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Forum: Armchair-GMMay 9 at 3:40 a.m.
Thread: 23-24 Re-signings per Evolving-Hockey
Personally, I'd trade Duhaime as he doesn't fit into the 1-2 year "retool" I'd like the Wild to go through. As for Reaves, it doesn't sound like we'll be able to re-sign him given that he admitted he wants to “squeeze every dollar” out of his next contract — maybe his last — and wants more than a one-year term. That opens up 2 spots for Walker and Rossi to fill. The lines would then look something like:

Kaprizov - Hartman - Zucc
Johansson - JEEK - Boldy
Gaudreau - Rossi - Beckman
Foligno - Dewar - Walker

That being said, we'll probably want to sign a veteran F and have Rossi play in the AHL for the first half of the season until he develops some grit to his game. If he doesn't, we might as well trade him since Evason will never play a player that lacks grit.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 3 at 1:41 p.m.
Thread: Wild right before cap hell ends
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Jeffrey4649</b></div><div>I've heard Yurov hasn't signed for 2023-24 in the KHL meaning he could be here to play in Iowa next fall. Ohgren is signed to play in the SEL next year but after that should be here ready for full time NHL action. Khusnutdinov should be NHL ready when he arrives in the fall of 2024.</div></div>

Yurov signed a 1-year deal with his KHL team after they replaced their coaching staff. However, it's interesting he opted for the non-traditional 1-year term vs. the normal 2-year. Probably has something to do with his desire to play with Kaprizov and the time is ticking with the latter's contract and all. Öhgren will probably play a year in Iowa after next season since he likely won't receive huge minutes in the SHL (still decent minutes tho). The key for him is consistency. Khusnutdinov will be NHL ready for sure tho. He's already played like 139 KHL games.