Dan Wallace: Wild Mailed It In Last Night

GO HAWKS GO!!!!

WHY US????

GOLF HAWKS GOLF!!!
- BGKarras

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Well at this point they're not going to catch Chicago so might as well start sitting some of these guys and let them rest. Bring up some of the Iowa players and let them get some experience playing out the rest of the season here.

Sit Dubnyk for a handful of games. Give Kuemper a shot at gaining a little confidence in case they DO actually need him in the post season.

I expect to see players getting rested this weekend with back to back games coming. Sit Dubnyk a little more so he can be ready for the playoffs. The last thing I think that needs to happen is Defensive pairings being changed.
Suter-Brodin
Spurgeon-Scandella
Dumba-Folin/Prosser/Olfosson
I understand Suter doesn't like a left hand shot on his opposite side but, We need a solid top 4 for the playoffs and that is what I feel is our best shot. Scandella has underperformed since Spurgeon left his side and I am hoping this brings him back to 2015 form.

It's probably not much consolation but this reads like it could have been from the Hawks blogger after the last 3 games - all home games against non-playoff teams. Lack of focus and energy almost like they didn't respect the opponent. I think what the Wild have been going through for the past 10 games or so is what the Hawks are going through the past 3 games. I'm not sure how to define it - is it just human nature after a long haul of playing well to kind of coast a bit and then the sloppy lackluster play kind of snowballs?

The Wild and Hawks are both good teams that will be in the playoffs. Still 8 or 9 games left to get back on the right track. Both these team can beat any other team if they're playing at peak performance so the primary objective is not to get points out of these last regular season games, it's to get back to playing the right way, getting points is secondary.

It's probably not much consolation but this reads like it could have been from the Hawks blogger after the last 3 games - all home games against non-playoff teams. Lack of focus and energy almost like they didn't respect the opponent. I think what the Wild have been going through for the past 10 games or so is what the Hawks are going through the past 3 games. I'm not sure how to define it - is it just human nature after a long haul of playing well to kind of coast a bit and then the sloppy lackluster play kind of snowballs?

The Wild and Hawks are both good teams that will be in the playoffs. Still 8 or 9 games left to get back on the right track. Both these team can beat any other team if they're playing at peak performance so the primary objective is not to get points out of these last regular season games, it's to get back to playing the right way, getting points is secondary.
- EbonyRaptor

Well said.

It's probably not much consolation but this reads like it could have been from the Hawks blogger after the last 3 games - all home games against non-playoff teams. Lack of focus and energy almost like they didn't respect the opponent. I think what the Wild have been going through for the past 10 games or so is what the Hawks are going through the past 3 games. I'm not sure how to define it - is it just human nature after a long haul of playing well to kind of coast a bit and then the sloppy lackluster play kind of snowballs?

The Wild and Hawks are both good teams that will be in the playoffs. Still 8 or 9 games left to get back on the right track. Both these team can beat any other team if they're playing at peak performance so the primary objective is not to get points out of these last regular season games, it's to get back to playing the right way, getting points is secondary.
- EbonyRaptor

Wild are good but the Hawks are better and the deeper team this year ... The Wild probably can beat us in a 7 game series , just doubt it will happen

Wild go as far as Dubynik takes them and the Hawks go as far as Toews, Keith, Hossa, Crawford, Kane, Panarin, Anisimov, and Seabrook take them.