Comments on: Please don’t call the Wild “passive”

By: grbull

grbull — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:24:51 +0000

The challenged offense is looking about exactly as I described so far tonight….balanced and delightful

By: gbiscottagecheesefatties

gbiscottagecheesefatties — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:36:32 +0000

Chuck Fletcher should be considered for ex. of the year by all means and Yeo for coach… In your eyes Seto and Heatley arn’t working out but we are winning, you have to assume to some degree they’re doing their part. The loss of Burns is minimal to zero and the gain of other assets from that trade will prove in time to be a GREAT trade for the Wild… Fletcher hired Yeo were as most GM’s wouldn’t dare hire another non experienced coach back to back after the first one failed in Richards….. Like you said, time will tell and the season is very young at this point where this conversation really doesn’t matter at all. The standings come April won’t look like they are now, things change as the year goes on. I hope the Wild can keep up the pace and stay on top on the NW. It’s a great time to be a Wild fan.

By: grbull

grbull — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:30:57 +0000

The little offensive threat you speak of above is actually more of a well balanced attack with three scoring lines…..dick

By: gbiscottagecheesefatties

gbiscottagecheesefatties — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:52:22 +0000

who is Cliff Fletcher??? LOL

By: gbiscottagecheesefatties

gbiscottagecheesefatties — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:50:55 +0000

and to point out the main section of the article, this team doesn’t play the trap like they used to, they play it just as much as everyone else does… They have a very aggressive forecheck but we still lack top end scoring players. Untill then (next year, Parise? Granlund? others???), we will get out shot 4/5 games but they are low chance scoring zones and we will push the puck forward to create 4 on 3′s.

By: sknut

sknut — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:22:25 +0000

It is sustainable because they have bought in and are getting contributions from everyone. Will they play this well for the whole year, hard to say but when you buy in and that’s how you play it gives you a great chance every night.

They are fun to watch and never out of a game. In Yeo we Trust!!

By: lpramsden

lpramsden — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:22:16 +0000

I had to laugh the other day when I saw Cliff Fletcher lauded as a leader for Executive of the Year. Sure, he brought in Heater and Setoguchi, but both have been bad – they certainly aren’t contributing to any increase in goals for.

Mike Yeo, on the other hand, deserves consideration for Coach of the Year, to this point. That said – I’m pretty sure this mirage will soon end. The Wild have little offensive talent to speak of, and in the current-day NHL, you have to be able to score. Time will, as it always does, tell.

By: rarebarbarians

rarebarbarians — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:18:37 +0000

If you look at the Wild when they play 5 v 5 hockey they are in the Top 12 in scoring. As long as the Wild stay out of the penalty box they will beat your team down all game long and finish you off in the 2nd and 3rd period, just like they have been doing all season long so far. It’s a team sport and the team has bought into Yeo’s system.

By: gbiscottagecheesefatties

gbiscottagecheesefatties — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:15:09 +0000

well with Setoguchi, Clutterbuck, Latrendresse, Backstrom, Harding, and a few others out of the line up, it’s gotta end eventually but the WHOLE team has bought into the system. Anything can happen when you take it one game at a time……. Go wild!