NHL 2021: I Pledge Allegiance to Gritty

[Kepler]

Keep piling it on. Can't beat the Rangers by enough...

These games are almost never blowouts. Either the Rangers will regroup or it will be a bloodbath and end 3-zip with 200 PIM.

[aparch]

Other than a few of them, who are these guys with the winged wheel???

Same thought.

[Bronco]

I'm just pleased that the score is only 1-0. Last season it would have been three or four against.

[Bronco]

Wings lose 3-0. Still look like the same team as they were last season. Blashill is likely out after this season. Expected things are expected.

[aparch]

Wings lose 3-0. Still look like the same team as they were last season. Blashill is likely out after this season. Expected things are expected.

Yuuuuuup. I was willing to give Blashill the benefit of crappy Ken Holland teams, but it's more of the same.


Also, pretty sure Jimmy Howard was sitting at home yelling at his TV that he could have done the same thing.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

Whatever Blash is doing isn't working. It felt like the Wings missed more attempted shots than they got on net. Too much perimeter play and one-man efforts looking for sniper goals. And then Larkin kicks off his new captaincy by taking a bad penalty down only a goal with 5 mins to play.

I hope Greiss wanted to see a lot of rubber, because he's not going to be bored at this rate.

[Slap Shot]

Why the frick are MIN and STL in the West not CAL and EDM?

[mookie1995]

Why the frick are MIN and STL in the West not CAL and EDM?

CA teams had to stick together due to country travel restrictions

[MichVandal]

Whatever Blash is doing isn't working. It felt like the Wings missed more attempted shots than they got on net. Too much perimeter play and one-man efforts looking for sniper goals. And then Larkin kicks off his new captaincy by taking a bad penalty down only a goal with 5 mins to play.

I hope Greiss wanted to see a lot of rubber, because he's not going to be bored at this rate.

Back up a step- the passing is atrocious. From all places on the ice, the passing is just the worst I've seen, and I've seen some really bad college teams over the past almost 30 years.

Can't break out when you are passing to your teammate's skates. Can't even circle the puck behind the net when you can't get the puck behind the net.

And during the PP, some very clear one time shots were positioned perfectly. But the pass was feet off of being even close to being shot. And you could see Carolina's response- the had zero respect for the PP what so ever- instead of trying to block passes and shots, they pressured the puck holder. To let them go from a relatively passive defensive position to an aggressive one like that just shows how bad these guys are.

These guys are supposed to be professionals. Passing should be second nature. This is beyond pathetic.

[JF_Gophers]

Probably the last time this year the Wild will have a winning record. Enjoy!

[Kepler]

Probably the last time this year the Wild will have a winning record. Enjoy!

Change the name. I'm telling you, it's the stupid name. Call them the Minnesota North Gophers.

[ScoobyDoo]

Change the name. I'm telling you, it's the stupid name. Call them the Minnesota North Gophers.

It's a stupid logo too. The whole thing is stupid.

[Kepler]

It's a stupid logo too. The whole thing is stupid.

It's a curse. Because this was perfection in every detail:


Fig. 1 The best name, logo, and color scheme in sports history

[Slap Shot]

I will have never any passion for the Wild in the way I did for the North Stars, but the name and logo fit.

[Jimjamesak]

The IIHF finally came to it’s senses and has pulled the 2021 World Championship from Belarus. New host TBD.