Adding Beef to the Blue Line

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Created by: MNBassman

Team: 2021-22 Minnesota Wild

Initial Creation Date: Jul. 14, 2021

Published: Jul. 14, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

Both Spurgeon and Brodin are spectacular players and crucial to the Wild’s regular season success…but, as we all know, they both are a little bit limited in the playoffs due to there size and/or style of play (especially Spurgeon!). I am attempting to pair them up with a couple monsters that will give the Wild the playoffs truculence they need and to create very balanced pairings of d-men. I am also trying to keep the Wild competitive while we wait for the Parise/Suter buyouts to go away…
How’d I do?
Side note: Roster shown to provide a glimpse of the future, not an opening night lineup.

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST		YEARS	CAP HIT
Menell, Brennan		2	$1,000,000

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Fiala, Kevin	5	$6,750,000
Kaprizov, Kirill	4	$7,750,000
Patrick, Nolan	2	$1,000,000

UFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Oleksiak, Jamie		4	$4,000,000
Mermis, Dakota		2	$750,000

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
Beniers, Matthew		3	$925,000

Trades

MIN

Ristolainen, Rasmus
2021 2nd round pick (BOS)

Additional Details:

If I’m way off here, feel free to rip me to shreds…cuz I’m grasping at straws here…

BUF

2021 3rd round pick (MIN)

MIN

Gostisbehere, Shayne
Patrick, Nolan [RFA Rights]
2021 1st round pick (PHI)

PHI

Dumba, Matt
2021 4th round pick (MIN)

MIN

SEA

Gostisbehere, Shayne ($1,000,000 retained)

MIN

2021 1st round pick (SEA)

SEA

2021 1st round pick (PHI)
2021 1st round pick (PIT)
2021 1st round pick (MIN)

Additional Details:

Value?

Buyouts

Zach Parise: $2,371,794
Ryan Suter: $2,371,794

Retained Salary Transactions

Shayne Gostisbehere: $1,000,000 (22.22%)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2021
2022
2023

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
24	$81,500,000	$78,380,255	$0	$732,500	$3,119,745

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Kaprizov, Kirill $7,750,000$7,750,000 LW UFA - 5	Beniers, Matthew $925,000$925,000	Zuccarello, Mats $6,000,000$6,000,000 RW, LW NMC UFA - 3
Boldy, Matthew $880,833$880,833 ($600,000$600K) RW, LW UFA - 2	Rossi, Marco $894,167$894,167 C RFA - 4	Fiala, Kevin $6,750,000$6,750,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
Greenway, Jordan $2,100,000$2,100,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Eriksson Ek, Joel $5,250,000$5,250,000 C UFA - 8	Patrick, Nolan $1,000,000$1,000,000 C, RW UFA - 2
Foligno, Marcus $3,100,000$3,100,000 RW, LW UFA - 3
Rask, Victor $2,000,000$2,000,000 C UFA - 1	Sturm, Nico $725,000$725,000 C UFA - 1	Hartman, Ryan $1,700,000$1,700,000 C, RW UFA - 3
		Bjugstad, Nick $900,000$900,000 C, RW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Oleksiak, Jamie $4,000,000$4,000,000 LD/RD UFA - 5	Spurgeon, Jared $7,575,000$7,575,000 RD NMC UFA - 6	Talbot, Cam $3,666,667$3,666,667 G UFA - 2
Brodin, Jonas $6,000,000$6,000,000 LD NMC UFA - 7	Ristolainen, Rasmus $5,400,000$5,400,000 RD UFA - 1	Kähkönen, Kaapo $725,000$725,000 G UFA - 1
Soucy, Carson $2,750,000$2,750,000 LD/RD UFA - 2
Mermis, Dakota $750,000$750,000 LD/RD UFA - 2	Menell, Brennan $1,000,000$1,000,000 D UFA - 1
	Addison, Calen $795,000$795,000 ($132,500$132K) RD RFA - 2

Jul. 14, 2021 at 11:19 a.m.

GenW

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You can take off the 2nd with risto

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Jul. 14, 2021 at 11:19 a.m.

jnowariak

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I want nothing to do with Risto. Size shouldn’t factor into who to sign at the mo.

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Jul. 14, 2021 at 11:23 a.m.

MNBassman

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MNBassman

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Quoting: jnowariak

I want nothing to do with Risto. Size shouldn’t factor into who to sign at the mo.

Another agree to disagree situation for us. As always, I respect your opinion, but I believe Risto (assuming he would resign at 4ish million per) is the perfect partner for Brodin and I also believe his game will blossom in the post season. The Wild (IMO) simply have to have more snarl on the blue line if they are ever going to complete for the Cup.

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Jul. 14, 2021 at 11:27 a.m.

jnowariak

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Quoting: MNBassman

With Suter gone, Risto’s partner McCabe is the guy to target. Looking at under 3 mil with term and drove the Risto pair in BUF. I don’t deny physicality is important in the playoffs, but we don’t have enough skill yet to turn our focus to that. If you look at the “size” on Tampa, they are all on minimum salary one year deals.

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Jul. 14, 2021 at 11:28 a.m.

sabresparaavida

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Sabres aren’t paying to move Risto

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Jul. 14, 2021 at 11:29 a.m.

Stripes77

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The Sabres aren't going to give up a 2nd to get rid of Risto...If anything they would leave him unprotected for the expansion draft.

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Jul. 14, 2021 at 11:30 a.m.

MNBassman

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MNBassman

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Quoting: jnowariak

I like McCabe a lot, but I would rather have Oleksiak.

Jul. 14, 2021 at 11:31 a.m.

Tuch_Me_Daddy

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I am hereby ripping you to shreds for the ristolainen trade... wtf

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Jul. 14, 2021 at 11:32 a.m.

MNBassman

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Quoting: Cozens4Captain

I am hereby ripping you to shreds for the ristolainen trade... wtf

He’s such a polarizing player I honestly have no idea what his market value actually is…

Jul. 14, 2021 at 11:39 a.m.

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Tuch_Me_Daddy

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At the least, buffalo doesn’t include a 2nd pick and one of their top 4 d-men for just a 3rd round pick, People that hate on Risto don’t consider he’s been tasked to play crazy minutes on a terrible sabres team for years. He’s still a top 4 defenseman on most if not all nhl teams.

Quoting: MNBassman

He’s such a polarizing player I honestly have no idea what his market value actually is…

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Jul. 14, 2021 at 11:40 a.m.

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JayTea

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Quoting: MNBassman

He’s such a polarizing player I honestly have no idea what his market value actually is…

Buffalo has like $34m in cap space. Despite the amount of roster spots they need to fill with that money, there's zero reason for them to give up a better pick to move Risto. He's probably worth anywhere from a 2nd to a 4th depending on level of GM incompetency.

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Jul. 14, 2021 at 11:40 a.m.

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Tuch_Me_Daddy

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Quoting: MNBassman

He’s such a polarizing player I honestly have no idea what his market value actually is…

I genuinely think playing in buffalo should increase a players trade value if anything, same with Eichel, look at dudes wingers throughout his career and tell me he wouldn’t be a freak of nature on a team like Toronto, Colorado, etc.

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Jul. 14, 2021 at 11:45 a.m.

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jnowariak

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Quoting: MNBassman

I like McCabe a lot, but I would rather have Oleksiak.

If Oleksiak isn’t resigning in DAL, I’m all for that. Either guy would pair well with Spurg, and dare I say improve the D corps?

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