I wasn't one of the lucky individuals who got to attend one (or both) of the Twins or Wild games but I certainly went through every emotion possible, from swearing at the TV and turning channels uncontrollably to fist pumping my dog. And, by the way, my dog fist pumps!
As for the Wild, lots of good things to take away:
- Havlat and Sykora reunited which proved to be another line that can create offense.
- Scott demolished Pornstar Parros. YOUTUBEY
- Forecheck was great. The speed and physical play was often too much for the Ducks' rebuilt defensive core.
The Wild are still getting deprogrammed of Lemaire's breakouts and defensive system, which does cause some untimely turnovers. Only continued practice, games and time will be the cure of that. I or anyone else can write about that after every game from now until December, so no point going into that once again...
Scott is quickly showing that he can play the same role that Boogy does. He may not have the intimidation factor but he is cheaper and better at playing hockey...yea, the game. And for those that say I am jumping to conclusions because he won one fight...Scott doesn't need to win fights. As long as Scott is physical, willing to drop the gloves when the time is right and doesn't take dumb penalties, he fulfills Boogie's role and then Boogaard is not needed.
Also, with Bouchard out, guys like Clutterbuck, Sheppard and Pouliot will get more ice time. If they can grab these opportunities and run with them, then the Wild will be a much deeper team when Bouchard comes back healthy. Hell, I acknowledge that Bouchard has probably the best hands and hockey IQs on the team but I would be lying if I said it wasn't nice not screaming at him last night because he isn't effective on the forecheck or along the walls due to his size/tenacity.
LETS GO TWINS!
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