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Today we’re talking about Minnesota Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson not getting the start in Game 2 against the Dallas Stars, with Marc-Andre Fleury getting the decision instead.
This video is taking place after the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The 2022 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:
1st) Montreal Canadiens, Juraj Slafkovsky
2nd) New Jersey Devils, Simon Nemec
3rd) Arizona Coyotes, Logan Cooley
4th) Seattle Kraken, Shane Wright
5th) Philadelphia Flyers, Cutter Gauthier
6th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Chicago Blackhawks), David Jiricek
7th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Ottawa Senators), Kevin Korchinski
8th) Detroit Red Wings, Marco Kasper
9th) Buffalo Sabres, Matthew Savoie
10th) Anaheim Ducks, Pavel Mintyukov
11th) Arizona Coyotes (from San Jose Sharks), Conor Geekie
12th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Denton Mateychuk
13th) Chicago Blackhawks (from New York Islanders), Frank Nazar
14th) Winnipeg Jets, Rutger McGroarty
15th) Vancouver Canucks, Jonathan Lekkerimaki
16th) Buffalo Sabres (Vegas Golden Knights), Noah Ostlund
17th) Nashville Predators, Joakim Kemell
18th) Dallas Stars, Lian Bichsel
19th) Minnesota Wild (from LA Kings), Liam Ohgren
20th) Washington Capitals, Ivan Miroshnichenko
21st) Pittsburgh Penguins, Owen Pickering
22nd) Anaheim Ducks (from Boston Bruins), Nathan Gaucher
23rd) St. Louis Blues, Jimmy Snuggerud
24th) Minnesota Wild, Danila Yurov
25th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Sam Rinzel
26th) Montreal Canadiens (from Calgary Flames), Filip Mesar
27th) San Jose Sharks (from Carolina Hurricanes via Arizona Coyotes and Montreal Canadiens), Filip Bystedt
28th) Buffalo Sabres (from Florida Panthers), Jiri Kulich
29th) Arizona Coyotes (from Edmonton Oilers), Maveric Lamoureux
30th) Winnipeg Jets (from New York Rangers), Brad Lambert
31st) Tampa Bay Lightning, Isaac Howard
32nd) Edmonton Oilers (from Colorado Avalanche via Arizona Coyotes), Reid Schaefer
This video is also taking place after 2022 NHL Season, and after the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Finals.
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9 Comments
Can't belive we played him. Not putting all the blame on him but gus stopped multiple of those same playes. Also his dumb poke checks 😢
If Minnesota bows out again in RD-1 (for the 6th straight time across seven years) last night will be why.
Can’t afford to waste a game against a team like Dallas yet going w/ Fleury is exactly what they did. He hasn’t been the same since Vegas dumped him in Chicago; wonderful player and human being but his heart’s not in this game anymore.
he will not b playing a game again this season, same as when peter deboer tried him in west finale back in 2020
There are other factors, that add to the Wild loss last night, but I 100000000% agree that Gus should have started game 2. An Fleury as a vet of the NHL should have stepped up and said something as well. I am very confused by the decision yesterday, but we let Dallas back in this series. Going to be interesting Friday.
The hardest part of things like this is you don't really know if Gustavsson would have fared any better. In theory, he would have but in reality, can't prove it one way or the other. If you look at the goals scored, if they were soft goals.. he probably would have.. if they were the type that the goalie had no chance (quality deflections, pass rather than shoot leaving the G out of position..etc), he probably would not have… I've not seen the replays cause frankly I stopped rooting for the Stars when the lost the word "North" in their name… and I've not found the same fondness for the Wild…
I saw this video and quickly went to check the boxscore thinking surely the Wild aren't stupid enough to start MAF after Gus just stole game 1 with 51 saves…..and whadddayaakno?? This is the most mind boggling decision I have ever seen!
The "first Dallas Stars shot" was a breakaway by Hintz, one of many lone breaks and 2 on 1 rushes by Dallas's top line. Fleury did not lose this game, Gus would have lost too. The defensive play in front of the net in that game was non-existent.
The Wild went with Fleury to keep the goaltending fresh. It worked well during the season, and this was a road game, so they wanted Gus between the pipes for game three. The coaches and fans could not have foreseen how badly Fleury, and much of the Wild team for that matter, would play.
On the other hand, Fleury does not know how to stay in the net when he needs to, and other teams take advantage of that. It is frustrating to watch.
The signs are that Fleury has lost it, and he may retire after this season if the Wild believe Jesper Wallstedt is ready to back up Gus. If not, it may be one more season as a backup.
What was Minnie thinking? Gustafson had just had a great game then they go to the aging veteran and he played like crap