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Article: Minnesota's Dead Cap Space Might Help As Much As It Hurts This Summer


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1 minute ago, Backwoodsbob said:

Must be a typo which had me confused. He's been a Calgary Flame a far as I can remember which happens to be fairly short.

Nvm, I see where you're at on this.

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM EV PPG SHG GWG EV PP SH SOG SPCT TSA TOI ATOI FOW FOL FO% BLK HIT TK GV Awards
8 yrs   BOS NHL 566 139 203 342 94 772 119 20 0 26 164 39 0 952 14.6 1787 8909 15:44 159 196 44.8 183 1580 202 295  
4 yrs   CGY NHL 283 35 48 83 -36 227 26 9 0 1 44 4 0 325 10.8 573 3545 12:32 65 87 42.8 69 714 87 139  
3 yrs   EDM NHL 243 39 65 104 -24 221 22 17 0 4 46 19 0 396 9.8 762 3762 15:29 58 46 55.8 67 715 82 159  
1 yr   LAK NHL 81 20 35 55 26 79 18 2 0 5 29 6 0 124 16.1 269 1396 17:14 7 13 35.0 22 244 22 48  
Career   16 yrs
2007-08 19 BOS NHL 77 8 19 27 -2 89 7 1 0 4 17 2 0 88 9.1 153 933 12:07 4 4 50.0 28 179 21 14 Calder-12
2008-09 20 BOS NHL 72 17 25 42 17 136 15 2 0 3 19 6 0 97 17.5 174 1076 14:57 5 4 55.6 32 259 33 21  
2009-10 21 BOS NHL 50 9 11 20 -7 44 9 0 0 2 10 1 0 72 12.5 119 718 14:21 3 11 21.4 14 136 12 17  
2010-11 22 BOS NHL 79 30 32 62 28 121 25 5 0 7 23 9 0 173 17.3 340 1310 16:35 21 33 38.9 22 167 27 43 AS-8,Selke-40
2011-12 23 BOS NHL 81 26 35 61 7 135 19 7 0 1 31 4 0 149 17.4 275 1379 17:02 14 16 46.7 26 201 25 46 AS-16
2012-13 24 BOS NHL 46 7 20 27 8 75 7 0 0 0 18 2 0 79 8.9 172 778 16:55 17 18 48.6 16 139 20 37  
2013-14 25 BOS NHL 80 24 35 59 30 91 21 3 0 5 26 9 0 153 15.7 279 1390 17:23 61 70 46.6 22 240 33 71 AS-11
2014-15 26 BOS NHL 81 18 26 44 13 81 16 2 0 4 20 6 0 141 12.8 275 1325 16:21 34 40 45.9 23 259 31 46  
2015-16 27 LAK NHL 81 20 35 55 26 79 18 2 0 5 29 6 0 124 16.1 269 1396 17:14 7 13 35.0 22 244 22 48  
2016-17 28 EDM NHL 82 23 27 50 -3 50 11 12 0 3 14 13 0 175 13.1 310 1407 17:10 4 3 57.1 20 202 26 49  
2017-18 29 EDM NHL 82 10 24 34 -12 80 7 3 0 1 20 4 0 147 6.8 282 1309 15:58 29 23 55.8 25 254 29 76  
2018-19 30 EDM NHL 79 6 14 20 -9 91 4 2 0 0 12 2 0 74 8.1 170 1046 13:14 25 20 55.6 22 259 27 34  
2019-20 31 CGY NHL 68 8 12 20 -6 54 3 5 0 1 9 3 0 83 9.6 144 907 13:20 20 26 43.5 20 198 19 42  
2020-21 32 CGY NHL 56 10 13 23 -8 46 8 2 0 0 13 0 0 74 13.5 114 763 13:38 9 24 27.3 12 139 19 29  
2021-22 33 CGY NHL 82 10 11 21 -9 84 8 2 0 0 10 1 0 95 10.5 171 1005 12:15 19 15 55.9 22 209 20 41  
2022-23 34 CGY NHL 77 7 12 19 -13 43 7 0 0 0 12 0 0 73 9.6 144 871 11:18 17 22 43.6 15 168 29 27  
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I don't mind sitting out the free agent market, at least this year. However, could we get something useful on the trade market? We don't get that option either, unless we get value.

Looking at Capfriendly without going into much detail, it looks like under 1/2 the league will be dealing with the free agents. The others look like they will be struggling to sign their own. 

It's not a very good free agent market for the teams, but equally so, this is a stinky year to be a free agent too. I see a lot of 1 year deals coming. 

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9 forwards signed.  Duhaime and Shaw will make 11.  Need 2 more.  

5 defenseman signed.  Faber will make 6.  Need 1 more.

1 Goalie signed.  Need 1 more.

So we have 4 positions to fill.  Dumba and Gus are probably too expensive to sign.  If we decide to go completely towards youth from IA.  Who is the most likely of candidates to play up?  

My bet is Forwards Beckman and Walker.  I have no idea who will slot in at D or goalie.

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Personally I think Addison has increased his value from the 2nd Round pick he was for Pittsburgh. His offense and special teams talent is nice. Potentially enough to interest a team who will overlook his defensive issues. If the Wild trade him it's one less RFA to sign and with Faber, it's possible Addison isn't a long-term fit.

Dumba had defensive lapses early after being drafted but also showed signs we've not seen from Addison. I wonder if the Wild see Addison in the big picture as part of the future. My gut says no after his benching but he did get good NHL games this year so I don't see his progression as poor by any means.

Addison is an asset to the Wild that might be easiest NOT to miss if Dumba stays. With Spurgeon and Faber will Addison be a 3rd pairing guy who plays the PP? Perhaps, but I would think the Wild might be able to get back a 2nd for Addison which would be great to help load up on centers if Addison could bring a 2023 2nd? I have a hard time envisioning a time when we say, "Dang, shoulda kept Addison."

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I'm looking at Addison to help us move up in this draft, and I'd have to say a team like AZ should maybe take a shot at him. He is ready for NHL minutes, and they've got some scoring punch. Addison fits into their window of players around the same age. 

Perhaps a package around Addison brings us that 2nd 1st rounder? Keep in mind, if so, we're looking at seeing that asset delivered in 2-3 seasons.

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I wouldnt mind if we could get a Bergeron 38  ,  for 2 years .  Wouldnt be a huge investment and being  38 he could share time .  Id like to get another C option  with expeirience .  Of ccourse it depends if another hard run with the Bs is his preference etc  .

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14 hours ago, mnfaninnc said:

Is there any scenario where the Wild could make a blockbuster deal with AZ and come away with Logan Cooley? 

The only thing I can come up with are via nefarious means!

I'm good with nefarious in this case. Draft Moore along with it and I would be very happy. Only issue I see is I think Cooley is fairly small though doesn't really play small.

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22 hours ago, mnfaninnc said:

Is there any scenario where the Wild could make a blockbuster deal with AZ and come away with Logan Cooley? 

The only thing I can come up with are via nefarious means!

Like shipping them the Target Center.  Sorry T-Wolves fans.  

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Let's stand pat this offseason. good chance to see what some of the borderline guys are made of and see if they fit us moving forward.

Sign Gus Bus, Shaw and Duhey and let the rest walk. Addison clearly has fallen out of favor with our coaches so he will be gone. No need to resign Reaves, Sundquist or Steel and we don't have room in the salary for Nyquist, Dumba or Klingberg. 

Walker, Beckman and Rossi all get a shot at the big show and all we really need to pick up is maybe a single 3rd pairing defenseman. Maybe we try a rotation of the Iowa guys and see if someone is ready. 

I agree that this cap crunch might be a blessing in disguise, it allows us to see who will bear fruit in the prospect pool while tempering expectations.

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