Minny at the deadline (if we're still in contention)

In this scenario, Minny goes all-in for one last shot at the Stanley Cup with this core. The idea is to make us deep at forward and fix the bottom pairing. Seeler-Pateryn does not inspire confidence, as Pateryn is what he is, and Seeler is still a little unproven. Still, Seeler has room to grow, while Pateryn does not; that's how I decided who got shipped out.

Pens love Sheahan and him and Sid are tight.... very doubtfull we trade anyone except picks and prospects (like always lol)

I wonder what other good 4C we can get? Sheahan was just the first one I could think of.

Honsetly I don't think Fehr/Hendricks will be bad 4C's. Fehr was allegedly very good on the PK last year in SJS (even if it was a pretty limited sample). I know this is made at the deadline, so it's hard to say how they'll play at this point, but maybe both of these guys suck and in that case the PIT trade makes sense.

I actually liked Foligno a lot in the playoffs. He was a force on the ice. Regular season was a different story, but if we get the same Foligno as we did in the playoffs he's a solid bottom 6 player (even if his contract isn't great). Zuccarello is good but in the past 6 drafts we've traded away 3 1sts (if you count Alex Tuch to Vegas) and 4 2nd's. I would be very unhappy if our new GM traded yet another 1st for a likely rental player, even if he is good.

Pateryn for Miller seems like a wash to me. If Pateryn is trash maybe we make this deal, but if they're comparable I'd rather we just keep the pick.

Once again, Kunin should not play on the 4th line. If he's even in the NHL he should be at least on the 3rd, but I really think he should just stay in Iowa, develop at center, and play for us full time next season.

Basically I'm just sick of us trading away our picks for old rentals that leave after we lose in the 1st round. I'd rather we use those picks for players that are still young and would be on our team for many years IF we even consider trading picks. Just my two cents.

That's understandable. Realistically, though, I'd say that this is the last year for the Wild to go for the Cup, as Staal will need a new contract right after this, and he'll turn 35 in 2019. If your window closes next year, I figured that we may as well go all-in one last time. Whether we win the Cup or not, the rebuild will begin next year.