Wow, Another Great Game

On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 07:36:46 -0600, Golfox <golfisfun.TakeThisOut@golfdom.com>
wrote:

>Yathinkso wrote:
>>
>> But guess who gets beat on defense......SKOULAAAAAAA...ugh.....That was
>> one ugly play by Skoula. Someone should teach him how to take the body.
>>
>> The Wild are playing great hockey right now overall. I wonder if there
>> is any chance they can pick up a scorer prior to the trading deadline.
>Yes, they deserved better. I watched the replay and it looked like
>Skoula just let the Dallas player walk right in front of the goal. That
>is no mans land. Anyone within 10 feet of Backstrom should get popped
>and put on the ground if they have the puck (or maybe even if they
>don't). I just don't know what to say about that one. Skoula either
>doesn't have the skill or needs help in the simple fundamentals. It is
>a shame the game had to end that way. Good news is the Wild are playing
>inspired hockey and retained 1st place. Glad to see they honored
>Modano. I don't care what his skill level is, I would like to see him
>retire in a Wild jersey.

Yeah, that was a tough loss.

The team, and especially Backstrom, played a great game and it's
tough to lose two games in a row after the Wild played so well
against two very tough teams.

The Wild put on a lot of pressure in that last period, but Mike
Smith had a really nice game in the net for the Stars.

I agree on Modano. As much as I have a dislike for the Stars,
all things considered, I respect Modano as a player.

At least the upcoming schedule for the next several games
looks to be in the Wild's favor.

And yes, Skoula stinks. At this point he is more of a detriment
on the ice than he is a benefit, IMO.




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S. Smith wrote:
> On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 07:36:46 -0600, Golfox <golfisfun DeleteThis @golfdom.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Yathinkso wrote:
>>> But guess who gets beat on defense......SKOULAAAAAAA...ugh.....That was
>>> one ugly play by Skoula. Someone should teach him how to take the body.
>>>
>>> The Wild are playing great hockey right now overall. I wonder if there
>>> is any chance they can pick up a scorer prior to the trading deadline.
>> Yes, they deserved better. I watched the replay and it looked like
>> Skoula just let the Dallas player walk right in front of the goal. That
>> is no mans land. Anyone within 10 feet of Backstrom should get popped
>> and put on the ground if they have the puck (or maybe even if they
>> don't). I just don't know what to say about that one. Skoula either
>> doesn't have the skill or needs help in the simple fundamentals. It is
>> a shame the game had to end that way. Good news is the Wild are playing
>> inspired hockey and retained 1st place. Glad to see they honored
>> Modano. I don't care what his skill level is, I would like to see him
>> retire in a Wild jersey.
>
> Yeah, that was a tough loss.
>
> The team, and especially Backstrom, played a great game and it's
> tough to lose two games in a row after the Wild played so well
> against two very tough teams.
>
> The Wild put on a lot of pressure in that last period, but Mike
> Smith had a really nice game in the net for the Stars.
>
> I agree on Modano. As much as I have a dislike for the Stars,
> all things considered, I respect Modano as a player.
>
> At least the upcoming schedule for the next several games
> looks to be in the Wild's favor.
>
> And yes, Skoula stinks. At this point he is more of a detriment
> on the ice than he is a benefit, IMO.
>
>
>
>
> - Scott Smith: scott.smith DeleteThis @iphouse.com
> MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/choppersmith
>
I was stunned to hear Lemaire come down on the team after their play
last night. The Wild played quite well and were just beat by a hot
goalie. Sometimes I wonder if I am watching the same game as Lemaire.
Perhaps this is just posturing to motivate the team, but other than the
lapse on defense, I don't see how they could have played much better.
Smith just appeared to be a wall.
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