1 hour ago, Imyourhuckleberry said:
Askarov was on top of his game.
I was at the game, and this statement is most accurate. If the horseshoe fell out of his ass anytime during the game, the Wild would have stacked up 3 or 4 goals at least.
Boldy and the Russians everywhere last night. I swear Boldy looked like he would have ratcheted 15 SOG.
The main issue I noticed with the Wild is even on the PP, they get trapped in their own zone by 2 guys on the blue line. More than a few times. It was embarrassing to witness. Their passing game was atrocious, zero flow, and seemed like they were always in reaction mode, rarely setting up a play.
Wild are playing flat, only a few players looked like they had intensity. Spurgy might be a locker room guy, but the Wild need a C on the ice, not someone invisible.