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Protec Verified Member Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago Guerin had Goligoski sit out quite a bit last year. Hopefully, double-hopefully, NoJo will be in the press box like Rask was. Lauko brings more of what the Wild need and the younger guys have speed and hunger you just don't see from old Euros. I think it's time to insert the Ogies, Laukos, Knudis into the lineup for good. Keep your old-duffers in reserve. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imyourhuckleberry Verified Member Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago Hopefully Boldy makes it back from injury before the season starts, as is projected. If not, it could open playing time for both Ohgren and Lauko. At minimum Lauko seems like a solid replacement for Duhaime, after getting a 2026 3rd round pick for Duhaime. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imyourhuckleberry Verified Member Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago (edited) 38 minutes ago, Protec said: Hopefully, double-hopefully, NoJo will be in the press box like Rask was. Lauko brings more of what the Wild need and the younger guys have speed and hunger you just don't see from old Euros. I think they'll give Johansson every chance to prove he can still contribute, but if he's not getting the job done, I would expect he'll see his ice time reduce significantly from last year. I had suggested 55 points would be a good season from him going into 23-24, assuming he was with Boldy and JEE as he was to start the year. 45 points would have been somewhat acceptable. 30 points and bad defense is completely unacceptable. He should see zero PK shifts, zero OT shifts, and I'm not even sure he should see PP shifts. I've also been advocating for press box time if the Wild don't move him. He has some ability to play like he belongs on the ice, as seen the prior year, but he's very inconsistent in showing it and he's a defensive liability. Edited 2 hours ago by Imyourhuckleberry Added OT comment. Kills me to see him out there 3 v 3. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Verified Member Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago Give Freddy G 10 games show last year was a fluke and then send him to Iowa for Lauko. Slow and turnover prone veterans don't excite anyone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNCountryLife Verified Member Posted 58 minutes ago Share Posted 58 minutes ago 2 hours ago, Protec said: Hopefully, double-hopefully, NoJo will be in the press box like Rask was I would spend the next 24 hours clicking like on this comment if it was possible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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