Looking To The Draft
What is there to say about this season for the Wild that hasn't been said by everyone else in a million different ways? A thesaurus has only so many words that mean the same as Shitty and then you're out of things to say. Sure there have been a couple of wins here and there since December but mostly just losing - games and players. Playing mostly AHL talent hockey at the NHL level takes its toll and the Wild are the prime example of that this season. Thanks to injuries to the team's 'top' talent the Wild has had to insert a ton of AHL bodies into the lineup. That's been good to some extent but mostly just torture for us Wild fans who are looking at yet another post-season with nothing to do but stand on the outside looking in. The only thing keeping spirits up for the last two months has been the thought of a top 5 draft pick.
Except thanks to the Wild winning their last two games we've gone from getting a top 5 draft pick to looking forward to a 6-10 round pick. Now, I'm not saying that I didn't do a little happy dance after the last two games before I could help myself. Heck, I'm the one who sent out the prayer chain asking the Hockey Gods and Vicki's Mom for the win over the Canucks. But we need to be realistic about the team's future. So on that note I just have one thing to say about the remaining nine games...
STINK IT UP, BOYS!
I mean, c'mon! It's not like I'm asking you to do anything you haven't already been doing since December. Hey Koivu, go back to the press box. We don't need you any more this season. Leave your ego at home for once and really take one for the team. With the future of the Wild hinging on it's youth, IE: draft picks, it would be in the team's best interests to just skate around, faking like they're an NHL team for the rest of this short-lived season. You know, kinda like they've been doing all along. And thanks to the non-efforts of even the 'top' players on this team (including the captain) there likely won't be any blockbuster trades or acquisitions in the off season cuz who'd wanna come play for us? My guess is that any primo player who's seen the Wild play this season has added us to their list of 'Never Gonna Go There' teams when considering waiving their NTC's.
So here's what Koivu can do for this team: get Granlund signed. I don't care if he has to go to Finland and drag that boy back kicking and screaming in a carry on bag. I don't care if Koivu has to promise the kid half of his overblown salary. Just get his signature on the dotted line. I don't care if Koivu ever skates on a top line for the Wild again, just get Granlund here and then I'll consider Mikko's huge mistake of a salary almost palatable.
The future is in the draft for the Wild so boys, do what's right for the team!
Celebrating An Anniversary
Here's something that will make everyone smile and remember what life is really all about:
March 6 marked the 100 year anniversary of the Oreo Cookie!
I'm old enough to remember this one, are you?
For the Scotsman In My Life:
Newnan, Georgia is a sister city of Ayr, Scotland. I'm only finding this information on the Newnan city web site and not actually linked or confirmed by any Ayr, Scottland website - including wikipedia. Newnan has been celebrating this union since 1997 so you're actually part Newnanite now and have to start answering to Y'All and begin every sentence with Fixin' To. Here's lesson number two in Southern Speak:
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