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by Dominik on Mar 25, 2009 7:00 PM EDT
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Minnesota Wild at New York Islanders, Mar 25, 2009 7:00 PM EDT
Chris Botta believes Yann Danis gets the start tonight, which could be bad news for the Wild's playoff hopes. If Danis has one of his games, he could provide the room the Isles need to take some chances and pinch a few off Backstrom.
Oh, hell -- it's a power play-dependent league no matter which way you slice it.
This is the country where one goes a'game threadin'. It's also the time of year when -- if out of the playoffs -- I go a'game hoppin' around Center Ice. Tonight: Florida needs a win in Buffalo, Carolina can really help itself with a win over Ottawa, and Anaheim needs a win in Colorado. Damn, I can't over-emphasize how much I love this time of year, whether my favorite team(s) are involved or not. (This is the only version of March Madness I've ever known or cared for.)
But I promise to keep the fire going here. The Wild's season is on the line, too.
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Bailey
That’s cool: Hadn’t realized he was the third-youngest Islander to have a multi-goal game, behind Trottier and LaFontaine. Heh, not bad company.
Said the coaches (and Okposo) have been working after practice to feed him pucks and get him to shoot more (and better).
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Sutton officially done for the year
Was kind of hoping he’d come back for further eval. Statistically, he actually held up quite well in his few games this season … but such a limited sample.
I was hoping to see him to get a better idea of just how much of the blueline to blow up over the summer.
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Fight: Scott v. Rechlicz
Wow, Scott is huge. And he is landing punches with his 10-foot reach. Rechlicz has resorted to trying jabs with his near, left hand.
Rechlicz must be thinking, “I have to fight Fritz again?”
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Bruno! 1-0
Gervais is gonna be demanding a raise if he keeps this scoring thing up.
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Have you noticed?
Bruno is getting his power from his hair. The longer it gets, the better he plays. You heard it here first.
by Islanders Outsider on Mar 25, 2009 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Ha! Good call.
Remarked to my wife the other night, “He’s starting to look like ____” (Where ____ is a friend of ours with out-of-control Euro-styled hair.)
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Though apparently it’s not long enough to defend Gaborik yet.
by Islanders Outsider on Mar 25, 2009 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Boo!
Hey Dom! I’m here at the barn! and while I’m trying to log on, Garborik scored. Damn it.. no…wait…good… Oh… crap… I’m confused!
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Hey Dee! Yeah, they scored while I was trying to get salt for my pasta. Damn it, sorta.
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Rats 1-1
Gaborik (aka The Wild Offense today) evens it up.
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Hillen!
wait… should we be upset with penalties or not… WOW SOG 14 – 6. Screw the trap!
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At this point, I’m thinking 30th place is damn near locked up. So I’m feeling free to do guilt-free cheering.
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The trap
Yeah, Jaffe has already got his telestrator out to show them sitting three forwards in the neutral zone.
… but the conclusion was Witt making a poor (intercepted) pass to try to get around it.
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Ack, Rechlicz feel shame
In da box for holding. Second Wild PP here.
—oof! And they scored right away. This was not part of the plan.
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End of 1st: 2-1 Wild
Ooh, and some funny business going on! Comeau in the rarest of positions, throwing shoves from outside the gate in the corner.
Okposo jawing with Clutterbuck! Has Okposo fought yet? Could tonight be his first??
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Ouch
So Comeau hit Schultz with possibly a high arm. A Wild dude takes exception and hits him right as the off-ice official was opening the gate, Comeau flies through the gate, and K.O. gets pissed at the offender (#20, I think).
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Was gonna say the Isles will begin the 2nd still on the PP, but we’ll see how things get settled after that fun episode.
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Meanwhile, in Buffalo
The Sabres are tied 1-1 with Florida, and the excellent grump Sabres studio analyst is diagramming a play in which JayBo assesses play in his zone, makes the decision to head up ice and just misses a perfectly placed back-door empty net at the other end of the rink.
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Paul Maurice in Carolina
He always reminds me of James Spader — the voice helps, for sure, but there’s something about his expression, too. “Sex, Lies and Hockey Video Review.”
Canes and Sens tied 0-0 after one.
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2nd underway
Isles PP still .. Ack! Nielsen just missed a rebound carom off the end boards.
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Sick move by Streit
Pulls the puck through his legs around Jonsson to get off a bad-angle backhand.
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Fight: Witt v. Sheppard
Sheppard is really young, I didn’t know he even fought. Witt, meanwhile — it’s been a while for him, hasn’t it?
Advantage Witt, I guess. He landed a few.
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Er, fix that
“Third fight of the season for each of them.” They basically traded coincidental minors for majors and a chance to dance.
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you know...
it was supposed to be a boring game… what happened?
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I don’t know, everybody getting moody? Frustrated by the trap? Star misalignment?
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Howie says:
No shots in five minutes of elapsed time — by either team.
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Oy, ugly goal: 3-1 Wild
Deflected mis-shot by Nolan, off of Bruno’s legs. Just before Comeau’s penalty ended.
This one’s heading south.
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End of 2nd: 3-1 Wild
Four shots on goal by the Wild in that period.
Owen Nolan’s beard is very grey. I remember when he was just a pup, his “Irish eyes smiling” on the cover of The Hockey News after the Nords drafted him. The fact those three #1s Nolan, Lindros and Sundin didn’t survive to win the Cup with that franchise bears remembering.
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what's up, Dom?
Didn’t your team get the memo that from here on out they’re supposed to embarass Western Conference teams fighting for playoff spots? I fully expect a third-period flurry and a regulation win for the Isles tonight.
"(The Blues) life is in your hands, Dude. Mr. Lebowski wanted me to make that point clear, Dude…(The Blues) life is in your hands.
I once shot a man just to see him die...then I got distracted and missed it.
What’s up!
“New shit has come to light.”
I don’t know what’s going on. I fell asleep.
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Didn’t your team get the memo that from here on out they’re supposed to embarass Western Conference teams fighting for playoff spots?
I know. I’d be more worried if I thought the Wild had a chance the rest of the way without Koivu. But I think they’re done.
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Fights
I was told to expect more fights in the third….
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4-1 Wild?!
I was late getting back for the intermission, but I heard the Howie/Jaffe tones that sounded like “another goal.”
I gotta say, I’ve watched a lot of losses this year, but I did not expect them to go down like this. Thought the young’ns might have trouble with the conservative team, but four goals to the Wild with Danis in net. Eesh.
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just one loss closer
to the first pick
"The NY Mets are my favorite squadron" -- Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
Indeed. I think we’re about already there, now.
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Hilbert with the hands and fist pump!
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yep, at first i thought it was sort of an “excuse me”-goal, but it was all-intention!
"The NY Mets are my favorite squadron" -- Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
Haha, my reaction, too: Lucky foot — oh, no he meant it!
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Bah! Damn Wild(s).
Well now I guess there’s nothing getting in the way of watching Lost. It’s getting pretty darn interesting…and, unbelievably, slightly less confusing.
I still want that win though, D.
I once shot a man just to see him die...then I got distracted and missed it.
Lost...
unbelievably, slightly less confusing.
Now that, I do not believe.
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The Wild must've brought
a bunch of U. of M. trash talk with them, because they’ve gotten under Okposo’s skin.
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3-on-3
Sweet. Screwball comedy time.
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Oy oy
Who says the Wild has no offense?
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scott gordon
looks like he is about one goal short of crying there
"The NY Mets are my favorite squadron" -- Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
I imagine “Penalty Killing: Do’s and Don’ts” will be a feature of the next practice.
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That was just ugly, ugly
Promising start, then the bottom falls out.
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Sabres just iced off the Panthers
Afinigenov empty-netter finishes it, 5-3. Horton gives him a cheap shot.
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