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Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 6, 2020 at 10:47 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 22, 2020 at 4:26 p.m.
Thread: My Ideal 2020-2021 MN Wild
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>KPasty</b></div><div>Gotta think Lou matches that. It would probably take $10.5M+ to make him flinch</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Caerii</b></div><div>NYI matches that offer sheet instantly and thanks you for your help.
Barrie is garbage, no reason for us to sign him either, but he certainly doesn't sign for only one year.
The Ottawa trade doesn't make sense. That 2nd rounder doesn't help us nearly as much as those players do, especially if you have Parise and Mayhew as middle six players in their spots.</div></div>

It would likely take more but NYI only have 8.9 mill in cap space and have to sign key players Devon Toews and Ryan Pulock. If Lou doesn't play things right they could have serious cap issues, if I'm MN i kick the tires on an offer sheet.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 9, 2020 at 11:24 p.m.
Thread: My Ideal 2020-2021 MN Wild
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>PLDGEY</b></div><div>Its definitely not just Norris. That 5 is going to be VERY hard to pry from OTT hands.

We have 4 second rounds, and were gonna likely gonna move up with 2 of them using 3rds (Dorion has never drafted in the 3rd round) and the islanders 1st as well. Were gonna have lots of opportunity to take swings top 4D prospects.

I mean, we could take Drysdale at 4 or trade down to 10 and take Sanderon (the only 2 D worth taking in the top 20).

OTT is not at the point in our rebuild to trade top draft picks or top C prospects.</div></div>

I think your point is fair. While i do think it may be a bit early for them to trade away assets the trade could make them more competitive. There's something interesting about trading unproven players for proven players. either way this is all hypothetical and meant to start debate, I knew someone would be against it :)
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 9, 2020 at 11:19 p.m.
Thread: My Ideal 2020-2021 MN Wild
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>FloppyBiscuit</b></div><div>I feel like Pittsburgh is going to elect to keep their 2020 1st round pick and send us their 2021 1st instead. Plus, I feel like Ottawa could use RD more than LD, so maybe it'd work with Dumba, but either way, I don't see them moving that 5th overall pick, especially along with Norris, who I imagine they value very highly. As for the other trades, I'm open to moving Donato with how much LW depth the Wild have, especially if we get Lafreniere, and I doubt we'll move Stalock. I would guess he's the goalie we leave exposed in the Seattle expansion draft.</div></div>

Thanks for the feedback! I can see the PIT decision both ways but if i was a PIT fan i would worry about the unprotected 2021 1st if they kept it. With Covid 19 possibly taking out members of a team for 2 weeks or more it could be risky. Dubnyk could be resigned to be exposed in the draft (maybe he has some kind of return to form, who knows?), either way I think its more valuable for MN to see if Kappo can handle the NHL rather than have him play ll season in the minors.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 9, 2020 at 10:52 p.m.
Thread: My Ideal 2020-2021 MN Wild
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>RazWild</b></div><div>Couple of things.

1) The Wild have $16.2M in available cap space this upcoming offseason. $42.1M next year after that. We're not hurting for cap space, even with large contracts coming up in the next couple of years.

So there is literally no reason to think we can't resign Brodin, it'll likely just take place after the expansion draft is all.

2) I like where your head's at. I love what you did here. But I don't see OTT pulling the trigger on that deal. Not when they can grab either Byfield/Stutzle at 3rd ova and Raymond with the 5th.

Just my opinion of course.

Cheers! :cool</div></div>

Thanks for the feedback!

1) The reason why i said MN may not be able to resign Brodin is that Kaprisov, Fiala, and EK will be RFA's and Staal, Foligno, Hartman will be UFA's and i think there can be a debate to resign them all (or for how much). How much will they take up in the cap or for how many years is unknown but I imagine Fial will be spendy. I also think that Dumba or Brodin could be lost at the Seattle expansion draft, my opinion is to trade Brodin because the contract will be easier to trade.

2) The goal was to make it tempting, I also think that this trade could accelerate where OTT is in their rebuild. They get a great top 4 d-man and a decent winger for moving back 10 spots in the draft.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 7, 2019 at 10:23 a.m.
Thread: Opinions
The Pens trade doesn't make sense, the wild have 2 solid goaltending prospects in the AHL with another solid one still in juniors. It's true that Dubby is on the decline but Jarry isnt a proven starter, he's always shared the crease with another goalie at the NHL level. if the Wild are making this trade then they must be certain that their goaltending prospects will not be ready in the next 5 years. Your basically trading a young (23yrs), skilled player and a cheap 7th d-man for a pick, a slow footed 6/7 dman (that's also expensive), and a goaltender who's career save percentage is lower than Dubbys save percentage last year (which was considered a down year). IMO MIN declines

NJD Trade:
Zucker (proven player, solid 2-way winger, fan favorite) and donato (skilled but needs work) have more value than a third liner and a skilled player who's completely unproven at the NHL level. IMO this trade doesn't really help the Wild. MN Declines

TOR Trade:
Basically swaping backup goaltender (and trading away a player whos well liked in the locker room), swapping top 4 d-man (wild get older but more physical), and Hyman and Foligno have similar roles (Foligno is more physical and Hyman is more skilled). IMO this trade is kind of a wash, MN declines.

BOS Trade:
Staal is a 2nd line center who has half the salary as Backes who is a 4th line center and was scratched multiple times last year for Boston (including in the playoffs). By himself Staal is worth at minimum a low 1st rounder or high second rounder based on the type of player he is to what your paying him (good 2nd line center for 3 mil is a steal) . Add that with the fact that MN is taking on a much larger contract for a lesser player then your talking Beecher and another pick in return. MN declines
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 15, 2017 at 12:58 p.m.
Thread: MN Wild Reg Season Lineup
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>wabit</b></div><div>

1. Reilly is waivers eligible so he'll start in the AHL. He looked bad when he was in MN last year (it was a horrible idea pairing him with Dumba).
2. Iowa looks like a garbage team again this year: Lucia/Kunin/Anas coule very well be the top line in Iowa. At least as a 4C in MN he'd have some combo of Ennis, Foligno, Stewie as his linemates. He would have been better off staying at UW and having Fredric on his line. I'm usually all for AHL development, but there needs to be some talent to play with for it to be beneficial. Iowa has no future top-9 besides Kunin this season.
3. meh they are both questionable so either could make the team.

What has Ennis done to deserve time on Staal's line over Zucker or Coyle? I don't really see Ennis and Parise meshing well for play styles.</div></div>

1: True Reilly was terrible last year but right out of the gate I think he will get the chance to succeed. If he doesn't show that he's capable there's Quincey and Murphy. My opinion Murphy is the dark horse for the NHL lineup. Not proven but could fit in with Olofesson on the right side.
2: That's why I kept him in the AHL. I think the Wild brass want him playing a lot of minutes. So it's either maybe 10 minutes a night right in the NHL or possibly 18-20 minutes in the minors. He will definitely get some time in the NHL.
3: ya it's kind of a toss up but I'm leaning towards Svedberg

Your right but I'm looking at possible line combos. Boudreau is someone who loves mixing up lines and usually has a set pair for each line. Granny/Koivu, Parise/Stall are set pairs from last season so the #3 guy on each line can be interchangeable. Nino, Coyle, Zucker, and Ennis are all pretty interchangeable and who knows Coyle could play third line center and Errikson Ek can play wing in the top 6. Looking at each line in a size perspective I'd probably switch Ennis and Coyle and then swap Nino and Zucker.

Made the changes.

Good reply. Thanks