The Wild are
only down 2 games to 1 with a huge game at the X and a chance to even the
series before the teams head back to Chicago. I had just finished watching the
New York Islanders beat the Pittsburgh Penguins to even up that series. I
thought if New York can tie up Pittsburgh that got me even more psyched to
watch the Wild game.
Pittsburgh
and Chicago, the two number 1 seeds in their respective divisions and playing
the 8th seeds, and struggling thus far.
The Wild
come in with everything on the line. We saw Sunday what a crowd can do for this
team and the team responded with a great overtime win. Game 4 is ready to
begin. It had been a long day waiting for 8:30 and the time had come so what
will the outcome be?
Josh Harding
back in nets has playing unbelievable thus far in the series. I believe he
should be the Wild MVP thus far. Jason Pomniville gets the clearance after
being out for much of the last part of the season. The home crowd waving their
hankies wildly, Pominville is back, and a chance to even up the series with so
much excitement how can the Wild not win?
The first
period the Wild came out and dominated the Black Hawks. The Wild get chance
after chance but yet a turnover and Black Hawks capitalize. I thought, oh no
this is the last thing the Wild needed. The unthinkable happens next to this
snake bitten team, watching Harding get run into and now we are down 2 goalies.
What more can this team take?
Darcy
Kuepmer gets his shot and I thought maybe this would be the boost to get the
Wild sparked. Black Hawks score on their first shot on goal. I really thought
after that Kuemper played very well before surrendering a terrible angle goal
in the third.
The goals by
Zucker in game 3, and Bickell in game 4 were terrible angles just proves fire
on net and see what happens.
I am in
shock sitting here writing with so much hope and so many storylines that should
give the Wild the extra momentum.
I cannot
remember any hockey game where one team had such a major advantage on the power
play. The refs gave Minnesota every chance to tie the game if not destroy the
Hawks with Minnesota getting 6 power plays and coming up empty.
The Wild
puck movement was awesome to watch, the problem was Chicago played Minnesota
hockey and blocked everything we shot at them.
It got harder
and harder to watch the failures of the power play knowing one goal would
ignite this team and really get the crowd behind them.
The Wild
have too many wasted chances and the Black Hawks have few chances but the
chances they had cashed in.
I am not
convinced Chicago is showing why they are the number 1 seed yet and that is why
I feel Game 5 is winnable. Will the Black Hawks come in overconfident knowing
they are one win away from advancing?
The next
story line is who gets the call in nets for the Wild?
The old saying
applies here, “It’s not over until it’s over.” Wild fans we have to believe
this team can win the next 3. I BELIEVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for
reading
Purplestick
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