Tony Dean: WildHBcommunity: The Minnesota Wild Only Getting Stronger in Strange Season WildHBcommunity: The Minnesota Wild Only Getting Stronger in Strange Season

Wow. That's a lot of dumb a information.

Wow. That's a lot of dumb a information.
- wrister

Funny

dirty cheating no good Blues

Dirty: Wild with as many fines/suspensions in the last 12 months as Blues in the last 60.

No good: Blues beat the Wild 10 of the last 12; however good or bad you consider the Blues, it's proven to be better than the Wild

Cheating: The standard whine word you hear when you just get beat by your better


Just a reply for if anyone who doesn't follow the Wild/Blues wonders if there is anything legit in their whining. Nope, they are just a petulant little brother who complains because the Blues have been their better lately.

[quote=Antilles]
He's still going on about it.

[quote=Antilles]

haha I was just stirring the pot a bit. Blues are led by MN natives that LOVE to bang bodies and talk sh8t to the Wild. I actually worked with guy that grew up with and is close friends with Backes so I have had some unique conversations about Backes/Oshie view on the Wild haha.

Love you long time Antilles!

haha I was just stirring the pot a bit. Blues are led by MN natives that LOVE to bang bodies and talk sh8t to the Wild. I actually worked with guy that grew up with and is close friends with Backes so I have had some unique conversations about Backes/Oshie view on the Wild haha.

Love you long time Antilles!
- Tony Dean

Blues would be in major trouble if not for our MN players, that's for sure. And having gone to school and lived in Minnesota, I think highly of the hockey knowledge of the majority of people in the state, though I think many choose to put on blinders when it comes to the Wild (not that that's unusual). I've been trying to avoid posting anything antagonist in other teams threads lately... but figured with those words you were welcoming it .

Once Wild start winning more games against Blues, I think it could be a solid rivalry. But for now, it's great fun watching Backes & Oshie revel in dominating the team from their home state.

Go wild in the playoffs

Blues would be in major trouble if not for our MN players, that's for sure. And having gone to school and lived in Minnesota, I think highly of the hockey knowledge of the majority of people in the state, though I think many choose to put on blinders when it comes to the Wild (not that that's unusual). I've been trying to avoid posting anything antagonist in other teams threads lately... but figured with those words you were welcoming it .

Once Wild start winning more games against Blues, I think it could be a solid rivalry. But for now, it's great fun watching Backes & Oshie revel in dominating the team from their home state.
- Antilles

I certainly always appreciate your presence and I was stirring the pot purposely. I pride myself on content that is click bait free but I like to be antagonist sometimes in there just to check if people are reading and create some conversation.

I certainly always appreciate your presence and I was stirring the pot purposely. I pride myself on content that is click bait free but I like to be antagonist sometimes in there just to check if people are reading and create some conversation.
- Tony Dean

There is a perception out there that the wild is a dirty, cheating team. I'm sure it's just the Matt Cooke factor, and rupp to a certain extent, but now people think that even scandella and suter are out on the ice "consistently trying to injure opposing teams players" (Antilles own words)
They've each been suspended once in their careers? And i can't even remember any other hits, from either player, that have warrented a second look at being "dirty."
He loves to point out the number of suspensions, but take away the Rupp suspension (a guy who was hardly on the team at the time) and the Cooke infraction, (we all know his history, but other than that hit he'sbeen keeping his nose clean while on the wild) and the wild have a below average amount of suspensions for an nhl team.

There is a perception out there that the wild is a dirty, cheating team. I'm sure it's just the Matt Cooke factor, and rupp to a certain extent, but now people think that even scandella and suter are out on the ice "consistently trying to injure opposing teams players" (Antilles own words)
They've each been suspended once in their careers? And i can't even remember any other hits, from either player, that have warrented a second look at being "dirty."
He loves to point out the number of suspensions, but take away the Rupp suspension (a guy who was hardly on the team at the time) and the Cooke infraction, (we all know his history, but other than that hit he'sbeen keeping his nose clean while on the wild) and the wild have a below average amount of suspensions for an nhl team.
- gypsypunk01

Honestly I have not heard anyone claim MNWild is dirty team aside from Rupp on Oshie & Cooke on Barrie incidents. if anything I think the general perception of MNWild is that the team is soft and the fans whiners haha.

Honestly Blues fans have very room to point finger anywhere because of the way their club has behaved (Mostly last year) but in general they take plenty of liberties after whistle on tiny skill guys and do a fair bit of peacocking which was their down fall last season. Blues are crazy talented top to bottom so I respect their chances at Lord Stanley's Cup this year so I mean no disrespect.

On the Avalanche and there fans well I think the mutual hatred is alive and well between State of Hockey and them. Really have so some Avs fans so I got love for them here and elsewhere but Roy, Landeskog, Eric Johnson, McLeod are bush league and they have earned an early offseason. Better re-evaluate priorities and philosophy there!

Honestly, I am not sure who we will face in the 1st or 2nd round, if we make the playoffs at all, but I am kind of hoping we face the Blackhawks at some point. I know that is a weird wish considering the past, but I feel we owe them butt-puckers some payback from the past two seasons!

[quote=Antilles]
Let it go Chief

There is a perception out there that the wild is a dirty, cheating team. I'm sure it's just the Matt Cooke factor, and rupp to a certain extent, but now people think that even scandella and suter are out on the ice "consistently trying to injure opposing teams players" (Antilles own words)
They've each been suspended once in their careers? And i can't even remember any other hits, from either player, that have warrented a second look at being "dirty."
He loves to point out the number of suspensions, but take away the Rupp suspension (a guy who was hardly on the team at the time) and the Cooke infraction, (we all know his history, but other than that hit he'sbeen keeping his nose clean while on the wild) and the wild have a below average amount of suspensions for an nhl team.
- gypsypunk01

lol. Yes, thanks for that brilliant information; if Wild got suspended less they would indeed be below the league average. Just like every other team in the league. Of course, take out those two... and Wild are still suspended/fined more often than St. Louis. Compared to the players on the Blues you and other Wild posters complain about, yes Suter and Scandella are out there trying to injure people. Just how long after Scandella getting fined for being dirty was him getting suspended for being dirty? A week? Sure, Suter's only been suspended once. But no one still playing for the Blues has been suspended while playing for us.

Wild fans here don't seem to understand that playing physical isn't dirty. It's an accepted part of the game. Yes, the Blues push the Wild around. But guess what: it's hockey. They're allowed to, and doing so isn't dirty. What isn't allowed is the sort of hits that injure the Wild are consistently getting in trouble for. That's what makes a team dirty.

Honestly Blues fans have very room to point finger anywhere because of the way their club has behaved (Mostly last year) but in general they take plenty of liberties after whistle on tiny skill guys and do a fair bit of peacocking which was their down fall last season. Blues are crazy talented top to bottom so I respect their chances at Lord Stanley's Cup this year so I mean no disrespect.
- Tony Dean

Blues downfall last season wasn't "peacocking". It was injuries. 7 of our top 10 forwards missing time in the last 8 games of the season. 2 of our top 3 D. None of these injuries were totally healed by playoffs and it cost us.

Blues are talented. They just, so far, can't beat Blackhawks or Kings in a 7 game series. But neither has anyone else so lately. And in my homer opinion, Blues have a better chance than anyone else.

lol. Yes, thanks for that brilliant information; if Wild got suspended less they would indeed be below the league average. Just like every other team in the league. Of course, take out those two... and Wild are still suspended/fined more often than St. Louis. Compared to the players on the Blues you and other Wild posters complain about, yes Suter and Scandella are out there trying to injure people. Just how long after Scandella getting fined for being dirty was him getting suspended for being dirty? A week? Sure, Suter's only been suspended once. But no one still playing for the Blues has been suspended while playing for us.

Wild fans here don't seem to understand that playing physical isn't dirty. It's an accepted part of the game. Yes, the Blues push the Wild around. But guess what: it's hockey. They're allowed to, and doing so isn't dirty. What isn't allowed is the sort of hits that injure the Wild are consistently getting in trouble for. That's what makes a team dirty.
- Antilles

I've actually never said the blues were dirty, only defended the wild to you.
And no, those two are not out to hurt people, period. Saying it is So, does not make it true.
Brilliant information, such as using rupp as an example of the wild being dirty, even though he was scratched for 15 games BEFORE that incident, was ONLY playing because of injuries, and NEVER put on a wild sweater again? Brilliant.
Also, your going to say no one has been suspended WHILE playing for the blues, and then continueto use cookes history before he was on the wild, against the wild? Double standard much?
You keep saying wild players are CONSISTENTLY trying to injure other players, and it just isn't true, at all. Keep moving along.

I've actually never said the blues were dirty, only defended the wild to you.
And no, those two are not out to hurt people, period. Saying it is So, does not make it true.
Brilliant information, such as using rupp as an example of the wild being dirty, even though he was scratched for 15 games BEFORE that incident, was ONLY playing because of injuries, and NEVER put on a wild sweater again? Brilliant.
Also, your going to say no one has been suspended WHILE playing for the blues, and then continueto use cookes history before he was on the wild, against the wild? Double standard much?
You keep saying wild players are CONSISTENTLY trying to injure other players, and it just isn't true, at all. Keep moving along.
- gypsypunk01

You responded to me responding to a Wild poster saying the Blues were dirty. And compared to the Blues, yes the Wild are dirty. Compared to the Blues, yes they are consistently injuring people. You trying to justify & minimize the Wild's suspensions doesn't change the fact they are getting them for injuring people while other teams just don't. And who is talking about what Cooke did in other uniforms? I'm only talking about stuff he has done playing for for Wild. Guess what, it's worse than anything the Blues player's have done in the last year.

Blues downfall last season wasn't "peacocking". It was injuries. 7 of our top 10 forwards missing time in the last 8 games of the season. 2 of our top 3 D. None of these injuries were totally healed by playoffs and it cost us.

Blues are talented. They just, so far, can't beat Blackhawks or Kings in a 7 game series. But neither has anyone else so lately. And in my homer opinion, Blues have a better chance than anyone else.
- Antilles

Injuries were my point because of all the peacocking and tough guy nonsense they participated in last year teams down the stretch in regular season were prepared and willing to pound the crap out of the Blues night in and night out. That's why they were banged up and short handed for 1st round.

You responded to me responding to a Wild poster saying the Blues were dirty. And compared to the Blues, yes the Wild are dirty. Compared to the Blues, yes they are consistently injuring people. You trying to justify & minimize the Wild's suspensions doesn't change the fact they are getting them for injuring people while other teams just don't. And who is talking about what Cooke did in other uniforms? I'm only talking about stuff he has done playing for for Wild. Guess what, it's worse than anything the Blues player's have done in the last year.
- Antilles

The stuff Cooke has done? You mean the ONE thing?? Now you are backtracking, saying "compared to the blues" which has nothing to do with what you were originally saying.

If by "consistently injuring people" you mean one or twice a year, then sure.

But that hardly makes the wild a dirty team.

The stuff Cooke has done? You mean the ONE thing?? Now you are backtracking, saying "compared to the blues" which has nothing to do with what you were originally saying.

If by "consistently injuring people" you mean one or twice a year, then sure.

But that hardly makes the wild a dirty team.
- gypsypunk01

Trust me, he's not worth the time and energy