Time to make some changes

Team: 2022-23 Minnesota Wild

Initial Creation Date: Jan. 23, 2023

Published: Jan. 23, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

JEEK is undoubtedly the best center on the team and his 5v5 potential is being wasted with Greenway and Foligno. The GREEF line needs to come to an end if this team wants to move forward. I know they tried Ek with KK97 and Zucc last season but they didn’t give them enough time to acclimate to playing with each other. Ek’s gritty puck retrieval style of play should be able to work with KK and Zucc, Ek retrieves the puck, gets it to one of the other two and let them work their magic while he plays net front.

Boldy needs some serious help on that 2nd line, Hartman has been disappointing and Gaudreau just isn’t cutting it anymore. Rossi has 20 points (7+13) in his 20 game AHL stint so far and right now feels like a good time for him to get a call up and play some real top 6 NHL minutes. If they can add Kuzmenko I think it would really take some of the load off Boldy when it comes to playmaking, plus I think putting Rossi between 2 legitimate Top 6 wingers would make his adaptation process into the NHL a whole lot easier rather than him playing 10 minutes a game with 4th liners.

The 3rd line is the new pest line. Dewey 1 and Dewey 2 have both been bright spots this season while getting minimal 5v5 time. They both deserve promotions with more playing time. This line would be very speedy, Hartman can be the shooter and all 3 of them are great at being pests.

4th line is pretty simple, a defensively responsible center between two of the scariest dudes in the league.

D pairs are pretty self explanatory, if Addison struggles defensively on the 2nd pair then you could pair Schenn with Brodin instead and revert Addison back to a pair with Merrill.

Goalies don’t change but Gustavsson is making a very strong case to take on more starts

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