Friday, August 26, 2011

Northwest Division breakdown-Minnesota Wild

With the addition of Dany Heatley,and Devin Setoguchi(in separate trades,with San Jose),the Minnesota Wild should improve on team scoring(last season-26th,in NHL)... Heatley,a two time 50 goal scorer(with Ottawa,in 2005-2006,and 2006-2007),and Setoguchi has scored 20,or more goals,in last three seasons,and with 31 goals,in 2008-2009,he has the scoring touch,needed for the Wild,and enough grit,being a pest,and should be fun to watch to see if he can relate the grit over to the Wild,and make them tougher to play... they have a young goaltender duo,in Niklas Backstrom,and Josh Harding,and have been known for defense first,in their team makeup,and teamwork,over the past number of years... the real plum in one of the trades,with San Jose,was one Charlie Coyle,a real young stud... if he makes the Wild,this season,he will entertain the fans,with his speed,and skill... they will be fun to watch,but with Vancouver,and Calgary,in division,they will struggle to make the playoffs... if Backstrom plays up to his enormous potential,this season(he led NHL,in goals against average,in 2006-2007,with an 1.97/per game),and has a lifetime G.A.A.,of 2.42... they should improve,and could beat out Calgary,for second,in this division,this season,and make the NHL free-for-all,known as the playoffs... improved firepower? yes,but how much is question,of the Wild's season...

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