Any hockey fans out there?

[wolfpup]

Having commitments last night I got home and checked the score of the Avs game and we were down 1-3 halfway through the 3rd I really thought ahh hell I'll do some honey do's and then catch game 6. Then I check headlines today and can't believe I missed the comeback and OT win.... bummed I missed it but woot woot... GO AVS!

 

[cedahm]

Wild looked like they were trying not to lose vs trying to win in the third. All they were doing is chipping the puck out then doing quick line changes. No sustained puck possession and didn’t even seem like they were trying to possess the puck. Allowing a team as skilled as the Avs to have that much puck possession and build momentum into the closing minutes of the game bit them in the ass once the goalie was pulled.

Landeskog even talked about that postgame to the press. He said it's hard to flip that switch from defending, change, defending, change, defending when you jump ahead big early. And the Wild never seemed to be able to flip the switch. Great last 45 minutes from the Avs. 4th liners and Kulak with 3 goals and the Dogg doing Dogg things with that snipe.

That was about the best postseason you could expect from the Wild. Wild front office assembles rosters based on the direction of the wind that day. Lucky to make a 2nd round every decade.

In Billy G's defense, the Parise/Suter Dead Cap hit from 2021 until this year was a huge anchor. Closer series than it looked on paper. Still have >10M in cap space next year even after Kaprizov starts his new deal.