All Things Hockey:

[stoutdude04]

Being reported that Wiebusch is coming to Wisconsin out of the portal.  Huge get after losing Montgomery and Finley(expected).  Almost a point per game guy.

[stoutdude04]

Rumors that Wisconsin is in on a goalie from the portal.  Hoping they are making a run at Justin Poirier from Maine. Roster is at it's limit, but that's never stopped teams before.

[RedStickBrew]

Pretty major addition 

 

[Joseph Zarr]

Was not anticipating a 6-1 Wild drubbing of Dallas at Dallas Game 1. Hard to imagine another game in this series that lopsided -Wild dominated in every facet throughout. Stars are a notoriously bad Game 1 team so I am not reading all that much into it. BUT, if Faber and Hughes play like they did G1 throughout the playoffs? And Boldy plays that motivated and willful? Wild are going to be a tough tough Out.

[stoutdude04]

Congrats on beating the 2 seed in the first round! Surely you'll get an easier opponent in the 2nd round then! 

 

The way they have the playoffs set up is absurd.  And I am not just saying that because it hurts the wild this year.

[stoutdude04]

Huge Wild win. Needed that.

 

Badgers linked to Justin Poirier in the portal. Would be a massive grab.

Eli Pulver entered the portal. Saw that one coming.

[Joseph Zarr]

Love to see that Zuc and Trenin actually practiced with the team today. Still listed as 'Questionable' but this is a big first step and Zuc held a long meeting with the #1 PP Unit on the ice. Those have been massive losses - especially on both PP units. IF the Wild can start eliminating these silly penalties (big IF - Dallas is very adept at getting into the PP), I really do believe they take the series. Both Goalies are playing lights out - an obvious 'X' Factor for both squads - but the Wild's 5-on-5 is head and shoulders better than this current Stars team (with their injuries). You add a healthy Trenin and Zuc to those already dominating 5 v 5's? Just massive. Swapping Zuc for Brink is just huge. Brink is not ready for the Playoff environment - nowhere near the talent our Norwegian Fjord Zuccy is. Not even the same League of impact.