GDT: 2/4/2013 - Wild@Yotes - 8:00 PM CST - FS-N, FS-WI

[elnewby]

Ah, So close Charlie!

[Digitalbooya]

Course my stream freezes for 30 seconds while the Wild score

and the replay.....

[RxDangles19]

Nice pass by Brodin

[Sportsfan1]

That's not the best of goals given up by Smith either, now we're even in that category.

[MuckOG]

Faulk and Scandella are looking really shaky so far....

[JamesRanger]

Backstrom stopped that one. Not bad. Maybe we have a chance.

[NHL1674]

Thank you for taking the shot, Coyle. Keep that mentality.

[TwInS1095]

Originally Posted by rynryn

Coyle not powerforward-y at all.

Disagree. I think Coyle has used his body well this game on the forecheck and creating space in front.

[Fel 96]

[elnewby]

Originally Posted by rynryn

Coyle not powerforward-y at all.

Beat me to it.

[rynryn]

he hasn't done one "big body" thing all game. this worries me.
hopefully it's just nerves.

[rynryn]

Originally Posted by TwInS1095

Disagree. I think Coyle has used his body well this game on the forecheck and creating space in front.

you are on crack. he hasn't separated one guy from the puck nor won a board battle. that was the first time he was in front of the net, and no one was on him. he didn't win that space.

[JamesRanger]

From what I have seen from Coyle he uses his frame to protect the puck along the wall and look to dish. If you are expecting big hits you are going to be disappointed.

[ewoksonhoth]

Anybody ever see the Hey Arnold episode where their basketball coach's strategy is to always pass the ball to Tucker? Yeo should adopt that, but with Parise.

[rynryn]

okay, that was a pretty play by clutter. props.

[Generic User]

Originally Posted by rynryn

he hasn't done one "big body" thing all game. this worries me.
hopefully it's just nerves.

Coyle's lack of physicality (correlated to his size) in juniors always worried me. That said, I'm willing to give him a loooooot more time before even thinking about panicking.

[NHL1674]

So many chances! Watch the Yotes go down and score from the blueline.

[RxDangles19]

We will score soon

[rynryn]

Originally Posted by JamesRanger

From what I have seen from Coyle he uses his frame to protect the puck along the wall and look to dish. If you are expecting big hits you are going to be disappointed.

i was just going to say, please quote me a time he used his body to protect the puck and then he did when he chipped it out of the zone.

[Jopsey]

Coyle looks real good.

[Haite]

Nice hand pass by Falk

[elnewby]

I don't really care about his checking. I was expecting more in front of net play is all.

[Granlund 64]

Brodin PIPE!

[Haite]

Pipes ringing.

[elnewby]

Noooo bacon... Nooo.