Sean Flick Verified Member Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 View full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy the poor boy Verified Member Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Sounds like the Wild are in negotiations to get Marat over here ASAP. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredJohnson Verified Member Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1GKappa97 Verified Member Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 I think we do know who they are; inconsistent 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mateo3xm Verified Member Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 They are a small and old middling team. their identity has been a team with no identity since the beginning. This team is going nowhere unless it adopts a completely different way of doing things. i hope ppl stop giving this organization money until management decides they want to win a cup instead of turning a profit by barely making it into the playoffs each year. 1 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNCountryLife Verified Member Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 This may sound a bit optimistic... and it probably is.. We have a solid 1st line. Our D core when fully healthy with Spurge, Brodin, Faber and Mid is very capable. We need at least 1 more defender that can play top 2 pairing when someone like Spurge goes down.... and lines 2 through 4 need some offensive punch somewhere in that lineup. I'm actually quite hopeful that this team next year will get a few players in that provide that depth scoring and Spurge will be back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1GKappa97 Verified Member Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 31 minutes ago, Mateo3xm said: i hope ppl stop giving this organization money until management decides they want to win a cup instead of turning a profit by barely making it into the playoffs each year. They're still trying to win a cup though? I mean they've completely overhauled the prospect pool, we've had Kaprizov, Boldy, and now Faber/Rossi all in Calder Trophy discussions for 3 out of the last 4 seasons.. They added a HoF goalie who's taken teams to the Cup, they've got another top-6 talent in Russia, they have one of the best goalie prospects seasoning in the AHL with no need to rush him before he's ready. The FO has done a great job setting up a foundation and in a couple years they're going to have $13M more in cap-space to use to further boost a playoff roster... I mean seriously, what else do you want them to do? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNCountryLife Verified Member Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 NoJo really drives me nuts. I want him gone. He is not fun to watch... he is a momentum killer. Why is he on our 2nd line? The only position he has earned is the Pross Box. He played 15:21 minutes last night. He was 5th in minutes. Why? He skates the puck into traffic and loses it. His passes are rarely crisp and on the stick. His D-zone play consists of taking up space while players easily walk around him. He isn't physical and rarely wins a puck battle. He doesn't belong in the lineup much less the 2nd line and 15+ minutes. Nojo is one of the players that is really hurting this team. Opposing team go after him because he does not understand how to open up lanes and ice for teammates. Get rid of him. Please! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pewterschmidt Verified Member Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 11 minutes ago, MNCountryLife said: NoJo really drives me nuts. I want him gone. He is not fun to watch... he is a momentum killer. Why is he on our 2nd line? The only position he has earned is the Pross Box. He played 15:21 minutes last night. He was 5th in minutes. Why? He skates the puck into traffic and loses it. His passes are rarely crisp and on the stick. His D-zone play consists of taking up space while players easily walk around him. He isn't physical and rarely wins a puck battle. He doesn't belong in the lineup much less the 2nd line and 15+ minutes. Nojo is one of the players that is really hurting this team. Opposing team go after him because he does not understand how to open up lanes and ice for teammates. Get rid of him. Please! New nojo drinking game: 1) drink entire beer when he does a water ski back check 2) take a shot when he drops his stick 3) full beer when he misses an open net 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper3119 Verified Member Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 K-NUT IS SIGNED! 2 YEAR ELC 5 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protec Verified Member Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Now, will Knudi live up to the hype??? 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pewterschmidt Verified Member Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 (edited) 24 minutes ago, viper3119 said: K-NUT IS SIGNED! 2 YEAR ELC LFG!!! Cannot wait to see deez nuts in action. Expecting a Rossi type skater with a Zuc type pass first mentality Edited February 28 by Pewterschmidt 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC Beach Bum Verified Member Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 2 hours ago, Willy the poor boy said: Sounds like the Wild are in negotiations to get Marat over here ASAP. signed 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pewterschmidt Verified Member Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 27 minutes ago, NC Beach Bum said: signed We got ‘im 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy the poor boy Verified Member Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 31 minutes ago, NC Beach Bum said: signed Can't wait till MnFan checks in to tell us how much weight he needs to gain. 😄 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raithis Verified Member Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 5 hours ago, Willy the poor boy said: Can't wait till MnFan checks in to tell us how much weight he needs to gain. 😄 I think I read 5'11" 176lbs, so adding a bit of muscle certainly wouldn't hurt. Rossi still gets flung around a bit and could use another off-season of work. Hope he gets in Khusnutdinov's ear a bit about it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezig Verified Member Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 History indicates the Wild are what MN teams are...good enough to not be bad and bad enough to not be good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy the poor boy Verified Member Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 13 hours ago, raithis said: I think I read 5'11" 176lbs, so adding a bit of muscle certainly wouldn't hurt. Rossi still gets flung around a bit and could use another off-season of work. Hope he gets in Khusnutdinov's ear a bit about it. Ya, I was just having fun. I knew Dino was on the slighter side, so I figured part of MnFan's plan would be for him to add weight... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1GKappa97 Verified Member Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Well now we definitely know who the Wild are; a disappointment!! Oh well. Classic MN: maybe next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pewterschmidt Verified Member Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Ok. Now we can all agree (even BG) that we should be in sell mode at deadline. No more gibberish about a playoff run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnfaninnc Verified Member Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 On 2/28/2024 at 3:34 PM, Willy the poor boy said: Can't wait till MnFan checks in to tell us how much weight he needs to gain. 😄 Check another thread, I did not disappoint you guys. 5'11" 176 was shown on the screen in last night's broadcast. He's grown 2" since we drafted him. I think that's the same as Petrovsky grew. He's also put on 11 lbs. I still would like to see him up a little higher in weight, but that is just an estimate since he hasn't weighed in over here yet. I anticipate he and Rossi being workout buddies this summer! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnfaninnc Verified Member Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 1 hour ago, Pewterschmidt said: No more gibberish about a playoff run Playoffs! Playoffs??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnfaninnc Verified Member Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 To answer Sean's question, though, I think we do know what type of team we are: A middling team competitive against less teams than last year. We are somewhere in the 16-22 rankings which would say we compete well against teams in the lower half of the league, but struggle with inconsistency against teams in the upper half of the league. Goaltending is spotty, defense is leaky, offense shows up 2/3rds of the time. IMO, that type of team should be a transition team where a lot of kids are going to get valuable NHL experience down the stretch. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will D. Ness Verified Member Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 I know what this team is... it is a choke fest. Every big game this year after climbing back into contention, this team lays an egg on the ice. Are we that fragile? Can we not handle pressure? It's not just the young guys either. Vets need to step up in games like this and nobody did. Hartman looked lost out there. Freddy was fumbling the puck. NoJo looked like he always does... worthless. Was Zucc even on the ice? Top line was taken out WAY too easily. PP looked sloppy. Defense was sloppy. What the hell? This team has an identity... it is a one trick pony with no discipline and a mental fragility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protec Verified Member Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 On 2/29/2024 at 6:45 AM, Fezig said: History indicates the Wild are what MN teams are...good enough to not be bad and bad enough to not be good. Fezig coming in strong with the truth-bomb to summarize the entire Wild existence. 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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