Elliotte Friedman

And anyway, just two good players there.

locking heads or locking shoulders there.

I mean, Minnesota got themselves into penalty trouble.

That didn't help their cause.

Colorado made them pay a couple times here.

Missing Joel Eriksson again.

We talked about how much value he has, and Wild fans know all too well what he brings to the...

to the table there for Minnesota.

It's just, it's tough.

I totally understand, you know, the old cliche of you're never in trouble until you lose at home.

But the idea of any team to say nothing of one of Minnesota's caliber of beating Colorado four out of the next five, it is a very, very tall task.

So they've got not just one, not two, but three days now for the Wild to collect themselves and try to come up with a plan to dig their way out.

of an 0-2 hole here in the second round against the Juggernaut Avalanche in this Central Division clash.

That was the final thought brought to you by the Toyota BZ.

We'll take our first break, come back and talk about the two games from Monday night and also look ahead to Montreal Buffalo game one later tonight.

32 Thoughts, the podcast continues after this.

Okay, welcome back.

So Monday night, two games were on the slate, including game number two between Carolina and Philadelphia.

And Ellie and I couldn't help but feel for the Flyers on Monday the same way I was feeling about Ottawa game two against Carolina.

One that they were much better in, much more competitive in.