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Jul. 29, 2020 at 7:45 p.m.
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A 2nd + 3rd is ordinarily the trade value for Zadorov (for example NJ fans like the idea of 2021 NYI 2nd + 2021 NJ 3rd for Zadorov). However, with a 2nd that's at #38 I'd be inclined to accept. Maybe add like a 5th or something minor.
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Jul. 29, 2020 at 7:46 p.m.
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Yep, Still BRUTAL
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Jul. 29, 2020 at 7:54 p.m.
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Yep, Still BRUTAL


No.
Jul. 29, 2020 at 7:56 p.m.
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That dumba trade is terrible
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Jul. 29, 2020 at 7:57 p.m.
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That's a no from Minnesota
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Jul. 29, 2020 at 8:01 p.m.
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That dumba trade is terrible


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That's a no from Minnesota


Dumba is slightly better than Montour, Johansson and Mittelstadt more than make up Foligno plus the difference
Jul. 29, 2020 at 8:09 p.m.
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Dumba is slightly better than Montour, Johansson and Mittelstadt more than make up Foligno plus the difference


wrong. dumba is one of the best dmen in the league. Add a 1st and its a more realistic package
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Jul. 29, 2020 at 8:32 p.m.
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wrong. dumba is one of the best dmen in the league. Add a 1st and its a more realistic package


No he isnt. Dumba is pure offense, if he isnt scoring his numbers are Ristolainen like
Jul. 29, 2020 at 9:31 p.m.
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rather keep Zads over just a 2nd....a 2nd round pick doesnt help them win in the next season or 2
Jul. 29, 2020 at 9:43 p.m.
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Dumba is slightly better than Montour, Johansson and Mittelstadt more than make up Foligno plus the difference


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No he isnt. Dumba is pure offense, if he isnt scoring his numbers are Ristolainen like




Shibbal you're better than this. Don't spread this nonsense. Dumba being bad at defense stems from his earlier career. He has shored it up some since then, yes still mental lapses but not a real liability.
Dumba is a superior defenseman when compared to Montour.
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Jul. 29, 2020 at 10:31 p.m.
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Shibbal you're better than this. Don't spread this nonsense. Dumba being bad at defense stems from his earlier career. He has shored it up some since then, yes still mental lapses but not a real liability.
Dumba is a superior defenseman when compared to Montour.

If you want to go purely of bias and ignore data, sure:
https://public.tableau.com/shared/PSGX73S9N?:display_count=y&:origin=viz_share_link
Career average 49% in Corsi and Fenwick the same as Montour
Dumba's ex. GA is in the 16th lowest percentile over the last 2 seasons (lower is worse), Montour's in the 45th. Where is this superior defenseman, I barely see an average one
Jul. 29, 2020 at 10:33 p.m.
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rather keep Zads over just a 2nd....a 2nd round pick doesnt help them win in the next season or 2


Byram may though
Jul. 29, 2020 at 10:42 p.m.
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Byram may though


dont think Byram is on the team to start next year. Timmins is NHL ready even looking good in todays exhibition. Cant see them going with 2 rookie Dman at one time. Def not that they are both getting significant playing time with Makar, Girard, EJ, Graves and Cole still there

If CHL season is able to start sometime this fall, it will be well before the NHL next season starts up, so let him play the weird hybrid start seaons in the WHL first and possible WJC, then the new NHL season would be underway with camps
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Jul. 29, 2020 at 11:00 p.m.
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dont think Byram is on the team to start next year. Timmins is NHL ready even looking good in todays exhibition. Cant see them going with 2 rookie Dman at one time. Def not that they are both getting significant playing time with Makar, Girard, EJ, Graves and Cole still there

If CHL season is able to start sometime this fall, it will be well before the NHL next season starts up, so let him play the weird hybrid start seaons in the WHL first and possible WJC, then the new NHL season would be underway with camps


The way Byram has been hyped, i would have thought he has been ready
Jul. 29, 2020 at 11:09 p.m.
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The way Byram has been hyped, i would have thought he has been ready


Dont get me wrong they can put him in the line up and he will look good, its just too deep even after you move out Zads. Timmins is the real deal too so I just dont think they want to do 2 rookies at once, they still have some luxury to wait with Byram if they want

The plan was for him to do a Makar playoff debut before teh pandemic hit, so who knows, they might go yolo and play 2 rookies
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Jul. 30, 2020 at 10:59 a.m.
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If you want to go purely of bias and ignore data, sure:
https://public.tableau.com/shared/PSGX73S9N?:display_count=y&:origin=viz_share_link
Career average 49% in Corsi and Fenwick the same as Montour
Dumba's ex. GA is in the 16th lowest percentile over the last 2 seasons (lower is worse), Montour's in the 45th. Where is this superior defenseman, I barely see an average one


I mean you can pick the analytics stats that best fits your argument but no one will agree with you that Montour and Dumba are close in value.
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Jul. 30, 2020 at 11:57 a.m.
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I mean you can pick the analytics stats that best fits your argument but no one will agree with you that Montour and Dumba are close in value.


do you have better defensive analytics? That prove he is superior and one of the best in the league as well? https://thehockeywriters.com/matt-dumba-2018-19-injury-luck/
this article is from last August, but his numbers were down again this year. "Dumba also has his struggles defensively, likely because of his positioning. He is not very good in his own end, to say the least, and while his defense may improve in the future, he likely will always have his defensive flaws because he likes to jump up in the rush and keep pucks in the offensive zone."
Jul. 30, 2020 at 12:45 p.m.
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do you have better defensive analytics? That prove he is superior and one of the best in the league as well? https://thehockeywriters.com/matt-dumba-2018-19-injury-luck/
this article is from last August, but his numbers were down again this year. "Dumba also has his struggles defensively, likely because of his positioning. He is not very good in his own end, to say the least, and while his defense may improve in the future, he likely will always have his defensive flaws because he likes to jump up in the rush and keep pucks in the offensive zone."


So? It's not anything Wild fans don't already know. Except we've watched him from the very beginning we know what Dumba's ceiling is, do you? Analytics are great, but only when used in lockstep with long-term eye tests on players.

Newsflash, just because he's an offensive defenseman doesn't mean he can't play defense. While it is true that it will never be anything special, it derives fully with if his game is on or not. When he's on a tear and putting pucks in the net he stops trying to hard and his defense improves by leaps and bounds. He's also improved quite a bit defensively when not on his game either. He's not the black hole you think he is.

Your giving Dumba undue disservice for his bad play these last two years. It doesn't take analytics for anyone with half an idea of what's going on and watched him for any length of time to see why he was bad.

1) It was a massive injury that clearly took the two years to fully recover. He was never playing at a full 100%, More like 75%.

2) Word was out on him, teams literally just double teamed him and didn't give him the time or space to get a effective shot off.

They did that knowing the Wild didn't have the offensive threats necessary to spread out their PK defense.

He's looked like his old self throughout camp and is finally back to 100%.

But the reason his value is simply better than Montour's is easy. Montour is a #4 2nd pairing defenseman, that's the extent of his ceiling. Dumba is a top 4 defenseman, he can fully play on a top pair. Why do you think the Wild's defense is always considered to be in the top 5 in the league? It's because we're not playing one but two top lines in our top 4.
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Jul. 30, 2020 at 12:56 p.m.
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So? It's not anything Wild fans don't already know. Except we've watched him from the very beginning we know what Dumba's ceiling is, do you? Analytics are great, but only when used in lockstep with long-term eye tests on players.

Newsflash, just because he's an offensive defenseman doesn't mean he can't play defense. While it is true that it will never be anything special, it derives fully with if his game is on or not. When he's on a tear and putting pucks in the net he stops trying to hard and his defense improves by leaps and bounds. He's also improved quite a bit defensively when not on his game either. He's not the black hole you think he is.

Your giving Dumba undue disservice for his bad play these last two years. It doesn't take analytics for anyone with half an idea of what's going on and watched him for any length of time to see why he was bad.

1) It was a massive injury that clearly took the two years to fully recover. He was never playing at a full 100%, More like 75%.

2) Word was out on him, teams literally just double teamed him and didn't give him the time or space to get a effective shot off.

They did that knowing the Wild didn't have the offensive threats necessary to spread out their PK defense.

He's looked like his old self throughout camp and is finally back to 100%.

But the reason his value is simply better than Montour's is easy. Montour is a #4 2nd pairing defenseman, that's the extent of his ceiling. Dumba is a top 4 defenseman, he can fully play on a top pair. Why do you think the Wild's defense is always considered to be in the top 5 in the league? It's because we're not playing one but two top lines in our top 4.


I never doubted his offensive ability or i wouldnt want him. But Dumba gets sheltered and when he was healthy he was bad in his own end, coming from Minnesota's own media. And no one here has shown data to discredit that, just bias and opinions
Jul. 30, 2020 at 1:11 p.m.
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I never doubted his offensive ability or i wouldnt want him. But Dumba gets sheltered and when he was healthy he was bad in his own end, coming from Minnesota's own media. And no one here has shown data to discredit that, just bias and opinions


Our own media hasn't been down on Dumba since his 4th year in the league. And back when they were, they more often than not attributed it to growing pains. All players go through them.

I get that, but analytics isn't everything. You've now had multiple Wild fans tell you his defense is better than what you think it is or claim it to be. You've yet to stop arguing that point. We never claimed he was a defensive guru or anything, we simply stated that he's not the liability you make him out to be.

I'd say a good chunk of his bad defense, around 60% of it or so, stems from trying too hard. That is why I pointed out his offense, when it's going, he plays defense 100× better. When it's not, it's probably more around 47% better than his earlier career.

It's not great, but it's livable.

It still doesn't mean that he and Montour have the same kind of value. Analytics or not. A players ceiling and where they're capable of playing matter.
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Jul. 30, 2020 at 2:29 p.m.
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Our own media hasn't been down on Dumba since his 4th year in the league. And back when they were, they more often than not attributed it to growing pains. All players go through them.

I get that, but analytics isn't everything. You've now had multiple Wild fans tell you his defense is better than what you think it is or claim it to be. You've yet to stop arguing that point. We never claimed he was a defensive guru or anything, we simply stated that he's not the liability you make him out to be.

I'd say a good chunk of his bad defense, around 60% of it or so, stems from trying too hard. That is why I pointed out his offense, when it's going, he plays defense 100× better. When it's not, it's probably more around 47% better than his earlier career.

It's not great, but it's livable.

It still doesn't mean that he and Montour have the same kind of value. Analytics or not. A players ceiling and where they're capable of playing matter.


yes multiple Wild fans have given me their opinion on their player. This opinion contradicts stats and professional evaluation. Clearly the stats are wrong
Jul. 30, 2020 at 3:36 p.m.
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yes multiple Wild fans have given me their opinion on their player. This opinion contradicts stats and professional evaluation. Clearly the stats are wrong


Stats are purely a supplemental addendum. They don't tell the whole story, or ever will. They can't account for if a players hot or cold, it all gets averaged out. It can't tell you if a player is struggling with an injury or was merely deployed on the wrong line or position, partnered with someone they have no chemistry with. It also doesn't account for a players ceiling or were they can play.

In the end, you can wind up with players on opposite sides of the lineup order who wind up with the same analytics. For example a 1st line winger compared to a 4th line guy. The 1st line player might have better stats, but the underlying analytics say that they were exactly the same in every other way. Does that mean you put the fourth liner on the top line, and expect the same results? Or is their value equal? Should you get the same return from the 4th liner as you should with the 1st liner, despite the identical analytics?

Dumba isn't there for his defense, which is passable, it's to score goals and to step up in the zone as a 4th player. No one in their right mind plays an offensive defenseman without pairing them with a two-way or defensive defenseman to cover their ass. That's hockey 101.

Montour doesn't have Dumba's shot, or step up in the play like Dumba does. He also shies away from taking hits or giving them, conversely, he wont drop the gloves. Dumba does all of these.

Again, you can play Dumba on a top pairing. You can't with Montour.

I don't care if the analytics are the same. Dumba has more value than Montour by being a top 4 defenseman and Montour isn't.
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Jul. 30, 2020 at 4:49 p.m.
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Stats are purely a supplemental addendum. They don't tell the whole story, or ever will. They can't account for if a players hot or cold, it all gets averaged out. It can't tell you if a player is struggling with an injury or was merely deployed on the wrong line or position, partnered with someone they have no chemistry with. It also doesn't account for a players ceiling or were they can play.

In the end, you can wind up with players on opposite sides of the lineup order who wind up with the same analytics. For example a 1st line winger compared to a 4th line guy. The 1st line player might have better stats, but the underlying analytics say that they were exactly the same in every other way. Does that mean you put the fourth liner on the top line, and expect the same results? Or is their value equal? Should you get the same return from the 4th liner as you should with the 1st liner, despite the identical analytics?

Dumba isn't there for his defense, which is passable, it's to score goals and to step up in the zone as a 4th player. No one in their right mind plays an offensive defenseman without pairing them with a two-way or defensive defenseman to cover their ass. That's hockey 101.

Montour doesn't have Dumba's shot, or step up in the play like Dumba does. He also shies away from taking hits or giving them, conversely, he wont drop the gloves. Dumba does all of these.

Again, you can play Dumba on a top pairing. You can't with Montour.

I don't care if the analytics are the same. Dumba has more value than Montour by being a top 4 defenseman and Montour isn't.


"Dumba isn't there for his defense, which is passable" this is my entire argument, Im glad you and your handshaker Paul agree
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Jul. 30, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.
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"Dumba isn't there for his defense, which is passable" this is my entire argument, Im glad you and your handshaker Paul agree


Then you can keep Montour, and everything else, it was a bad trade for Minnesota to start off with and didn't do a damn thing to help the Wild's needs in regards to a top six center to begin with, because Mittelstadt clearly has shown he isn't one. Montour isn't a replacement for Dumba, no matter how much you claim otherwise, and a C-Level prospect for a guy who's a candidate to be our next team captain.
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Jul. 30, 2020 at 5:03 p.m.
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Then you can keep Montour, and everything else, it was a bad trade for Minnesota to start off with and didn't do a damn thing to help the Wild's needs in regards to a top six center to begin with, because Mittelstadt clearly has shown he isn't one. Montour isn't a replacement for Dumba, no matter how much you claim otherwise, and a C-Level prospect for a guy who's a candidate to be our next team captain.


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