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Created by: OldNYIfan

Team: 2020-21 Minnesota Wild

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 3, 2020

Published: Jun. 3, 2020

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

Another weird, out-of-the-box thought from someone with too much time on his hands . . .

I can't believe that Craig Anderson has anything left. Devan Dubnyk's contract is the perfect Melnyk paper -- $4,333,333 cap hit for two years and only $6 million actual dollars owed.

If Carson Soucy can get a bigger contract elsewhere, another possibility for #3LD is Ben Hutton, at the same price and term. He played well for Los Angeles this year in the first or second pairing. He would also be better placed to step up if Jonas Brodin is moved at the trade deadline.

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST		YEARS	CAP HIT
Kaprizov, Kirill		2	$925,000
Guskov, Matvei		3	$725,000

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Kunin, Luke	3	$2,775,000
Greenway, Jordan	3	$2,250,000
Sturm, Nico	1	$900,000
Menell, Brennan	2	$825,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Dadonov, Evgeni	4	$6,250,000
Khudobin, Anton	3	$3,750,000
Soucy, Carson	3	$2,250,000

Trades

MIN

2020 3rd round pick (OTT)

OTT

Dubnyk, Devan
2021 3rd round pick (MIN)

Buried

Victor Rask: $925,000 ($2,000,000)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2020
2021
2022

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

EMBED

TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$81,500,000	$76,177,758	$0	$132,500	$5,322,242

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Fiala, Kevin $3,000,000$3,000,000 RW, LW UFA - 1	Staal, Eric $1,625,000$1,625,000 C M-NTC UFA - 1	Kunin, Luke $2,775,000$2,775,000 RW, C RFA - 2
Kaprizov, Kirill $925,000$925,000 LW UFA - 1	Khovanov, Alexander $811,667$811,667 ($132,500$132K) C UFA - 3	Dadonov, Evgeni $6,250,000$6,250,000 RW, LW UFA - 3
Parise, Zach $7,538,462$7,538,462 LW NMC UFA - 5	Eriksson Ek, Joel $1,487,500$1,487,500 C UFA - 1	Zuccarello, Mats $6,000,000$6,000,000 RW, LW NMC UFA - 4
Greenway, Jordan $2,250,000$2,250,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Sturm, Nico $900,000$900,000 C UFA - 2	Hartman, Ryan $1,900,000$1,900,000 C, RW UFA - 1
Foligno, Marcus $2,875,000$2,875,000 RW, LW UFA - 1		Donato, Ryan $1,900,000$1,900,000 LW, C, RW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Suter, Ryan $7,538,462$7,538,462 LD NMC UFA - 5	Dumba, Matt $6,000,000$6,000,000 RD UFA - 3	Khudobin, Anton $3,750,000$3,750,000 G UFA - 3
Brodin, Jonas $4,166,667$4,166,667 LD NMC UFA - 1	Spurgeon, Jared $7,575,000$7,575,000 RD NMC UFA - 7	Stalock, Alex $785,000$785,000 G UFA - 2
Soucy, Carson $2,250,000$2,250,000 LD/RD UFA - 3	Pateryn, Greg $2,250,000$2,250,000 RD UFA - 1
Hunt, Brad $700,000$700,000 LD/RD UFA - 1

Jun. 3, 2020 at 5:34 p.m.

justaBoss

What in tarnation

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Actually by next year Dubnyk has only one year left.

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Jun. 3, 2020 at 5:39 p.m.

bhavikp27

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Khovanov is ready? For a top6 spot? And that's his potential?

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Jun. 3, 2020 at 5:48 p.m.

OldNYIfan

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Once a Kings Fan Too

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Quoting: bhavikp27

Khovanov is ready? For a top6 spot? And that's his potential?

Naaah. I just couldn't help myself; I had to put him there for symmetric reasons. I really think they'll sign Koivu for a one-year, Marleau/Thornton/Williams kind of deal to help the transition.

Jun. 3, 2020 at 5:54 p.m.

Trickster

hey look a squirrel

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Quoting: OldNYIfan

Naaah. I just couldn't help myself; I had to put him there for symmetric reasons. I really think they'll sign Koivu for a one-year, Marleau/Thornton/Williams kind of deal to help the transition.

I keep hearing from Wild fans that Koivu is done.
Most Wild fans have also said that they are okay with bringing back Galchenyuk for 1 year.

Jun. 3, 2020 at 5:59 p.m.

wabit

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I would rather have Dub for 1 more year (pressbox/backup/practice) then let the kids have their shot than sign Khudobin for 3 (who I think gets more this offseason); and then let the kids have their shot after that.

MN has enough LHS wings, adding another old one for big money doesn't make any sense for them. I get the signing for the fun part of building this roster.

Quoting: OldNYIfan

Naaah. I just couldn't help myself; I had to put him there for symmetric reasons. I really think they'll sign Koivu for a one-year, Marleau/Thornton/Williams kind of deal to help the transition.

I think Koivu is done after this season ends. He should have been in the pressbox in favor or Rask for most of the 2nd half of the season. Maybe the break will do him good and he'll have a little life left in him for this play-in/playoffs? He just looked like he hit the wall of "I'm too old for this ****."

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Jun. 3, 2020 at 6:05 p.m.

wabit

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Quoting: Trickster

I keep hearing from Wild fans that Koivu is done.
Most Wild fans have also said that they are okay with bringing back Galchenyuk for 1 year.

A cheap ($2m-$3) 1 year deal would be ideal for Chucky and the Wild. It gives him a prove it year without the worry of being taken by Seattle in the expansion draft. He'll get to play center with good wings and should get PP time. He fit into the lineup and played much better than I thought he would.

I don't see there being a big market for him this offseason with a flat cap and his recent history of bleh.

Jun. 3, 2020 at 6:08 p.m.

OldNYIfan

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Once a Kings Fan Too

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Quoting: Trickster

I keep hearing from Wild fans that Koivu is done.
Most Wild fans have also said that they are okay with bringing back Galchenyuk for 1 year.

I'd rather spend the money on Khudobin. Most of those Wild constructions have them paying him 1/3 or less of his salary, which I think is unrealistic. He may take a pay cut for a multi-year contract just to avoid going to yet another team in 2021-2022 after only one season plus in Minnesota, but I don't think he'll sign a one-year deal for a massive discount.

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Jun. 3, 2020 at 6:09 p.m.

OldNYIfan

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Quoting: justaBoss

Actually by next year Dubnyk has only one year left.

Even better. (I misread the contract history page of his chart.) One year and $2.5 million out the door.

Jun. 3, 2020 at 6:17 p.m.

wabit

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Quoting: OldNYIfan

Another question is would Khudobin even want to come back to MN? I couldn't say what he thought of his time with the Wild organization.

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Jun. 3, 2020 at 8:05 p.m.

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MNBassman

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Quoting: wabit

Another question is would Khudobin even want to come back to MN? I couldn't say what he thought of his time with the Wild organization.

That’s ancient history and 3 or 4 GMs ago...

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Jun. 3, 2020 at 10:34 p.m.

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aedoran

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Red Dawn!

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