@WHENESOTA Waking up and thinking it thru, last night verified my biggest worries about the team:
— still cannot keep the ball out of their net (which is vital in knockout rounds - go look at winners and 2nd place teams thru the yrs and their defensive record)
— they have minimal depth
@WHENESOTA Beat Bosnia 🇧🇦- no one cares - lose and it’s all they’ll talk about - I implicitly trust Poch and his ability to properly prepare for what teams will try to accomplish versus us… he is the best weapon we have ever had…
@JFreshHockey A. he's given 10 yrs to the same org - been very patient
B. he's earned the right to a NMC -- that's an earned and negotiated part of his contract
C. SY has every right to ignore him, but is that what's best for the team and org? Tough situation all around
@spittinchiclets@BizNasty2point0 Wherever the F he wants (he has a full NMC). It’ll end up being in MN (Hughes and Larkin have the same agent). The return will be underwhelming too…
@AlexMicheletti@BryanWilliWally 100% - so explain how if they lose (and not 1-0), Gus starts the proverbial must win at home in game 3 (Talbot much?)?! You’re trying to win the series not a game… you manage series correctly by starting Gus in 2 knowing you can go w/Wally in must win game 3 (if loss in gm 2)
@ChadHartmanShow Disagree-if Wally started tonight & lost, you HAVE to change to Gus in game 3. Would u really want to have Gus start in quasi-must-win when he hadn't played in 25 days (like Talbot few yrs ago)?! This way its win-win. Gus plays well, wins, play Gus. Gus loses back to Wally Game 3
@RussosFilter Problem is if he has a bad night now you put Gus in the Talbot role of having to win but not playing in 3 weeks - you have to start Gus bc if they lose they get to go back to Wally in the all
Important third game…
@RobertTiffin@RussoHockey Our seats are 4th row behind wild bench - in pain, he took his skates off after saluting the fans and gave them to trainer -- the amount of tape on the ankle was significant, but nowhere as significant that he couldn't walk down the tunnel without assistance! Nordic warrior!