Why trade that pick for a goalie we don't need when you can likely draft a guy like Tre Augustine with it

Minnesota isn't trading their starting G

If that's what Gus will sign for, the Wild will just keep him and go with the same tandem this season. Next year Fleury will be gone and they can go Gus/Wallstedt if he's ready.

IDK, a 1st round pick is a massive overpay for a guy like Gus. I think you take it and run to the UFA market to find a stop gap.

Depends who's available when the offer is made and if they've had a chance to find out. If you can get a dependable veteran on a 2 year deal for under $3.5m, sure you definitely consider taking the pick.

Fleury's days of being a 60+ game starter are over, so you need someone you're absolutely comfortable starting for 50+ games and leaning on come playoff time.

I’m not comfortable with Gus playing 50+ and assuming he’ll be a go to guy in the playoffs, and I’m probably in the minority on that. His biggest issue has apparently been conditioning and that takes *years* to really reap the benefits of. Gus had a good season but if he has a .930 rather than a .950 during that late season stretch we’re not having this conversation.

Gus seems like he’s got a bright future, especially in the Wild system, but I’m not sold he’s closer to a 1A than a backup yet. Goalies are very fickle beasts.

Indeed they are. Sometimes you pay $10m to end up with a 3rd string goalie and then suddenly you're in the Stanley Cup Finals with that same goalie.