional sport on the planet.

The second period wasn't even bad, considering the Wild left the period with a lead, and actually played for the majority of that period.

Tonight's game was good. It was entertaining, when it should not have been, and it was an solid effort from the Wild. The problem is, they still lost, and they lost to the team directly above them in the standings. That doesn't help things at all.

Wednesday back at the X for the Sharks. Should be a blast.

Hockey Wilderness Three Stars

Five Questions

Can Theodore shine for a lackluster team? Eh. He was pretty soft, to be honest. I don't think he moved at all on any of the shoot out attempts.
Will the defensive shakeup cause chemistry issues? Didn't see any glaring examples, but it still looked like something was off.
How do the Wild respond to the thumping they received? They played well, but not good enough.
How silly does Rick Nash make the Wild look? Two assists. Nash owns the Wild.
If a game is played in Columbus, and no one watches, does it still count? It does count, and juding by the Twitter feed tonight, people were actually watching. Impressive.