JayTea

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Forum: Armchair-GMSat at 1:03 pm
Thread: Fiddle fiddle
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Rob32sjsharks </b></div><div>That’s fair but in regards to Alex I wouldn’t want to trade him either... But Kappo needs to play andI feel strongly Dubnyk will rebound, but the sharks can’t afford Dubnyk salary and I doubt many can. your wild card is stalock and his cheap contract that increases his value!

And rebuilding or not the best trade partners are those who have a plethora of what your lacking and a void where your strongest! Both teams get what they need and get stronger</div></div>

Kappo doesn't need to play in the NHL though. Trading Stalock paints Guerin into the corner where he doesn't have options in case Kappo struggles. As is, I think Kahkonen will have a chance to make the team and if not, he'll play in Iowa again and build off of the season he already had. Guerin literally needs to do nothing if he's going to give Dubnyk a chance.
Forum: Armchair-GMThu at 3:54 pm
Thread: Lafreniere pt 8
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>SevenLeg</b></div><div><a href="https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.hockeywilderness.com/platform/amp/2020/7/1/21310098/minnesota-wild-kirill-kaprizov-situation-just-got-a-whole-lot-more-complicated-nhl-khl" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.hockeywilderness.com/platform/amp/2020/7/1/21310098/minnesota-wild-kirill-kaprizov-situation-just-got-a-whole-lot-more-complicated-nhl-khl</a></div></div>

The most recent word is that Minnesota may be able to sign him for 2019/20, but he'd be ineligible to play against Vancouver. He could practice with the team and live in Minnesota since he'd finally have a work visa to come over, so he's ready to start in 2020/21 whenever training camp for that season starts. Sounds stupid, but with a delayed 2020/21 season, he'd probably stay in the KHL for a year as you've suggested and then he'd be signing a 1 year ELC at 24 anyhow so "wasting" a year to have him here now actually makes sense. It gives them next year to see what he is and then get him signed long-term if he pans out.
Forum: Minnesota WildThu at 12:26 pm
Forum: Armchair-GMJun 23 at 4:37
Thread: Too much sense to actually happen
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>RazWild</b></div><div>He's only 22 years old. He's got a lot to learn and adjust to, but despite that, the raw talent, ability and skills necessary to become a top six winger are there.

<strong>Again, he was on pace for 18 goals while averaging 10 minutes a game</strong>.

He's got really good top-end speed, smooth skating skills, and a shoot first mentality with a nose for the net. The biggest knock against him was his woeful lack of defensive skills and being a defensive liability.

Guess what, since coming to MN he's been forced onto the lower lines with the understanding that he needed to work on his two-way game in order to succeed. To date, he has improved dramatically on that aspect, and given another season or two he'll be a fine top six guy in my book.

You're welcome to your opinion, but it's clear you have little to no understanding of how his progression has come along since he left Boston. That onus is on you. Perhaps the next time someone whose spent the last year and a half of watching him play and develop tries to tell you different, maybe consider listening to them. Just a thought.</div></div>

Putting him on a line with Koivu and Hartman helped I think. I think Fiala also benefitted from being on Koivu's line and it got him to protect the puck better.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun 22 at 5:52