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Forum: Armchair-GM19 hours ago
Thread: Ideal Offseason - SABRES
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LNels31</b></div><div>Hahaha! How about you walk away from being a Wild fan. GMBG is the first actually good GM we’ve had in the MN sports era. I trust everything he does. Everyone is entitled to their opinion but name a bad move he’s done for me. He went out last year and grabbed guys to make a run but didn’t give up the future either. Like the year fletcher gave up a first for Havlat.</div></div>

Staal for Marjo. Kunin trade. Suter buyout then have to sign Goli and trade for Middleton (cost Kahk) to make up for that hole he created. He has literally signed nobody of importance that wasn't already in the system 6/7 d-men and 12/13 FDs. Spurgeon's awful contract. Now he's going to lose one of the top-3 most skilled wings the team has ever had. Rossi over Lundell, LD over Raty, trading up to get Marat K. Not getting McBain or Lindberg to sign. Not addressing the biggest hole on the team with a top-6, heck even a third line center.

The only good moves GMBG made the Zucker trade and the Walstedt trade/draft. Cole/Pateryn was a good trade, but he loses some points for not getting him to re-sign.

Fletcher and Fenton made this team, GMBG is just living off of that.
Forum: Armchair-GMWed. at 2:19 p.m.
Thread: Offseason Prediction Version 4 - The Devil Will Screech
I'd trade Kulikov before Jost. I'd keep both if MAF and Middleton were re-signed for a combined $5m or less.

Beckman isn't a 4th liner. He still needs AHL time to become a more complete player before he'll push for a NHL spot.

Jost (I'm not a fan of him) can play anywhere in the lineup is why MN will keep him. He is also some insurance in case Rossi ends up in the AHL.

Addison will have a tough time making the lineup. There are too many players ahead of him and the coaching staff/GM seem to want nothing to do with Addison and Spurgeon being in the lineup at the same time.

I like the idea of signing Larsson, but to play him as a bottom-6C, not in the pressbox. I think he'll be in the $1.5m-$2m rand UFA signing. Reliable, d-zone, bottom-6 centers, that chip in a few points aren't expensive; but they aren't cheap either. I mean Freddy G did get a $1.2m x 2 last offseason with much less of a track record.
Forum: Armchair-GMTue. at 10:23 a.m.
Thread: dealing with the buyouts
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>IcemanJoe</b></div><div>That’s what people say when they don’t like the answer given, if they said something you agreed with, it’d be the best source ever lol. Discrediting a Podcast won’t work with me, those two have connections and I’ll trust them over you. Russo is damn good at his job, I’ll trust his reporting over you as well. Lou Nanne hated Fenton too, is Nanne to be trusted? Fenton was hated by everyone. That doesn’t change the fact you’re making stuff up and have no sources claiming Kessel will not come here.

Um the Wild had its best regular season in franchise history, got career years out of tons of players lol. I’d say the path is pretty good. You’re letting the postseason performance eliminate the entire regular season.</div></div>

Have you really looked at their season? Beating up on bad teams and getting spanked by the teams that matter was the Wild's season. They had 2 total regulation wins and 9 regulation losses against the Playoff teams from the Central. One of those wins was a throw away game for COL where they sat everyone they could. Even if you throw in the gimmick 3v3/SO their record was still a 2:1 loss ratio. This was with the team having career years by everyone, and unlikely to all do the same next season.

Nanne is literally on the Wild's payroll, so there is no objectivity from him. Russo, when he actually does in-depth articles (rarely now), is still a very good reporter. Anything he doesn't put in print is hogwash. The podcasts are junk. There is no accountability for things that are wrong so they can say whatever they want as long as it keep people tuning in. They all play nice because if they don't they'll possible lose favor with the team and not get the interviews or play spots that they need for their ratings.

I rarely site anything that isn't stats related and don't take any of the talking heads at face value. I form my own opinions about things.
Forum: Armchair-GMTue. at 9:41 a.m.
Thread: dealing with the buyouts
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>IcemanJoe</b></div><div>Source? I have yet to hear Kessel or anyone close to Kessel say this.

I’ve actually heard the opposite on Beyond the Pod, Pat M has mentioned him as a right shot PP FA Target. Pat M (former gopher) called Vanek to MN when others were saying no. Pat M has deep connections with former gophers, he wouldn’t just throw it out there unless he’s heard there’s a desire from Kessel’s camp. Now whether BG has any interest is another story.

To say this team has less direction than under Fenton is blasphemy.</div></div>

I think the Beyond the Pond is a bunch of random speculation that tosses out random players with MN ties to keep the fanbase excited and tuning in. It's not solid reporting. I could care less about a former a guy with gopher ties. Russo hated Fenton, he will say anything he can to make him look bad.

Seriously what has Guerin done to make MN a better team? What's the plan going FWD other than hope and pray Kaprizov is good enough to carry a mediocre team into the Playoffs by beating up on bad teams every year?
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