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Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 21, 2023 at 9:23 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 19, 2023 at 6:37 p.m.
Thread: Roster projection
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Smjth</b></div><div>Reasonable roster management? They have $14M in dead cap. They're going to be running a minimal roster all season</div></div>

You cannot run a 20 man roster. It’s hard to run even a 21 man roster. If Gus gets $3.5 and Addison gets $1.2, that saves $1.3M. That, plus the $700k from this, allows Rossi+Walker to be regular NHL players. Minnesota then has a 22 man roster.

Not to nitpick your lineup, but Eriksson Ek is going to be with Boldy/Johansson or Kaprizov/Zucc. Stepan wont play for Minnesota. Rossi will be an NHLer this season. Hartman will likely go back to wing.

Kap-Ek-Zucc
Boldy-Rossi-Johansson
Foligno-Gaudreau-Hartman
Duhaime-Dewar-Maroon
(Petan)

Or

Kap-Hartman-Zucc
Boldy-Ek-Johansson
Walker-Rossi-Gaudreau
Foligno-Dewar-Maroon
(Duhaime)
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 13, 2023 at 11:45 a.m.
Thread: Louder for the people in the back
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TanSor</b></div><div>Cap is extremely tight. I don't feel great about this roster outside of Kaprizov, Ek, Boldy, Brodin, and Faber, and it's almost impossible to make any moves to improve. I wouldn't be all that surprised if we missed the playoffs this season to be honest - unless Rossi has a huge breakout season. Thankfully we'll have a lot more flexibility next offseason with Zucc, Foligno, and Fleury coming off the books, but to be a broken record: we still need a #1 center that can score. To play revisionist history, the cap would have been a nightmare to figure out, but I think missing out on Eichel was a huge mistake.</div></div>

I think they can make the playoffs, but that's mostly just due to how open the west largely is. If Rossi, Faber, and Gus all step up, they could win a round maybe. But I would agree it wouldn't overly surprise me if they do miss the playoffs. Gus could regress, Rossi could be a total bust, and Faber could struggle in his first full year. That would make it really hard to win.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 13, 2023 at 11:28 a.m.
Thread: Louder for the people in the back
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>JayTea</b></div><div>Maybe.

With the loss of Dumba, that's a leadership voice in the room gone. Maroon helps, but they still need those guys in the lockerroom. There's also the question of how long did Foligno play hurt last year and what impact did that have. That being said, if I was Guerin I'd kick the tires on an extension discussion and if the numbers make sense to keep Foligno around another couple years, you extend him. If they don't, trade him at the deadline.</div></div>

I would consider a 2 year extension at $1m per max. I believe in intangibles, but they have to be able to play hockey too. Reeves is a good example of this. He USED to be able to play (some) hockey and have additional purposes, but not anymore! Toronto will regret the 3 year deal they signed him to before Christmas.
I do, however, hope it was injuries that hampered Foligno’s play because I was a big fan until this past season.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 13, 2023 at 10:21 a.m.
Thread: Louder for the people in the back
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>CoolHandL</b></div><div>I still remember that day when they signed both in 2012, it was a lot of fun. I don't blame Leipold/Fletcher for making the signings, they were the top two free agents and the org was searching for an injection of relevance - it put the team on the NHL map. And with 13-year contracts, this scenario was bound to happen especially when the CBA was changed to include cap recapture.

And like Bassman said, this now forces them to take the long-term approach of building a team the right way for the first time ever. Silver linings are key in Wild land!</div></div>

If Bettman wasn’t such a vindictive prick, none of this would have ever been a problem. But, like you said, this has forced the Wild to be patient and play the long game. So…it just might turn out to be the best thing that ever happened for this franchise…tbd.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 13, 2023 at 10:06 a.m.
Thread: Louder for the people in the back
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>JayTea</b></div><div>I'm not sure who is to blame for that. Fletcher wouldn't commit $196m of the owner's money without the owner thinking it was a good idea, so did Leipold push for him to make some big moves to push the team forward? They did have a good prospect pool at the time and unfortunately I think only Brodin ended up developing to what he was projected to be out of the entire bunch.

Also worth mentioning the CBA would have just allowed both players to retire with no cap penalties when the deals were signed. I think the expectation was just they both retired when the actual cash due to them was $1m or so. The change in the CBA really changed the dynamic of those contracts IMO.</div></div>

Leipold definitely signed off on it. As I remember, he was more concerned with the business side (jersey sales, attendance, bottom line, etc) than he was about the hockey side.

Also worth noting is it appears Guerin was able to sell Leipold on his patient approach during the interview process. During his reign, Leipold has been nothing but impatient and was way too willing to mortgage the future for what he hoped would be instant success. The entire existence of this franchise has been run poorly…over-valuing what they actually had…going all-in with mediocre teams. Not once has this team been built for sustainable success. Not once, until hopefully now, have they ever played the long game. I hope Guerin stands firm and only goes all-in once, and only if, they ever do become bonafide Cup contenders.