All Things 2023-24 Minnesota Wild In-Season Thread

[Iceland12]

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Pregame analysis and predictions of the Florida Panthers vs. Minnesota Wild NHL game to be played on October 12, 2023 on ESPN.

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[TRF Guy]

Faber with the Wilds first goal of the season

 

[TRF Guy]

All Florida in the first 10 minutes. Shots 11-3 Florida but it’s 1-0 Wild

 

[TRF Guy]

 

[TRF Guy]

Erickson Ek with the Wilds first power play goal of the season. 2-0 good guys

 

[Iceland12]

With 4:55 left in the 2nd 3-0 Wild.

Edit: Play was challenged as off side. Challenge was upheld. Back to 2-0 Wild.

 

[TRF Guy]

With 4:55 left in the 2nd 3-0 Wild.

2-0. Rossi’s goal was offsides

 

[TRF Guy]

 

[TRF Guy]

If tonight is any indication Gusty should play 65% of the games

 

[TRF Guy]

Gusty with a 41 save shutout

 

[From the Parkinglot]

All aboard the Gus Bus.

 

[TRF Guy]

 

[TRF Guy]

NOTES: Gustavsson is the fourth Wild goalie to get a shutout in a season opener (Darcy Kuemper, 2014; Niklas Backstrom, 2007; Dwayne Roloson, 2001)

 

[MplsGopher]

Even if I wanted to follow the Wild, let me guess the games are on s__t Ballys North. Trash

 

[From the Parkinglot]

Gologaski and Middleton are an issue and those issues cannot be solved given their cap issues.

 

[Ope3]

Even if I wanted to follow the Wild, let me guess the games are on s__t Ballys North. Trash

There are 13 non-BSN opportunities to watch the Wild on TBS-TNT & ESPN-ABC-ESPN+.

 

[TRF Guy]

I’d say the wheels on the Gus bus fell off last night in their 7-4 thrashing by the Leafs. Of course he didn’t get much help from his defense minus Faber.

 

[TRF Guy]

Gologaski and Middleton are an issue and those issues cannot be solved given their cap issues.

You can add Merrill to that group. Once Spurgeon is back Goligaski will be in the press box

 

[Iceland12]

Minnesota Wild 3 Montreal 1 at the 11:14 mark in the 2nd period.

 

[Iceland12]

Wild 4 Montreal 1 after 2 periods.

 

[short ornery norwegian]

Looks like Fleury will pick up a win tonight. He's closing in on some notable numbers with a good chance to reach 2nd in all-time Wins and 4th in total games played. From the Strib.

By making his season debut, Fleury will officially resume the countdown to becoming the second-winningest goaltender of all time.

At 544 victories, Fleury needs only eight more to pass childhood idol Patrick Roy for the second most in NHL history.

Fleury is also 15 games away from 1,000, a rare milestone for netminders that only three have achieved.

 

[Iceland12]

Final: Minnesota Wild 5 Montreal 2

 

[short ornery norwegian]

just looked at the box score.

Wild with 5 goals - 2 Short-handed and 3 Power-Play. No even-strength. there's an odd box score.

 

[Slim Tubby]

just looked at the box score.

Wild with 5 goals - 2 Short-handed and 3 Power-Play. No even-strength. there's an odd box score.

Both shorthanded goals were on the same penalty kill.

 

[TRF Guy]

Both shorthanded goals were on the same penalty kill.

Within 23 seconds

 

[TRF Guy]

Looks like Fleury will pick up a win tonight. He's closing in on some notable numbers with a good chance to reach 2nd in all-time Wins and 4th in total games played. From the Strib.

By making his season debut, Fleury will officially resume the countdown to becoming the second-winningest goaltender of all time.

At 544 victories, Fleury needs only eight more to pass childhood idol Patrick Roy for the second most in NHL history.

Fleury is also 15 games away from 1,000, a rare milestone for netminders that only three have achieved.

He was very good last night. Nice to see considering Montreal is his hometown and probably his last time playing there

 

[Ogee Ogilthorpe]

The Athletic's take on "What we've learned early this season so far" on each team, here's the Wild;

>>The back end is thin: Not many teams can survive the loss of a top-pair defenseman, but Jared Spurgeon’s training camp injury reminded just how little depth the Wild have. They’ve had to go with Alex Goligoski, Jon Merrill and Calen Addison, three players who were consistent scratches down the stretch last season, and now have lost Goligoski for up to two months. That left only minor-leaguer Dakota Mermis to insert, with no more veteran depth defensemen in the minors to call up. That means one more injury and they’ll be rushing a young defenseman into their lineup. It’s peculiar that the Wild didn’t sign any other veteran defensemen for Iowa this season. Jonas Brodin and Brock Faber have performed well, but one big concern has been the play of Jake Middleton without his defense partner, Spurgeon. He has been on the ice for nine goals against this season, tied for third-most in the NHL. His eight goals against at five-on-five is tied for the worst. — Michael Russo

 

[From the Parkinglot]

Ryan Hartman sucks.
97 and 36 are way too cute for their own good.
Is the wilds plan to play rope-a-door with every opponent this year and get outshot by a 2-1 margin.

 

[Frink]

Oh man you could just see that Kaprizov and Zuccarello had been on the ice too long.

 

[Iceland12]

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- — Ryan Hartman scored three goals as part of a career-high-tying five-point game, and the Minnesota Wild scored five times in the final period to beat the Edmonton Oilers 7-4 on Tuesday night..

Wild 7-4 Oilers (Oct 24, 2023) Game Recap - ESPN

Expert recap and game analysis of the Minnesota Wild vs. Edmonton Oilers NHL game from October 24, 2023 on ESPN.

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