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Forum: Armchair-GM19 hours ago

Thread: The Russians Are Coming

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>wabit</b></div><div>Another question is would Khudobin even want to come back to MN? I couldn't say what he thought of his time with the Wild organization.</div></div>

That’s ancient history and 3 or 4 GMs ago...

Forum: Armchair-GMWed at 2:58 pm

Thread: McDonagh Gone in Tampa

Value is fine, but the Wild would really need to move a roster player to make room for Johnson. They could make a subsequent trade, or give Tampa Ryan Donato instead.

Forum: Armchair-GMWed at 2:08 pm

Thread: BUF MTL NYI trades

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>DomCholette</b></div><div>As a Hab fan: Remove Alzner to make it even as the trade is one on one Domi (little more value) for Brodin... Staal is a rental and Stalock is a better second than Lindgren... For Staal MTL need to upgrade with a 2nd instead of a 3rd.
Domi, Lindgren, 2nd, 7th for Brodin, Staal, Stalock</div></div>

Brodin is a better player than Domi 8 days a week!

Forum: Armchair-GMWed at 1:07 pm

Thread: How much is Shattenkirk worth

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>JayTea</b></div><div>No, but they've watched GMs sign guys to deals that make no sense on July 1.</div></div>

That’s a very valid point!

Forum: Armchair-GMWed at 1:07 pm

Thread: Zucc for Pav Revisited

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Kakko_to_New_York</b></div><div>Is it safe to assume Zuccarello is a cap dump now? Like being 100% honest do you see any team having interest in him considering age, term, salary, production, and his NMC that effects the Seattle Expansion draft all big factors that would sway away a potential suitor?</div></div>

It’s safe to assume Zucc can only be traded for another sh!tty contract and/or the Wild retaining a good sized chunk of his salary.

Forum: Armchair-GMWed at 1:04 pm

Thread: How much is Shattenkirk worth

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Leafsfan416</b></div><div>Evolving Wild predicts:
2 years 4,431,000
3 years 4,692,000
4 years 4,925,000</div></div>

Has Evolving Wild watched him defend??

Forum: Armchair-GMWed at 11:21 am

Thread: Zucc for Pav Revisited

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>justaBoss</b></div><div>Yeah that's true. That contract is a massive no-no.</div></div>

If Zucc and Pav both waived and the Wild retained $1million per on Zucc’s contract, do you think Dallas woukd consider thus trade?

Forum: Armchair-GMWed at 11:02 am

Thread: Zucc for Pav Revisited

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>justaBoss</b></div><div>Don't see Pavelski waiving his NMC...and if we had "loved" Zucc as you said, we would've re-signed him.</div></div>

Pavelski is good buds with Suter and Parise, so he might be willing to waive his NMC...who knows.
The Stars do/did love Zuccarello, but not enough to sign him to the idiotic contract the always desperate Wild do/did...

Forum: Armchair-GMWed at 10:37 am

Thread: Trades with NSH MTL

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>wabit</b></div><div>The only way I touch this trade is if I think Seattle takes Turris in the expansion draft. I don't want Rask 2.0 on the team.

Which is better: Chucky (say 3 x $4m, I think this is high end for him) or Turris (4 x $6m)? Or even Chucky+Zucc, or Chucky+Turris? I'm taking Chucky and Chucky + Zucc without much thinking about it.</div></div>

I’m probably more sour about the Zuccarello signing (and his abilities as a player) than most of us Wild fans here, so keep that in mind when i express my opinions regarding him...but, i think he is almost as much dead weight as Rask when his contract is considered. He is a 2nd line wing on his very best days and an NHL-average 3rd liner most days. He has natural chemistry with no one on this team yet, because of his contract, gets opportunities and ice time he doesn’t deserve.
While today’s version of Kyle Turris doesn’t excite me much, at least he fills a need as a center who can skate.
As for Chucky, I wouldn’t pay him a dime over $2.75 and would only sign him to a 1 or 2 year deal. It would have been nice if the season hadn’t been abruptly halted and we could have all gotten a better chance to assess his merits and fit, but i will use his entire career over 2-3 decent weeks with the Wild to make my decisions about his future here.
Bottom line, I want Zuccarello and his contract gone enough to take a chance on Turris and his.

Forum: Armchair-GMWed at 10:08 am

Thread: Ryan Strome

I’d gladly take (either) Strome for the right price. I also think the Wild do have the forwards capable of getting the most out Ryan.
Ideally, the Wild make a play for Cirelli, trade for a Strome, trade Staal, and roll with 3 - #2ish centers with very capable wingers flanking the top 3 lines. Aside from getting lucky in the draft or overpaying...i think a bonafide #1 center is a pipe dream for the Wild (and us fans). A better strategy would be to gather as many #2s as possible and make it work. IF the Wild had Cirelli, Ek, and a Strome down the middle, they would be in very good shape for many years.

Forum: Armchair-GMWed at 9:54 am

Thread: How do we make this work - Minnesota fans

Oh the trades the Wild coulda made had they not signed Spurgeon to an absurd contract...

Forum: Armchair-GMWed at 9:46 am

Thread: Trades with NSH MTL

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MaxDomi13</b></div><div>Zucc > Turris
Am I right or no?</div></div>

Maybe...
Zuccarello just isn’t a good fit in MN and should have never been signed. It was a desperation move by an always desperate franchise (owner’s edict)!
As a center, Turris is much more useful to the Wild than a left-shot winger...which the Wild have way too many of!

Forum: Armchair-GMTue at 8:43 am

Thread: Trades with NSH MTL

I hope Guerin catches wind of this Zuccarello for Turris trade and looks into it!

Forum: Armchair-GMTue at 8:35 am

Thread: Trade with MIN

As a Wild fan, i would make this trade in a heartbeat!

Forum: Armchair-GMMon at 5:45 am

Thread: How do we make this work - Minnesota fans

Swap out Johnsson for Liljegren for starters.

Forum: Armchair-GMSat at 10:26 pm

Thread: 24 Team Playoff Lines - Minnesota Wild

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>wabit</b></div><div>Kunin has a better shot, and is a RHS. As much as I like JEE he hasn't shown the scoring touch yet, too much of the Zucker shanks.</div></div>

Agreed, but his ability to get the puck back and his underrated passing ability makes me believe he would be an asset on the pp. Kunin, imo, lacks yhe high end hockey IQ to be very effective on the pp.

Forum: Armchair-GMSat at 11:53 am

Thread: 24 Team Playoff Lines - Minnesota Wild

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>wabit</b></div><div>If Soucy is healthy he should be in the lineup over Hunt.

I'm guessing it'll be Parise, Foligno, Greenway, Donato as the LW order.

For goalies, it'll be whichever one looks the least rusty. Heck it could even be goalie KK as the starter if Dub/Stalock look like they did to start the season.

Koivu belongs nowhere near the PP. Kunin should take that spot.</div></div>

I agree with everything except that Kunin should be on the power play. Ek would be a much better choice!

Forum: Armchair-GMMay 27 at 5:02

Thread: Dumba to the Desert V2

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TanSor</b></div><div>Hey not our team so I don't really care, but Arizona obviously likes him considering what they traded to get him.
I think he's fine as a stop-gap. Addison is our long-term Dumba replacement.

Im not ok with trading Dumba and Greenway for 2 stop-gap players and #2ish center/RW. It would have to be Donato or Hartman in the deal, not Greenway.</div></div>

Forum: Armchair-GMMay 27 at 3:17

Thread: Dumba to the Desert V2

Side note: Taylor Hall is probably the last big name player i would work this hard to resign...

Forum: Armchair-GMMay 27 at 3:16

Thread: Dumba to the Desert V2

I would only consider this if it was a 3 team deal and Goligoski ends up elsewhere. I’ve been a big fan of him since his senior year in high school, but I’m not interested in him at this point of his career.

Forum: Armchair-GMMay 27 at 12:56

Thread: The Perfect Off Season

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Subbanator7667</b></div><div>This team is still a fringe playoff team and with 1 I jury to a top 4 dman is a lottery team that traded away its 2021 1st round pick.

Minnesota needs youthful top 6 centers, they are not easy to come by and not cheap, personally think they should be improving though the draft, not trading 1st rounders away.

Also a strong possibility of a flat cap, so I'd be prepared for Fiala to be gone the year after.</div></div>

How old do you think Cirelli is???

Forum: Armchair-GMMay 27 at 12:53

Thread: The Perfect Off Season

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TanSor</b></div><div>You know, the more I think about it the less I like Strome and the more I like Turris. Strome has really only produced decent numbers with Panarin, outside of that he's just been a 30-40 point guy. Turris has consistently produced over 50 points without a winger like Panarin and the cost to get him will likely be a lot less since I'm guessing Nashville doesn't really want him. I'm not sure if Nashville would go for the Zuccarello 1 for 1 swap, but if we could pull that off I think that's ideal. Otherwise I'm not sure he'd cost that much.</div></div>

I’d be all in on a Turris for Zuccarello 1:1 deal! I would much rather overpay a 3rd or 4th line center than a 3rd or 4th line wing!

Forum: Armchair-GMMay 27 at 11:20

Thread: The Perfect Off Season

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mnwild1790</b></div><div>I think it's time to move on from Koivu to Sturm as well. Let's see what the kid can do. At Koivu's age, they're basically playing the same role anyways. Then hopefully all the young kids keep getting better and hit their prime at the same time.</div></div>

Funny...I was doing that at the same time you were typing this.

Forum: Armchair-GMMay 27 at 11:17

Thread: The Perfect Off Season

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TanSor</b></div><div>I don't love the Tampa trade considering we can offer sheet Cirelli for less. I would like to get Johnson though, although I'd say put him at center again and see if he can find his game. Nobody knows if he'd waive or not, so all I will say is that it was between the Wild and Tampa for Johnson when he was choosing where to sign as a free agent. I don't think it's that far fetched that he'd waive to come here.</div></div>

I switched out Koivu for Strome. Parise better top 30 goals with two righties feeding him the puck!
I also traded Hartman to make some cap space.

Forum: Armchair-GMMay 27 at 11:04

Thread: The Perfect Off Season

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TanSor</b></div><div>I don't love the Tampa trade considering we can offer sheet Cirelli for less. I would like to get Johnson though, although I'd say put him at center again and see if he can find his game. Nobody knows if he'd waive or not, so all I will say is that it was between the Wild and Tampa for Johnson when he was choosing where to sign as a free agent. I don't think it's that far fetched that he'd waive to come here.</div></div>

I just threw the trade together trying to use similar value as an offer sheet, plus acquiring Johnson. Consider it a ballpark proposal.
Johnson doesn’t have to play wing, just put him there as an option.

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