Article: Wild Reportedly Interested In Acquiring Two Flyers

[Thomas Williams]

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[Tony Abbott]

Bobby Brink would add the size to the team that I think it needs.

[Citizen Strife]

Of the two, Farabee would be a little more trusted to do what the Wild would need.  I suppose it'd probably easier to get them than a Boeser or a Nelson...but the two Brocks probably offer way more value for just a bit more trade and money later.  Boeser would definitely cost a Rossi and several picks.  Getting that as a "immediate trade -> sign" would make it worth that I guess.  Would they just as soon wait them out though?

The Wild definitely need wingers on both sides for the future.  Question is how much do you want to pay to get that done.

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[TheGoosesAreLooses]

I don't mind the Farabee route, but we would need to make some cap space. Maybe we could bundle Trenin + picks or prospects for him, or even better give them Merrill in the deal. That would cover Farabee's salary almost completely and PHI is struggling with injuries on the back end and could use help. Despite our dislike for Merrill, last year he played quite well when he slotted in.

[Pewterschmidt]

2 hours ago, Tony Abbott said:

Bobby Brink would add the size to the team that I think it needs.

[Pewterschmidt]

35 minutes ago, TheGoosesAreLooses said:

I don't mind the Farabee route, but we would need to make some cap space. Maybe we could bundle Trenin + picks or prospects for him, or even better give them Merrill in the deal. That would cover Farabee's salary almost completely and PHI is struggling with injuries on the back end and could use help. Despite our dislike for Merrill, last year he played quite well when he slotted in.

The old “send them our smelliest garbage for their young players we want.”  It just might work.

[TheGoosesAreLooses]

2 minutes ago, Pewterschmidt said:

The old “send them our smelliest garbage for their young players we want.”  It just might work.

Not saying we won't have to include a pick and/or prospect. They have 3 guys on IR right now on defense, York and Drysdale should be back but Ryan Ellis's back injury is going to land him on LTIR. Johnson has been playing terribly and I think Merrill would easily step past him on the depth chart. Trenin may be a harder sell but I think a utility guy like Merrill would be an easy one.

[Pewterschmidt]

21 minutes ago, TheGoosesAreLooses said:

Trenin may be a harder sell

Are we all admitting Trenin is our smelliest garbage right now?

i think he is, and that means the smelliest garbage floor is higher than in past years.  
 

[Protec]

Keep your powder dry Billy til you can get a L2 player. Farabee maybe but this sounds more like hockey writer bullarkey. MN is stuck on NoJo and that's a problem. He's the most obvious player in the most obvious role that would need to go away to make room.

I don't see it. Maybe if Bill wanted to trade futures-assets but then who do you bench from your forward group? It doesn't add up if you asked me.

[Enforceror]

I would think the Sabres would be a better target. They're apparently actively listening. JJ Peterka would be interesting.