Team: 2023-24 Minnesota Wild

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 23, 2023

Published: Jun. 23, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Undoubtedly this is the crunch year of these cap hits for the Suter/Parise buyout and recapture story. I would say this is the point at which BG will make it break his legacy. It’s a super delicate period as just fielding a competitive team with only 82% of the salary available to the rest of the league.
This scenario shows how tight the decisions are.
The homer spin on this projection is the comeback of Pavel Novak making the club, Rossi and Walker establishing themselves as regulars, holding onto all the veterans under contract allowing for trade deadline selling if the season is not as successful and getting both Duhaime and Gus signed.
The scenario resolves the Addison situation, doesn’t get inpatient with Rossi, figures out a solution to Goligoski and allows them to be aggressive on draft night next week.
I think this approach would be tough to thread the needle, but allows them to play some youth and let the season unfold as it may. If they are on the outside looking in, they can move 17, 36, and/or 38 for some futures or prospects. If it goes well, all the better, they will have learned a lot more about roster guys like Novak, Rossi, Walker, Beckman etc befor the expected arrival shorty of Yurov, Ohgren and Khustnidov.

Jerk-free feedback welcome!

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