On today’s episode of Locked on Wild, we look at a few particular details that are leading us down the path toward a similar fate this postseason as we saw last year. We discuss the special teams disasters on the Power Play and Penalty Kill. We discuss the impact of the loss of Joel Eriksson Ek, and whether or not his absence really makes a 20% difference on the PK and turns the Power Play from a perimeter oriented unit that is not capable of getting into the offensive zone. We discuss faceoffs, and more importantly, the inability to win to set things up on the Power Play and prevent Dallas from hunkering down right off the draw on theirs. We also discuss the inability of the team to finish in odd man rush and breakaway situations, in a series in which the first team to score has won every game. We finish by talking about the lack of adjustments unless absolutely necessary that we have seen all season.
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Awesome. Imo, you are the best Iocked on host. You perform. You finish sentences on beat no matter how improvised your thoughts. I’ve enjoyed your cast all season. I’m an every dayer
You’re forgetting that we have a cap hit of 20 million with Suter and Parise that’s basically a quarter of our salary to be where they’re at isn’t bad especially in our very tough conference. We can’t afford a number one center for Karil that’s a huge whole. Rossi didn’t pan out unfortunately but the potential is definitely there we just have to weather the storm till this cap disaster is over.
Guerin needs to address coaching this offseason or he's lost all credibility with me. This isn't rocket science. DeBoer even gave the Wild a hint in his game 2 post game presser: "When you pre-scout the Wild – they take penalties. They're the 6th most penalized team in the league." Yet the Wild continue to play recklessly (Foligno), complain, throw the refs under the bus, and do everything but address the special teams issues.
You can’t say it better Seth., we HAVE YET to try and actually change up our lines even a little bit.. we have to do something to shake it up in the post season and we NEVER DO with dean.. dean needs to “shit or get off the pot” so to speak and either make something happen, RIGHT NOW, or go back to the AHL.. end of the day, cap hit aside, we have the depth and talent to win THIS series, as well as last years series, and yet we send out the same exact lines for 6 games, back to back series, and get out coached, more than put played.. the coaches enabled the poor hitting choices resulting in penalties, the coaches haven’t pulled anyone aside and had “that talk” with them, and here we are.. like you said, 7 years, it’s time for a serious change
You know it’s bad when I’m driving around town listening to my radio (NHL channel) and they say they need to lead with a condolence. I was wondering who died, then they start on the Minnesota sports fan. They bring up the double whammy of the Wild and Timberwolves last night. Then he goes to the Twins 0-18 and the last time they won a series, – money-ball. Vikings, tease but never win, Wolves, Garnett last time they won a series. Wild 10/11 post season, not even a sniff, can’t win even 1 series, no wonder we’re Frikin nuts up here.
While losing Shaw and EK is hurting on the PK, it’s really the confidence (Dallas) and lack of confidence,(MN) demonstrated nightly by the Wild. I actually would try to spring someone and go for a shorty. That would be a dagger and maybe turn the mojo-
turn the tables and score a few on your PP. As I watch this, colorado loses 3-2 to Seattle after watching Boston lose. Not one team out of the 16 has been punched out – crazy…
I’m not one for boycotting, I think more times than not it doesn’t work. But if season ticket holders cancelled their tickets, if we stopped attending games, stopped buying merchandise…I think it would send a pretty good message to Guerin that MN fans are fed up with mediocrity and excuses
Guerin isn’t as good as y’all think he is….