Actually, a lump of coal would imply there's a diamond in there just waiting to shine through. Load of crap is what we found under the Wild Christmas tree. Youngblood summed up the game well, with the exception of how MAGICALLY AWESOME everyone thinks Backstrom is. He's not. If Backstrom was so spectacular then the score would have been a much closer 2-1...at least on the score board. Did he make some great saves in the game? YES. Did his teammates clearly made a conscious effort to ditch him from the get-go? YES. Did Backstrom give away juicy rebounds to the Wings all game long? YES - something he's been doing all season long. Did Nik look completely lost more often than not when pucks whizzed by him that he never saw coming? YES. He faced under 30 shots and gave up 4 goals. I'm not saying Nik performed any worse than the rest of the team, including the coach. They all turned in a Grinch of a performance: STINK, STANK, STUNK. Fourteen minutes of penalty time, only 17 shots on goal for the whole game, 15 players with minus ratings for the game and a clueless coach.
The Wild's multimedia team did put together a fun pre-game video teaser. It was the highlight of the night. Maybe it will keep you all warm and fuzzy until tonight's game in Columbus.
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