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.

 

[Wild Bill]

I have faith in Billy G to construct a Stanley Cup winning roster, but he is going to be busy this offseason.

I think you resign Quinn to a 3 year deal that aligns his contract with his brother Jack's contract and you look at the next 4 years and you say that is your window and go absolutely all in. I think you may see Gus waving his no move clause to go elsewhere after he got shown the door after Jesper outplayed him down the stretch. I think Spurgy could be gone. Brodin should be gone. Hell, I think Ek could be gone. I like him, but if you can package him to get a bigger fish I'm okay with that. I don't think McCarron is coming back, although I'd love to see him back, I think he'll get a good contract on the open market. I think that this roster will look a lot different next year. And not in a bad way either. I think resigning Quinn is the #1 priority that needs to happen before you make any other major moves. What he wants dictates quite a bit at how I look at the future roster construction.