Morning skate, more radio time
Posted on November 20th, 2008 – 12:38 PMBy Michael Russo
I’ll be on KFAN with Chad Hartman at 2:20 p.m.
Like last week, this was a much better blog until I just lost it. I don’t know if we’re having server problems or the wireless in the X press box is lousy right now. I’m not getting much of a signal.
But here’s a quick refresher of what I had previously written.
Looks like the Wild will only have one predictable change to its lineup. Derek Boogaard, who always plays against Vancouver, will be in for Colton Gillies.
Owen Nolan didn’t skate this morning, but it looks like he was the only Wild player who exercised his option.
The Canucks had a team-wide option, except for a scattering of players that included Ryan Johnson and Darcy Hordichuk. I know that because they came over to say hi. To Kevin Falness’ credit, he kept his mouth shut and didn’t make fun of the ex-Panther connection after.
Word circulating this morning was that Roberto Luongo will get the night off for backup Curtis Sanford.
Sanford, 3-2 with a 2.63 goals against average in seven all-time appearances against Minnesota, has started just one game this season.
The Wild has to make a roster move, and it looks like goalie Nolan Schaefer will be returned to Houston. He was packing his bag, and since Chris Snow gave him his flight information, I think that’s a sure sign.
Harding practiced this morning and lasted the whole skate. This means Tomas Mojzis is staying, although, technically the Wild can now send him to the minors over the next 30 days.
Not much else to tell you. Jacques Lemaire was pretty funny this morning. He had a back and forth conversation with a local columnist that was pretty comical. Lemaire then dragged me into it, saying that he tries his best to give me confidence because then that makes his job easier.
You’ll have to watch it on Wild TV on the team web site to get the full drift.
Lots of work to do and little time, and I know I’m about to be distracted by the 1 p.m. employee hockey game. Hoping Doug Risebrough plays. I know Snow, the Wild’s director of hockey ops and former Star Tribune beat writer, is playing. He’s very good. Matt Benz, one of the Wild’s equipment guys, is playing, too. I’ll let you know his talent level in a little bit. 
Bye until tonight.
96 Responses to "Morning skate, more radio time"
Morning skate, more radio time
Posted on November 20th, 2008 – 12:38 PM
By mwollemann
The server strikes again?
Oh you tricky writer, you fixed it while I had mysterious server problems and couldn’t point that out. Now I look like an idiot.
Benz is a North Dale Rec. kid, he’ll do just fine.
Michael, you seem like a relatively bright fellow most of the time. How many times do you need to be kicked in the teeth before you start writing the first draft of your blog in Word or Notepad or whatever app on your local client and then just copypasta to the server?
Geez, hockey guys who’ve taken too many forechecks in the corners. . .
I believe you KiPA, I’ve got the RSS Feed to prove it.
I love posting HockeyBuzz rumors on here because it sets off a mass wave of Ecklunditis (i.e. instantaneous migraines associated with explosive verbal diarrhea), but here you have it:
SENATORS LOOKING WEST FOR SOME D
If there is one thing that seams the most certain in the rumour mill these days it is that the Sens are truly working the phones around the clock.
However, not until this morning has there been a convergence of sorts when it comes to what various sources are saying. Over the past two weeks I have heard rumours with Ottawa and Florida and Ottawa and Columbus, but today four separate sources have all contacted me saying that they are hearing the Senators and Flames are in talks.
While no one has the names yet, all the sources are essentially in line with the fact that the deal being discussed would send a top 4 d-man to Ottawa for a 6 forward and strong prospect.
So are the Wild now out of the running now?
Regehr, Sarich, or Vandermeer for Vermette?
Funny. Well, now the blog has both an “upper body” and a “lower body” injury.
And ditto what Geo said (minus “relatively” and “most of the time”). Time to start working it up in notepad or some such.
Russo - type your blogs in Word first, then cut-paste. You’ll save yourself a lot of headaches with the server bombing. That, or always be in the habbit of copying your blog to your clipboard before hitting submit. It’s a life saver.
Time to start working it up in notepad or some such.
I’m sure the crack Star Trombone IT staff would tell him that too if they weren’t sooooooooooooooo busy trying to fix the wonky blog.
Gee, I was just Goody; now I am back to being me. Nice job Stribbers.
Beadwench, I wouldn’t necessarily say the Wild are out of the running. It is Ecklund…
I’ll echo the word/wordpad stuff. As an added bonus one could be writing the blog when one is without an internet connection. Then when one does get a connection it’s a quick 10 second job to upload it.
KiPA, so even the Don isn’t immune from name/e-mail changes!
Well, I’m me for the first time today. Up until now I’ve been Six Goalie Sytem or nothing. Don’t worry SGS, I’m no MKiA. I won’t be posting for you.
So to all you techies….Does Russo’s crackberry have notepad or word and all that jazz? Seems he’s regularly updating from that thing…..On a happy note, “IT’S FALL BREAK TIME!” as evidenced by my pitcher of beer for lunch today. HURAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYY BEEEEEEEEEEER!
Grrr.. Sorry guys, it was me who posted the Ecklund rumor, not Beadwench
Hey… I need some help from the sarcasm that is Russoville.
I am making a fake invocie as a joke, and I need things to list as charges… I started with “Presence Gracing” As in… I Graced them with my presence.
Anyone got any more?
I’m a lumber jack and I’m OK. I sleep all night. I work all day.
I cut down trees. I skip and jump.
I like to press wild flowers.
I put on women’s clothing
And hang around in bars.
I’m a lumberjack and I’m OK. I sleep all night. I work all day.
True lemmi, but the longer blogs tend to come from the laptop not the crackberry, therefore more painful to lose.
Enjoy Fall break, have an extra beer for those of us suffering at work.
Buddha, can you give a little more info?
“Knowledge impartment” - as in, Buddha will show up prior to the game and impart his knowledge to us about the participants.
Buddha, for whom are you making this fake invoice (not names, but is it a client, friend, relative, ex-girlfriend…), how good of a sense of humour do they have and will they be forced to show it to other people?
Who posted the lumber jack? Twasn’t me…
I’m growing weary of this blog and it’s ‘regulars’. I used to think you people knew hockey. Now, I’m not so sure.
I’m outta here.
That last Woodcock post was not woodcock–dammit Stribbers.
Ryan Jones sent to Nashville’s minor league club….Hee Haw!!!!!
Buddha,
How about “Opinion Correction”?
Trying to get a post to go through… stupid blog timing out…
It is actually going to a business. More to prove a point than anything. Don’t really care about their sense of humor, so much as mine. Purely for my entertainment.
Tom - Love it.
It starts tonight people!!! What you ask? Our official start to the dominance of the Northwest Division. We shut you out last time and we just waxed the NY Rangers!!!! Hope you had a good time atop the division but it’s all over now. You can’t score, you can’t win. End of story.
Why don’t all you idiots boo Ohlund again, show your ignorance! Burrows will bury little Pierre-Marc and someone will cheapshot that goon Boogertard!
Sucks to be a Wild fan…I pity you fools.
BTW, nice blog. Sheesh.
Whoa, for a minute there, I was Nick in New York. That was interesting.
This is kinda like the movie Ghost when Swayze was jumping in and out of the living. Well, sort of.
Buddha,
How about “Opinion Correction” when you tell them what they think or “Gratitude Generation” when they thank you for it afterwards?
YES! A stupid Canucklehead post!
It really is Nucks Day!
Hey,
Does this sort of thing happen over on the Twins or Vikings blogs? Or is this a case of anti-hockey bias and the “man” trying to keep us down?
Well, I’m me for the first time today. Up until now I’ve been Six Goalie Sytem or nothing. Don’t worry SGS, I’m no MKiA. I won’t be posting for you.
The song “I’ll Be You” by the Replacements comes to mind
- Buddha - bill an Opportunity fee for the lost opportunity to do something else
Oh yeah, Gaborik is going to look good in our colors next year! Reunited with his BFF….
Go ‘Nucks!!!!!!!
God I hate Koivu.
By the way, I really am in love with Wild, and all of the male members of the team. I only posted here because I am too stupid to find the Canucks fan page.
Back to HD again, whew. Man I was Beadwench, then - - Crazy Canuck. Not pleasant.
Like I told the Avs fan the other day…
Got a bag of pucks laying around? You can have him. I’ll even pay the shipping on the pucks.
He looks good in your colors. Skating around the practice rink all by himself, collecting the $10 million per your idiot GM offered Sundin?
Oh yeah, Gaborik is going to look good in our colors next year!
Good Ridence although I wouldn’t be surprised if he also Sundin’s you.
I’m a canuck fan now?
When I say I “hate” Koivu, I really mean is that I find big, strong Fins hunky.
Oh, and thanks for dumping that POS Demo on us. We can’t wait until his BFF with the tender groins joins our IR list next season.
You know CrazyCanuck, you’re right. You can’t win games unless you score goals. We do seem to have a problem with that. Any other breaking news for us?
Buddha,
Time spent working on project 2 hrs
Time spent thinking about project 5 hrs
Time spent thinking about working on project 10 hrs
Time spent avoiding project 75 hrs
or something to that effect…
Anybody who has the tips from my tables please forward them on. Thanks!
I’m not bullmoose nor six goalie system…and if the canucks want the injury-plagued winger of ours, they can have him with my good wishes what it is worth.
We will take goals scored by the opposing team into their own nets like the Pens did on Tuesday. A goal in our favor is a goal no matter who scores it.
I am collecting all your personal e-mail addresses so i can send you all personal individual happy holiday wishes!
along with some Mister Know it all knowledge!
Demitra is way better than Sundin anyway.
You tell ‘em CrazyCanuck - these power-hungry Americans think they own the world!
You talking about the same Demitra that was here for 2 years? Yeah, sure he’s better. Uh-huh….
Awesome, it’s like the blog has developed multiple personalities and one is a Nuck. Best day ever.
Yay for Jonesy going to Milwaukee. I’ll get to see him twice next week! Hopefully the Aeros will roast a couple of turkeys for them and get ‘em all sleepy.
Is it a full moon today? All my internet haunts are in freak-out mode.
I’m a tool.
Hopefully a new thread clears things up.
That wasn’t me but I don’t think a new thread works. Its been going on for a few days now and in the last couple, its gotten worse.
It is way worse today. I have been other people more often than I have been myself. Maybe the Star Trombone eliminated their IT staff?
With franchise scoring leader Marian Gaborik limited to two games and on injured reserve (lower body), Koivu leads the Wild this season with 13 assists and 16 points. Minnesota is 8-0-0 when Koivu has a point.
Russo is this true? I got this of the Wild’s website…
along with some Mister Know it all knowledge!
O God, help us!
I am not a tool.
He’s been on IR for ages, hasn’t he?
I thought he hasn’t been officially been placed on the “IR”
Gaborik’s been on IR since Nolan came back.
So yeah… the blog has aparently been possesed. FUN!
Did anyone hear what the Don had to say on KFAN?
So yeah… the blog has apparently been possesed. FUN!
Did anyone hear what the Don had to say on KFAN?
My name is very boring
The Wild needed to make room for Clutterbuck and Mojzis so that is why Gaborik went on IR.
This is seriously annoying…
testing.
Nick, you have mail.
You can listen to Russo’s interview on KFAN’s podcast.
This is actually Deep Breath, posing as MKIA. The IT staff at the Strib needs to be sent packing. This blog has serious gremlins.
This is Deep Breath, who is logged on as sunshine. I apologoize.
This is Deep Breath, not sunshine.
It’s like Halloween
Now I am KiPA. I have also been NiNY today and maybe others.
Maybe its the new advertisements that keep popping up?
Penguins suck
Maybe we not to qualify ourselves. This is sunshine.
Boogie does not need a goal
Hey! What happened to snipe ? ? ?
I want my snipe back ! ! !
signed, not sunshine
sunshine here. I am done posting until they fix this. Too annoying. Until then, Go Wild!
I’m getting sick of GNAG, give me something else
HELLO. GO WILD. THAT IS ALL.
YOU CAN CALL ME TIACG FOR SHORT
go wild!
Hey Steggers, I agree, Benz will be fine, North Dale Rec kids can hold their own; its from shoveling the ice before practice and standing in those snow banks during games.
Scott the D and crazy canuck fan were the same person?…The things you learn.
-I’m not sure who I am anymore, but probably not me.
God Russo’s a brownnoser. I am not comfortable hearing journalists boast about how they giggle and laught it up with the team and their coaches. Yeah we get it Russo, you’re “one of them”. He probably sends his columns to the the coaches and players to review before publishing them. Hello, journalistic independence anyone?
It’s kind of immature, you know, pretending to be someone else, and posting fake comments in their name. Is that the only way you people can respond to someone who disagrees with you?
The game of random identities continues… signed ATXWF
Hey- I’m still me. Don’t know if it is a good thing. Once, my mom called me the dead dog’s name. Hopefully it was a step up- she loved that dog.
Anyhow, hope it’s a decent game and the good guys wearing red, don’t have to rely on a shut-out to get two points.
Hello, numbskulls, this is why real message boards have permanent log-ins. We love to critize wild.com and canucks.com but at least people there can’t hide behind fake identities. Get Russo to fix this site, I hate this!
STRIB IT STAFF: As I understand it, this is one of the most well-visited areas of your entire site.
Fix it, please, soon.
NiNY
That is a fair point Scott… signed, not TheGunslinger
I’m trying to watch DirecTV NHL Center Ice. My screen says I’m not authorized, would I like to pay $3.99 to watch. ???
Tuesday evening, I had the DVR start the game while I had to go to the store. I get back, missed most of the 1st period. I got nothing but grey screen. I’m sick and tired of Directv’s “industry-leading” DVR. I had an HD Tivo from Directv that was MPEG2 HD only… I wish Directv never made their own DVR. It’s worthless. Unreliable. I’ve had nothing but problems, and it’s been 11 months. I’m on my 3rd unit. Comcast won’t carry NHL CI down here in AL. It sucks.
So I had to reboot the unit. I just got the game going, missed half of the 1st period.
They are having a server clustering issue. I’ve loaded this page 4 or 5 times in the past 5 minutes, and each time, I see different results. My last comment is there, then it’s not. I see missing comments by people I had read moments earlier.
Benz is pretty good. I’ve skated with him. He’s a Hill Murray boy.
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