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Bad News, Wild Fans: It Only Gets Harder From Here (Zone Coverage)

The monumental disbelief and disappointment of the best Minnesota Wild team ever racking up a first-round playoff loss will fade. Not completely, as this.

Fleury will be 38 and Talbot will be 35, and age isn’t exactly a friend to the guys patrolling the crease. The Wild have a goalie problem that they haven’t been able to and can’t afford to solve. That’s the tough reality the State of Hockey will have an entire, early summer to sit with. No one wants to be a doomer, but look at how perfectly everything aligned for the Wild. They had a bonafide superstar performance from Kaprizov. An offense that scored the fifth-most goals in the league. That’s not much time to get a sense for the league, which means their growing pains will come next year. But here’s a reality check: Fiala was tied for 22nd in the league in points. So that leaves the team’s vaunted prospect pool to fill in the voids. This was the easiest, cleanest, most simple shot at a legitimate playoff run the Wild were going to get. Losing Fiala will stink, folks will say, but imagine the return in draft picks and prospects he’ll fetch! But the time and place to do so isn’t today. And again, there are the above reasons for optimism. Sure, the playoffs are often random and subject to freakish outcomes.

Myers: Historic season comes to a sudden, stunning halt (BlueJackets.com)

Six days. That's all it takes in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, to go from top of the world, think you're advancing for the first time in seven years, ...

And I think Billy or whatever he's going to add to it it's going to be a great culture for anyone coming in here. That's the way we have to go into the offseason, unfortunately, and really focus on that, and know that next year we're going to have a sour taste in our mouth from this." "I think we have to focus on the strides we took, the culture we built. The hopes and dreams of a first-ever Stanley Cup seemed really tangible for the first time in almost 20 years. And in a business like today's pro sports world, it'll never be the same again. You bring in a lot of great guys and unfortunately with business that's the way it is. So, when you don't get the job done, especially in crunch time and time where you do it and fall through, it's disappointing for sure." This is a negative right now. "That's the toughest part. "We don't know what's going to happen or if we're all going to be together again or not. Minnesota's 2021-22 journey is exactly why the disappointment and sadness was palpable in the postgame aftermath. There's no bitching on the bench.

The Minnesota Wild let the Chicago Blackhawks down (Da Windy City)

The Chicago Blackhawks traded Marc-Andre Fleury to the Minnesota Wild at the 2022 NHL Trade Deadline. In exchange, they received a conditional second-round ...

To be honest, the Blues deserve respect for the way that they shut down these Wild players as well. After defeating the Wild, they move on to play the Colorado Avalanche who are the best team in the Western Conference on paper. That second-rounder would become a first if the Minnesota Wild reached the Western Conference Finals in addition to Fleury delivering half of those wins.

Disappointment leads to big decisions facing Wild (KARE11.com)

A promising regular season ended in resounding disappointment Thursday night, as the Wild were tossed from the playoffs in a 5-1 defeat at the hands of St.

Minnesota Wild Eliminated By Blues In Game 6 Of Playoffs: 'We ... (90xtra)

ST. LOUIS (AP) — It was a Jordan Binnington-esque game. The St. Louis Blues goalie has earned a reputation as a decisive player when the team has a chance ...

And, of course, there is the October 2 game against the New Orleans Saints scheduled to take place in London. “I was [to London with Washington] in 2016 and we played Wembley [Stadium], which was a great place to play, but I heard Tottenham’s new stadium was actually being built with the intention of hosting NFL games, so I’m excited to see that stadium,” quarterback Kirk Cousins said. That’s what this game is about, adapting to hitters in the box.” — Winder, who had pitched six innings and allowed no earned runs in his first two major league starts before being hit by the Astros. He allowed three earned runs, six hits and three walks in 3 1/3 innings. You don’t want to get into an elimination game, but you want to have a chance to play during the playoffs and they gave me the chance,” Talbot said. His second homer of the day and 10th this season came in the ninth off Cole Sands. 1) he allowed five hits and two walks as he struck out nine in five innings to win his second straight start. They were two of the best teams in the West and they deserve a lot of credit for the season they had.” The Blues will travel to Colorado to face the Avalanche in Game 1 of the second round. He knows what he is doing.” In the second game, Gordon started in center field, had two hits and made a two-run diving catch on the warning track. “It just wasn’t good enough.” BLUES OF THE BLUE LINESpurgeon, Brodin and Dumba have long been the core of a formidable blue line group, but the Wild weren’t as effective defensively this season, albeit amid a league-wide rise in scoring. “We had a good first period and we weathered the storm,” Binnington said. “He just needed to make the playoffs, and that’s something we have to learn now.” NET WORTH? Guerin’s decision to trade for Marc-Andre Fleury at the March 21 deadline and Evason’s decision to trade the first five games of the series will still be subject to scrutiny for a while, considering Fleury will become a free agent and Talbot is the only goalkeeper under contract for next season. “They came out hard and they were playing desperate and I think we matched that and then we came out in the second half and played really hard.” O’Reilly’s power play goal gave the Blues a 2–0 lead midway through the second period. It was the first goal by a Blues defenseman in the series. It’s a shame we played in the first round of the playoffs.

Wild Eliminated By Blues In Game 6 Of Playoffs: 'We Battled All ... (WCCO | CBS Minnesota)

The St. Louis Blues goalie has earned a reputation as a clutch performer when the team has a chance to close out a playoff series. And he proved it again ...

“We had a good first period and kind of weathered the storm,” Binnington said. “Just follow the big boy to the net,” Bozak said. Leddy gave the Blues a 1-0 lead with 5:01 left in the first period. O’Reilly’s power-play goal gave the Blues a 2-0 lead midway through the second period. Bozak cleaned up a rebound off Alexei Toropchenko’s shot to extend St. Louis’ advantage later in the second. It was two of the top teams in the West and they deserve a lot of credit for the season they had.” Fellow Cardinals Steven Matz, Paul Goldschmidt, Harrison Bader and Giovanny Gallegos and manager Oliver Marmol also attended the game. “That just kind of helped us kind of settle down and start you know, building our game.”READ MORE: So, as much as this hurts right now, I’m proud of the guys, proud of the way we battled all season long.” Talbot, who finished the regular season on a 13-0-3 run, made 22 saves. The St. Louis goalie improved to 5-1 in potential series-clinching games. The dates and times for the series had not yet been announced.