Article: Wild Considered Frontrunners For David Jiricek

[Thomas Williams]

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[MNCountryLife]

3 different coaches have sent Jiricek back to the minors.  Haven't seen him play but I have to think that he is making untimely mistakes to have that happen.  Doesn't sound like his value is equal to a player like Rossi.  Probably just a matter of time before Jiricek is a mainstay in the lineup though and at 6' 3'' I would imagine he will be highly coveted.  If I am BG I would be careful about giving up too much.  Maybe Chisholm and an AHL forward.  I doubt that is enough.  Let a different team pay too much for him.

[Citizen Strife]

If other teams offers are anything like Farabee or Frost, or McGroaty, I'd say let other teams do it.  That would probably mean pawning off Rossi, who is too much for a "big guy with potential NHL upside."  Rossi already has proven NHL upside.  There's a big difference.  We saw that with players like Heidt.  You can be world beaters all you want in lower levels, but the NHL is just a complete beast.

[MacGyver]

53 NHL games 11 points and a minus ten. A serious knee injury that kept him out for three months two years ago.  Yes he's young and big and has potential but as I said earlier we have a boat load of potential right now. Guerin should keep his powder dry here unless he can steal him. Giving up Rossi for him would be the blunder of the ages. 

Edited 1 hour ago by MacGyver

[Pewterschmidt]

11 minutes ago, MacGyver said:

Giving up Rossi for him would be the blunder of the ages. 

Agree.  Giving up hunt+ 2nd tier prospect (bankier) is ceiling for this project. 
anything higher and it’s fair to question the choice