WE HAVE NO MONEY STOP HAVING US BUY YOUR STUPID CONTRACTS

Created by: MnWildFan

Team: 2023-24 Minnesota Wild

Initial Creation Date: Apr. 4, 2023

Published: Apr. 5, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

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UFA - 5

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We have 13 million before we even attempt to resign anyone. I see a bunch of trades where the Wild are always buying players. We cannot afford almost all of the trades I see being proposed. Wild have 13 million to get 8 skaters and 1 goalie under roster. Upside is they have a bunch of guys that are RFAs and a couple of rookies who could join the team. Even if Evason is somehow convinced to give a bunch of rookies a roster spot and the RFAs take really cheap deals, the Wild only have 3.2 million to work with. Probably want at least 1-1.5 million in reserve to call up a player if someone gets banged up but doesn't go on LTIR. That leaves like 1.5-2 million to aquire a player unless someone from the Wild is traded back. That's why any player with a price tag of over 4 mil isn't really an option for the Wild, because the value of trading away assets plus additional assets for salary retention just isn't worth it. Only way I see Wild adding ONE big name player is if Foligno and Goligoski are moved, which is a real possibility. The odds also go up if the Wild trade away Addison for picks/prospects as it doesn't seem like Evason likes how he plays right now.

Gus probably gets north of 3 mil, Duhaime between 1.25-1.75 mil, Shaw is around 1-1.5, and if the Wild give Addison a contract it's probably more than 2 mil. So you see I low-balled the heck out of these contracts and Wild would still need to move a player or two to aquire someone with a cap hit over 4 mil. Just don't think the Wild see the value in that when they could just load up for the 25-26 season and really go for it then.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Duhaime, Brandon	1	$1,000,000
Shaw, Mason	1	$1,000,000
Addison, Calen	1	$1,500,000
Gustavsson, Filip	1	$2,000,000

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
Faber, Brock		1	$950,000
13th Forward, FA		1	$900,000

Trades

MIN

Petry, Jeff

PIT

I get why yall are sending Petry to the Wild but it is so stupid for the Wild imo. Guy is 35, has a 6 mil cap hit, and is under contract till our dead cap runs out. All negatives in the Wild's eyes. Brodin and Dumba have been very good not allowing goals 5v5 per 60 minutes and Wild could resign Dumba for less than 6 mil. Plus Wild have Addison and Faber looking to get bigger roles next year. Plus, Klingberg could resign even though the odds are low. Wild giving up assets to get Petry is just stupid when they could easily go other routes.
Adding Petry - Assets to do so < Wild just resigning Dumba/Klingberg/
Giving bigger roles to Addison/Faber.

MIN

Kuznetsov, Evgeny

WSH

Again, I understand the move. Kuzy would be #1C playing with Kirill and Zuccy, but I just don't see the Wild paying as much as everyone thinks they are in their trades on this site. Wild would have to pay for Kuzy, and then pay to have somebody retain some salary. I just don't think that value traded away makes up for the value of going from Hartman to Kuzy. Plus, why should the Wild go buying right now with the dead cap? I see the arguement is they haven't had the playoff success but I don't think the answer is half a**ing buying players when you have one hand tied behind your back. Makes more sense to me to buy guys on the cheap end, give rookies more opportunities, and when the dead cap goes away you really go for it then.
Now on to Marat Khusnutdinov. Maybe it's just me but I really think Marat is worth a lot more than people realize. He's putting up more points at his age 20 season than Panarin and Kirill did, but he's also doing it in more games but still. He's a Center prospect and the Wild kinda need some centers for the future. His contract will end in the KHL after the 23-24 season so it fits the window with giving him the 24-25 season to grow and then the Wild really going for it the 25-26 season.
My main arguement is why half a** going for it when they could wait a couple years and really go for it.

MIN

Olofsson, Victor

BUF

With salary retention or a player like going back to Buffalo I see this being the most realistic trade so far. Olofsson can put the puck in the back of the net, but it seems like his defense is lacking. Kinda seems like a Fiala 2.0 if he comes to Minnesota. And with being a Fiala comes with being in Evason's dog house when Olofsson makes a mistake leading to a goal opportunity for the other team. This trade could happen, it kinda just depends on how much Evason wants a goal scorer over someone who will play good defense. And we all saw what happened to Fiala, so my guess is Evason passes unless the Wild somehow low-ball the heck out of Buffalo. Not a bad trade idea

Buyouts

Zach Parise: $7,371,794
Ryan Suter: $7,371,794

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2023
2024
2025

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
22	$83,500,000	$80,281,088	$0	$907,500	$3,218,912

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Kaprizov, Kirill $9,000,000$9,000,000 LW UFA - 3	Hartman, Ryan $1,700,000$1,700,000 C, RW NMC UFA - 1	Zuccarello, Mats $6,000,000$6,000,000 RW, LW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 1
Boldy, Matthew $7,000,000$7,000,000 RW, LW UFA - 7	Eriksson Ek, Joel $5,250,000$5,250,000 C UFA - 6	Beckman, Adam $894,167$894,167 LW RFA - 1
Foligno, Marcus $3,100,000$3,100,000 RW, LW NMC UFA - 1	Rossi, Marco $863,333$863,333 ($850,000$850K) C RFA - 2	Duhaime, Brandon $1,000,000$1,000,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
Shaw, Mason $1,000,000$1,000,000 LW, C RFA - 1	Dewar, Connor $800,000$800,000 LW, C RFA - 1	Walker, Samuel $855,000$855,000 ($57,500$58K) RW, LW RFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Middleton, Jake $2,450,000$2,450,000 LD UFA - 2	Spurgeon, Jared $7,575,000$7,575,000 RD NMC UFA - 4
Brodin, Jonas $6,000,000$6,000,000 LD NMC UFA - 5	Faber, Brock $950,000$950,000	Fleury, Marc-André $3,500,000$3,500,000 G NMC UFA - 1
Merrill, Jon $1,200,000$1,200,000 LD UFA - 2	Addison, Calen $1,500,000$1,500,000 RD RFA - 1	Gustavsson, Filip $2,000,000$2,000,000 G UFA - 3

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Goligoski, Alex $2,000,000$2,000,000 LD/RD NMC UFA - 1		Kuznetsov, Evgeny $3,900,000$3,900,000 C M-NTC UFA - 2
13th Forward, FA $900,000$900,000		Petry, Jeff $2,343,750$2,343,750 RD M-NTC, NMC UFA - 2
		Olofsson, Victor $4,750,000$4,750,000 RW, LW UFA - 1

Top Comments

Apr. 5, 2023 at 4:34 a.m.

AG_sweden

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Unfortunately you will explain this until the end of time. Some people don't really care (some troll posts too) and do background checks.

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Apr. 5, 2023 at 6:26 a.m.

Lancebmx

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Just curious, since I've been teaching Kuzy to Minny at 4.5M cap hit, would a goligoski be something they consider? I know buyouts are the reason of the troubles but the cap hit is only 666K. Also if said deal was in place, to would Hartman go back or is he someone that wouldn't be moved? Foligno would likely be an easy move but unpopular one. I considered Hartman since he is likely the player being upgraded but he is quite cheap.

Apr. 5, 2023 at 7:02 a.m.

Lightman13

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Quoting: Lancebmx

Hartzy I’d not being moved. Goligoski is likely being moved thii in s offseason. Realistically kuz on paper seems like a natural fit, skilled center and Russian. Guerin isn’t bringing in anyone with term till tdl 2025 when the buyouts are basically done. They couldn’t make boeser work with 50% retention this tdl. So they won’t brjbg in so bring with more term and a larger cap

Apr. 5, 2023 at 7:12 a.m.

Lancebmx

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Quoting: Lightman13

I've been doing Kuzy with 4.5M cap. If Hartman went back, since I feel Foligno is more valuable to the team, that would him only cost an extra 2.8M. Goligoski has a full NMC so I don't see him getting traded. Also not sure anyone is buying 37, be 38 next season, LHD. A buy out, which I know is the reason Minnesota is in this predicament, would only cost 666K for two years. The way I look at it is Kuzy would only cost an extra 1.5M in this particular deal.

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Apr. 5, 2023 at 8:53 a.m.

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Edited May 3, 2023 at 10:11 a.m.

Kuzy retained fir a 1st and solid prospect is good value for a need

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