"Well, this was one of the most optional skates I've seen in a while.
There were four skaters -- Bouchard, Stoner, Spurgeon (Ex-Aeros - good for them! They showed up! my Italics) -- and Staubitz - on the ice along with goalies Backstrom and Theodore. There were more coaches on the ice than skaters".
Somehow that statement rubs me the wrong way!
Here are these guys getting paid some pretty nice salaries!
Did the WILD organization FORCE these guys to play hockey? Of course not!
They want to be professional hockey players, they ought to behave like professionals. And part of being pros, is honing skills and - if need be - altering habits during practise.
It is so in all professions, practise makes perfect!
I guess, the other players are all so perfect they need not practise anymore?
RR also states that Scandella
still suffers from a concussion! And that Cody Almond was called up.
Also, that Khudobin
most likely will start the next game! (all photos from various sources)
A little taste of Wild Play below, in case you have not seen it yet!
http://video.wild.nhl.com/videocenter/console?hlp=8471418&fr=false
Meanwhile, on the opera front:
Rehearsals for DEAD MAN WALKING and LUCIA at HGO are well in hand. Opera in the Heights also is polishing its performance of DON CARLOS.
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Unfortunately, the proclivity for injuries has challenged almost every NHL and AHL hockey team to remain competitive as the 2010-11 season progresses.....the WILD are certainly no different than other hockey organizations.
Nonetheless, the morning skate Russo describes is a bit bizarre, to say the least. Perhaps, with back-to-back ROAD games coming up, the WILD coaching staff is taking no chances on going down another man. That said, the WILD injury problem seems to get worse with each season...to be sure, it must be difficult to win any games, when key offensive and defensive players are injured (or spending big minutes in the sin bin).
I agree with most observers that Khudobin will get at least one more start this week. Absent an "average" performance (3 goals) against the Avalanche,
he has performed very well when given the opportunity. Sunday's shutout against the NW division leaders was not a fluke...recall his stand-out performances against the Flyers (Stanley Cup Finalists) and another SC contender during last season, each of which resulted in WINS and drew standing ovations at EXCEL Arena. His NHL record (with limited appearances) is quite good and shows that he can play at this level.
Notwithstanding how things play-out over the remainder of the 2010-11 season, serious Aeros fans sincerely hope that the WILD (and its Netminder coach) will make the right decision and retain Khudobin as BUG for the 2011-12 season (v. an "outsider"). IMHO, he has earned the opportunity to fill this role.
Go Aeros!
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