Minnesota Wild vs. New-York Islanders: Game Recap

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Hoooo boy, this one was a doozy. The Wild were out of a playoff spot before tonight's game, and with tonight's embarassing outing, the margin for error is growing thin.

In short, the Wild sucked, Andrew Brunette is hurt, Backstrom's been shaky in the last two games, they've fallen further away from a playoff spot, and there's another game to play tomorrow night. Yeesh. This was certainly a night to forget, and the Wild need to win one, fast.

Game notes:

The Houston Aeros were leading 7-0 after two periods while I was writing this. Maybe they could come and play the next few Wild games?

The Islanders fired 41 shots on goal. Niklas Backstrom allowed 3 goals on 19 shots before being pulled in favor of Jose Theodore, who allowed 1 goal on 22 shots.

Hockey Wilderness 3 stars:

Honorable mention: Frans Nielsen (3 assists)

5 questions:

1. Playing a squad full of no names, can the Wild show some killer instinct? Short answer: No. Long answer: Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

2. Can the Wild find a way to shut down Tavares? Surprisingly, yes. Too bad he's not the only one in need of shutting down anymore in Long Island

3. Will any Okposo nut jobs fans wax poetic about what he would mean to the Wild? Haven't heard or seen any, but with tonight's performance, I'm betting there are some.

4. The Wild need this one, on so many levels. Can they pull out the easy victory it should be? Hell no. I don't agree with Bryan that it was a should've-been-easy game. This is a different team than it was in the beginning of the season.