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Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 19, 2023 at 8:16 a.m.
Thread: 11200 attendance is crazy
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Jovo87</b></div><div>I am not concerend with attendance figures. In all sports throughout north america - both major and minor - attendance since the lift of the covid lockdowns have been down leagues wide. This is in part of inflation. It costs too much money to go out to a game even a minor league one like the CFL for most families struggling to keep the lights on heat pumping and fridge full. However, with all these leagues, as long as people still watch on tv, they are making money. The money is in the tv deals. The attendance and concessions are just a bonus.</div></div>

This isn't true.
-The MLB just topped 70m for the first time since since 2017.
-The NFL had highest per game attendance since 2016 last year (total attendance was record was set, due to the added game).
-The NBA was 97% capacity last season and had a record number of sellouts.
-NHL last year 22.4m total attendance (all time high). It had average attendance was 17.1k last year down slightly from it's peak, but AZ also plays in an arena that only seats 5k people.
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 12, 2023 at 2:24 p.m.
Thread: Can we talk about that Freddy deal yet
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>jnowariak</b></div><div>I think we’re just gonna have to disagree on our assessments of Rossi. I also think the conversation about him would be night and day if Dean gave him as much of a leash as he gives Freddy.

I’m expecting Rossi to put the “not ready” arguments to bed this year. And if he doesn’t, I’ll be in your camp.</div></div>

I don't see Dean giving Freddy any sort of long leash. Simply put Freddy G was better than the Jost, Dewar, Shaw, Reaves, ect. that MN ran in it's bottom-6 last year. Rossi wasn't in his 15-20 games. Hartman, JEE, Steel, and Rossi were the centers to start the year last year. Freddy G started the season as the 3RW.

I'm not a Freddy G fan by any means. It annoys me that he's playing so high in the lineup, but that is on the GM for the roster decisions he's made.
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 12, 2023 at 12:47 p.m.
Thread: Can we talk about that Freddy deal yet
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>jnowariak</b></div><div>I’d kind of prefer Rossi playing 3rd line this year if you gave him an offensive minded W.

I see your point and agree Rossi is a top 6 guy, but try telling Dean Freddy isn’t a top 9 C or to take Hartman off of the 1st line (which is the only solution I see here). I also don’t want Rossi on the W.</div></div>

MN doesn't have any more offensive minded wings outside the top-6. Freddy G is ideally a 4C, Dean knows that, there is just no better option anywhere in the org to bump Freddy out of the top-9. It really just comes down to Rossi has to be better than Hartman and Freddy G to take their spot.

Last year Rossi was completely lost on the ice in the NHL, with everything about his game was too slow for the NHL. Shaw (rightfully) took the roster spot away from him.

Rossi has the skillset of a playmaking wing at the NHL level. He doesn't have the size or speed (you need at least one) to be a NHL center.
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 2, 2023 at 12:39 p.m.
Thread: If Nylander Commits to FA
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Affectionate_Side_64</b></div><div>The fact it wasn't a coherent sentence was the confusing part. The cap is completely manageable with the Wild having young talent who they can slot in for cheap (Faber, Wallstedt, Rossi). This doesn't have to be the only trade they make all year my guy....</div></div>

You mean the same Rossi and Faber who are already on the NHL team? Wallstedt does what exactly to help MN's cap, MAF has a full NMC (and doesn't want to waive it) and Gus was just re-signed for 3 years. MN has some decent FWD prospects but 2 are untouchable in the KHL, a couple are in college, and a couple more aren't ready yet. Walker is the only FD prospect that has looked close to ready to be more than an injury callup.

MN needs centers, not wings; Hartman is MN's 1C because they have nobody else (JEE carries the other top-6 line) to play center. Trading away the only somewhat viable center on the team to play with Kap is just shooting themselves in the foot. If MN's season goes sideways Hartman will be traded for futures.

To make cap room MN has 1 player with a sizable contract that is somewhat tradeable in Zucc and even he has a 10 team NTC. Kaprizov, Boldy, Gus, and JEE are the contract MN has that are over $1.2m (besides the 3 already in this trade) that don't have at least a NTC of some sort. Zucc (10 team NTC) is the only sizeable contract that MN might be able to move, but it's not really worth it for MN to do.

And just FYI. Middleton is a 3rd pair d-man "playing up" on MN's 2nd pair with Sprugeon due to MN's lack of better options. Brodin is MN's 1LD and the lost their 1RD (Dumba) to free agency.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 16, 2023 at 3:21 p.m.