Article: Marco Rossi Is Adding "Clutch" To His Repertoire

[Tony Abbott]

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[Citizen Strife]

You can soon add, "multi million dollar player" to that next season.  Rossi is clutch, and is winning games the Wild may not have business winning.  That's what good players are supposed to do.  All the better, since it keeps Dallas and Colorado at bay.

[Will D. Ness]

I think Rossi has the work ethic that translates onto the ice.  Not only is he showing that he can consistently produce but he also is improving and expanding his game ever so slightly this season.  

I also think playing with KK and Zucc has been good for his game and not just his stats.  His instincts are to be more deliberate IMO but those guys are forcing him think less with their high speed game.  

That goal he scored last night was speed of hands.  It was very nice.

[Enforceror]

… I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never gonna keep me down
I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never gonna keep me down

[hydguy75]

At this point, the kid has better stats than Boldy in every category, except paycheck.  Nice to see another player developing and taking lead when needed.  Sleeper no more.  

[Pewterschmidt]

3 minutes ago, Enforceror said:

… I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never gonna keep me down
I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never gonna keep me down

Tubthumping?

[Enforceror]

6 minutes ago, Pewterschmidt said:

Tubthumping?

I was hoping someone would catch that, lol.

[Imyourhuckleberry]

Rossi making those comparisons to Marchand and Briere, which had been based upon potential, now seem very reasonable. Keep it going, Marco!

[Beast]

That tip/rebound goal he had last night was phenomenal.  He’s finding a way to play in the grimes areas despite not being a huge guy.

He’s also winning face offs more often, which has been sorely needed here for a while.  He’s well above his career average.  He was 12 for 15 against Nashville the other day and 9 for 15 against Ottawa.  Pretty darn good.

I said recently, the way they are playing, I had a hard time seeing them getting more than 6 points in their next 10 games (not playing well, very difficult schedule).  Well, they got 6 in the first 4 games of that stretch.  That’s largely in part to Rossi.

[TCMooch]

So glad for the success Rossi is having. As you all know I was seriously taking it personal when our idiot GM wanted to trade him or talked shit about him to the media

[OldDutchChip]

Rossi's shown that he's a strong, independent "Australian" who don't need no Kaprizov.

Rossi is from Austria. 

Kaprizov is undisputed king for the Wild. But Rossi has been doing his best to supplant Boldy as a number 3. Ek is supposed to be number 2, but seems hurt. (Although after few of these Trenin games, i wonder if Yasha wants that number 2)

Good job Rossi. Very Very good for Billy. Rossi is pricing himself out of a contract for the Wild and will be a nice toy to dangle in front of a few teams during trade season. If not - wait and see i suppose (Billy will likely have a few options to use, but won't fetch as large of a fish). Have Rossi and Boldy push each other to try to best one another. 

 

[Sam]

2 hours ago, Pewterschmidt said:

Tubthumping?

Who’s Tubt?

[mnfaninnc]

2 hours ago, Pewterschmidt said:

Tubthumping?

I suddenly feel old, I don't get the reference at all.

[Enforceror]

1 minute ago, mnfaninnc said:

I suddenly feel old, I don't get the reference at all.

It was an annoying pop song from the 90s.

[mnfaninnc]

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Rossi's shown that he's a strong, independent "Australian" who don't need no Kaprizov.

Like ODC above, this caught my attention. The next several interviews with Gorgy, I expect Rossi to talk like the crocodile hunter as if he's just come out from the bush. Get him a safari hat to do the interviews!

[Tony Abbott]

1 hour ago, OldDutchChip said:

Rossi's shown that he's a strong, independent "Australian" who don't need no Kaprizov.

Rossi is from Austria. 

Kaprizov is undisputed king for the Wild. But Rossi has been doing his best to supplant Boldy as a number 3. Ek is supposed to be number 2, but seems hurt. (Although after few of these Trenin games, i wonder if Yasha wants that number 2)

Good job Rossi. Very Very good for Billy. Rossi is pricing himself out of a contract for the Wild and will be a nice toy to dangle in front of a few teams during trade season. If not - wait and see i suppose (Billy will likely have a few options to use, but won't fetch as large of a fish). Have Rossi and Boldy push each other to try to best one another. 

 

He was born in the only Outback Steakhouse in Vienna.

[Citizen Strife]

For those not getting the Australian joke, Trenin said it before giving Rossi the HARD chain the other day 

[OldDutchChip]

1 hour ago, Tony Abbott said:

He was born in the only Outback Steakhouse in Vienna.

with Fosters in his hands!

[Tony Abbott]

26 minutes ago, Citizen Strife said:

For those not getting the Australian joke, Trenin said it before giving Rossi the HARD chain the other day 

They have to be calling him Australian on the regular. Mikki spotted that Ek was already wearing a shirt with Rossi on it that said G'Day.

[FredJohnson]

Now Rossi or any of our smaller players just need to recreate the Mother Of All Elbows that Bure used to get the South Stars off his a$$:

 

[FredJohnson]

4 hours ago, Enforceror said:

I was hoping someone would catch that, lol.

I h8 that phucking song but I know I'm in the minority with that opinion.

[FredJohnson]

2 hours ago, OldDutchChip said:

Rossi's shown that he's a strong, independent "Australian" who don't need no Kaprizov.

Rossi is from Austria. 

Kaprizov is undisputed king for the Wild. But Rossi has been doing his best to supplant Boldy as a number 3. Ek is supposed to be number 2, but seems hurt. (Although after few of these Trenin games, i wonder if Yasha wants that number 2)

Good job Rossi. Very Very good for Billy. Rossi is pricing himself out of a contract for the Wild and will be a nice toy to dangle in front of a few teams during trade season. If not - wait and see i suppose (Billy will likely have a few options to use, but won't fetch as large of a fish). Have Rossi and Boldy push each other to try to best one another. 

 

Would you h8 him more or less if he were Australian? Asking for a friend.

[OldDutchChip]

1 minute ago, FredJohnson said:

Would you h8 him more or less if he were Australian? Asking for a friend.

i don't hate him period. 

[Skomonkey]

Rossi has proved his dedication to his craft the past two off-seasons. He’s put in the work to get better at every phase of his game.
 

Interestingly, you never hear about the work Boldy has put in during the summer. Boldy is also proving to be an immature head case. Like LY, when he doesn’t score his game goes to crap and he starts taking a lot of penalties. This happening again this year. In prior years he has stepped up when KK was hurt. This year we have not seen any resurgence of his offensive game. He’s been playing a bit better since Mats returned but has shown no dominance like in the past. His saving grace is he’s showed up in the last two shootouts to win the extra point. His effort last night in OT would have been a highlight goal if but for the post. 
 

Rossi is a great example for the organization if you put in the work, accept feedback with humility and ready to play every night you will get rewarded. He continues to learn, adapt and overcome every night. While his size is a factor, he’s finding a way to play within his skill set rather than try and play a game someone else expects from him. I believe that’s why BG has been surprised by the results and his trade talk, whether planned for motivation or just the timing of an evolving player, has shown his value. 
 

Imagine if Rossi has not scored half his points?  The Wild would be fighting for a wildcard position and the chatter would be how KK maybe looking to move on to a contender. BG should pay the guy and thank him for likely saving his job. 

[Tony Abbott]

7 hours ago, FredJohnson said:

I h8 that phucking song but I know I'm in the minority with that opinion.

Yeah, that song owns and Chumbawumba has an interesting backstory.