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Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 29 at 11:42 a.m.
Thread: Losing the dead weight
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>CoolHandL</b></div><div>Agreed, just send them through waivers. Or Mojo could be traded fairly easily, I'd think.

And I don't think Flower would need to be paid 3.5 again. 2M or so, is my thinking. Otherwise this looks alright. I really do wonder whether Heidt makes a push for the team, especially if Mojo/Freddy are jettisoned.</div></div>

Yeah the issue with Mojo is that they won't actually waive him. I think if he was given the ultimatum of "AHL or trade", he would waive the NTC, but Guerin isn't gonna do that. Even if it works on paper and in theory.

Heidt probably won't be ready IMHO, but it will be fun to see if he can get his 9 games and what he does with them.

Tbh, one thought I had with Heidt (if he does impress but maybe not quite full-time) is if they'd ever consider something like what Anaheim is doing with Carlsson - a deliberately reduced schedule. You obviously want him playing, but I do wonder if 40-45 NHL games is better than 68 WHL games for a guy like him.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 17, 2023 at 1:54 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 20, 2023 at 4:23 a.m.
Thread: Addison for Yager
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>RazWild</b></div><div>He's fine. Especially considering he missed a whole year of crucial development due to Myocarditis.

He's doing great in the AHL right now. There's nothing wrong with letting him overbake down there where he's getting top ice time and being *the guy*.

But there's a small contingent of Wild fans who are irrationally ready to give up on him just because he's not already playing for the Wild in a top six role or hate the fact he's under 6'0" tall.</div></div>

They're doing this the right way.

Nothing drove me crazy more than when so many wild fans said last year that Rossi would be the immediate solution to the top 6 center gap. While I agree he is for the long term, people wanted too much, too soon, and some still do.

Still think y'all need a stopgap top 6 C tho for another year.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 20, 2023 at 10:40 a.m.
Thread: How do we do this next year
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ledge_And_Dairy</b></div><div>I can't imagine keeping Klingberg over Addison makes a ton of sense. Calen should certainly be cheaper than 3.5M. I would be shocked if none of Rossi, Walker, or Beckman don't make the team next year. Bringing back one of MarJo or Sundqvist makes sense but Gaudreau probably walks to make room for a young guy</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Wildwinswhen</b></div><div>I think CDE would be livid if Gaudreau was allowed to walk. The guy is a Swiss army knife. If we can get him for 1.5M he's one of those great middle 6 guys you can count on.

I think Klingberg is an older, bigger, better Addison. If we're just getting to Faber or one of the many other Dmen we've got, then it makes sense to sign and trade Addison. I was thinking of it more as Dumba or Klingberg at around 4M rather than Klingberg or Addison.</div></div>

Yea I think they try to bring back Klingberg if the price is right. I think the writing is on the wall that they dangle Addison this summer after how this season has gone between him and the org - and at this point I don't think they want two undersized RHD on that blue line anyway.

No way they allow Gaudreau to walk, I think both sides agree on a team-friendly deal (3-4 years @ 1.5M?) after the relative success he has had. Agree with Russo that they need to bring back JoJo if him and Boldy keep weaving magic. He'd be another cheap add with two more years of the cap crunch to deal with.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 6, 2023 at 2:21 p.m.
Thread: Lines
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>jnowariak</b></div><div>Agreed on Dewar, he’s the 4C. Going to be interesting when Nyquist filters in though. I’m not sure what Sundqvist brings but I think Foligno being pushed down to the 4th line (and Reaves to the press box) is what needs to happen for this team to be successful.</div></div>

Hard disagree on Reaves.

Reaves needs to stay in the lineup as much as people don't want to hear it. Kaprizov is no longer molested on a nightly basis and it remains that way because of Reaves. Simply put, Kaprizov owes his freedom of play on the ice to Reaves. Or at least the ideological thought or threat of him. It keeps opposing teams honest.

Or do you need reminding of the Doughty incident earlier this year? Or the Frederic incident last year? Without Reaves in the Lineup, opposing teams WILL try and agitate Kaprizov and get under his skin or worse, try and knock him out of the game entirely.

Even Arizona, Columbus, and Chicago attempted these gameplan routes before we acquired Reaves. Since then? Nothing, nada, zilch. He's been free to do as he pleases.

This isn't a scenario where his level of play dictates his roster spot. His M.A.D. (Mutually Assured Destruction) and implied threat, however, does.

In short, it's not about whether he's good on the ice or not. It's psychological warfare on Guerin's and Evason's part. One that's necessary.