I Could Get Used To This Whole "Minnesota Losing" Thing

by Joe Dunman on Oct 31, 2008 9:36 AM MDT in News Comment 29 comments

Seriously, this is getting good. Even though the Calgary Flames are on a tear and have passed the Avalanche in the Northwest Division standings, the Minnesota Wild are finally falling back to earth.

Last night they sucked again, losing 2-1 to the Montreal Canadiens and their young Goalie Jesus. But it wasn't just normal sucking, it was horrendously frustrated sucking. The Wild fired 29 shots but only got one goal to show for it, and went 0-10 on the power play. Seriously, 0-10. That's worse than the Quenneville-era Avalanche and their piles of dead kittens.

Personally, I blame this on the loss of Marian Gaborik, since he's pretty much the only really talented player on the Wild, other than now-cold-as-ice Mikko Koivu. Gaborik is one of those superstars of the NHL you'd rather see play for other teams because he's pretty much always injured. Better to sit in their press box than yours, right?

So yeah, the Wild. Screw 'em.

Oh, and the below photo needs to be distributed to every member of the Colorado Avalanche defense. This is how you clear opposing players from the slot:

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photo courtesy of Jim Mone/AP

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Too bad

We can’t gain any ground.

by Drakenlot on Oct 31, 2008 9:47 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Seriously, Francis Bouillon > Jordan Leopold…

Colorado Avalanche: Gellin' and Propellin'!!!

by Mike @ MHH on Oct 31, 2008 10:13 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Well, in his defense, Leopold knows if he makes any actual contact his entire body will explode.

Go Avs! Let's get some goals!

by Joe Dunman on Oct 31, 2008 11:24 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

After these last two putrid efforts by the Avs, Schadenfreude is all we have. The evil Wings lost last night. So there.

MHH: Shagging Dater one contributor at a time.

by Bob in Boulder on Oct 31, 2008 12:21 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Yep, the Wings and the Wild. Wait a second, Buffalo lost, too. Buffalo, Wild, Wings.

Now I’m (not really) hungry.

Go Avs! Let's get some goals!

by Joe Dunman on Oct 31, 2008 12:29 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sigh

There are no BW3’s in the Bay Area… I miss my wings.

I believe in Peter Budaj

by Jibblescribbits on Oct 31, 2008 12:51 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

We have like a dozen of them here.

Go Avs! Let's get some goals!

by Joe Dunman on Oct 31, 2008 1:20 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Other than Tuesdays

I find them to be among the most overpriced foods in the area. 40 cents per pretty small wing on Tuesdays. Regular price they are outrageous. But maybe that is just me? Good place to watch sports though. I used to travel to Dayton, Ohio for business (lucky me). There was a really good one there that would always show Av games for some reason, which was way cool.

There is one within 5 minutes of my house, but I generally only go on Tuesdays.

MHH: Shagging Dater one contributor at a time.

by Bob in Boulder on Oct 31, 2008 1:23 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I thought they were cheap on Thursdays?

InYoFace Phadouche! InYoFace

by InYoFace on Oct 31, 2008 1:35 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

wings

for those of you on the south side of the denver area I recommend WinginIt. IMO, way better that Buffalo Wild Wings. The wings sauces are awesome.

by jd21 on Oct 31, 2008 4:26 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

At Aeros games

they have a BFW “Wings Minute” where if the Aeros score in that minute, they give away free wings vouchers to everyone. It’s happened several times, including once this year 4 seconds after the Wings Minute started. I love free stuff.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Oct 31, 2008 3:58 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I know… I’m currently at the moment where I’m willing to give up on the season

26 Card Jet

by Tommelot on Nov 1, 2008 5:19 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I heard a rumour

over at fanhouse, admittedly it’s fairly old but the Wild may have placed Gaborik on the trade block

"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost

by Savage33 on Oct 31, 2008 6:40 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, that’s an Eklund story. There is a chance he might get traded, but not before the trade deadline. And he’s not coming to Colorado.
In my NHL08 he got traded for Scott Gomez. WTF?!
NHL on the PC is really THAT bad, especially NHL09. It’s exactly like NHL08 (no skill stick), but it also has an underdeveloped Be a Pro mode

26 Card Jet

by Tommelot on Nov 1, 2008 5:22 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Get NHL 09

for the PS3 so we can all join a club and play games when the Avs don’t have a game. Club Play online is really freaking awesome.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Nov 1, 2008 3:17 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I would, but I’m not a fan of consoles AT ALL. Plus, I’m a student, which is synonym for broke and don’t have enough time to make a PS3 a viable investment. Plus, last month I bought this Gibson Custom

26 Card Jet

by Tommelot on Nov 1, 2008 3:47 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Haha

Consoles are better than ever now, but it’s cool. I hear you on the broke thing. I go to work every night just so I have the privilege of paying for me to go to class during the day. Yay.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Nov 1, 2008 4:59 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nice Guitar

I wish I could buy a Les Paul but any money I save for it ends up going to ~~beer~~ rent.

InYoFace Phadouche! InYoFace

by InYoFace on Nov 1, 2008 6:21 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I got it on the 360, its awesome. My power forwards already scored 12 points in 13 games for the Panthers(Random selection) while my goalies inconsistent as hell n the Monsters in my BAP’s.

by Savage33 on Nov 1, 2008 6:13 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I rocked a sniper

because online scoring goals is a lot tougher, so I needed the practice. I ended up scoring 123 points in 58 games. It was fun. My reward was a 3 year contract for $2 million per season. Stupid video games.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Nov 1, 2008 8:30 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don’t go online so it doesn’t matter for me. Only annoying thing about power forwards is if you try to screen the goalie like Smythor Holmstrom do you get checked relentlessly and when your team finally shoots 90% your on your ass. As for when you’re a goalie your defenders don’t worry about anyone in the crease. So many of my goals against are because the defense leaves people open in the crease for one timers. My favourite is the pass from behind the net to a guy open with two defenders next to him doing nothing.

Also did you trade Roy to the Avs, i did and now i can’t get his mask back to his custom Habs one. It’s incredibly annoying.

by Savage33 on Nov 1, 2008 8:42 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

About the hitting; just reduce the hit intensity (or something) in the options screen. You’ll still get hit, but won’t fall down so often

26 Card Jet

by Tommelot on Nov 2, 2008 11:15 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

It’s not so much the hitting and falling that annoys me the most, it’s the fact they don’t stop hitting for even a second so you can never get in position for deflections.

by Savage33 on Nov 2, 2008 2:45 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

I know what you're sayin

and it’s extremely annoying. They just keep pounding on you, and if you check back, you usually get a cross-checking penalty. Very, very frustrating, indeed. Deflections are touuugghhhh in that game. I just had my first really pretty one, so I felt the need to save the replay and puff out my chest like I was Rambo. It was a satisfying feeling.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Nov 2, 2008 3:43 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Best i’ve had was in OT against the Devils. I think Bouwmeester took a slap shot from the point and i deflected it perfectly past the michelin man, Martin Brodeur for the win. I scored both goals in that game as well.

by Savage33 on Nov 3, 2008 2:17 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

That's really weird.

I ended up on the Panthers as well and mine was a slap shot from Bouwmeester in OT to win it. It was a high shot that my stick tipped just enough to slide into the 5-hole of…Martin Brodeur. Wtf.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Nov 3, 2008 1:11 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

I think mine was between pad and glove, but that is seriously eery. It’s like you’re me but in America, what with us agreeing on almost everything. You didn’t happen to get hit in the mask a few times playing hockey over the weekend did, or was that just me.

by Savage33 on Nov 3, 2008 4:18 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs