Article: We Need To Talk About The Brocks

[Tony Abbott]

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[Dango]

I have a feeling Rantanen is going get 12 mill  but im no expert on those things.

[Citizen Strife]

The money the Wild have after signing Kaprizov and Rossi to extensions will tell the tale.  I shudder to think spending another $7-8m on either of the Brocks if they have defensive liability.  If you can get Nelson for a little cheaper, he at least has that coveted positional flexibility.

Edited 6 hours ago by Citizen Strife

[Kato AK]

18 minutes ago, Dango said:

I have a feeling Rantanen is going get 12 mill  but im no expert on those things.

I don't think he is signing for less than 14M. Essentially the same player as Dre and a year younger. If the wild can get him for 12m, jump with both feet.

[Will D. Ness]

Definite pass on any Brock other than Faber for 8M.

[TCMooch]

Boeser is a hard pass for me.

Nelson I’m not sure. Lots of money tied up to an older player but his size and speed and offense would maybe pay off for Wild

[1Brotherbill]

2 hours ago, Citizen Strife said:

The money the Wild have after signing Kaprizov and Rossi to extensions will tell the tale.  I shudder to think spending another $7-8m on either of the Brocks if they have defensive liability.  If you can get Nelson for a little cheaper, he at least has that coveted positional flexibility.

Rossi is the only one you have to worry about.  The cap goes up this year and predicted to go up next year.  Zucarello and Bogo come off the books, so there is money next summer to give all the money to Kaprizov.  After all he already makes 9 million.  Adding the 4.5 million from the two contracts that are expiring will put him at 13.5.  If the cap goes up 2 million then 15.5.  I doubt they will pay that much for him but who knows.   

With the Cap going up this year and the dead money they have available they can sign Rossi to 7 to 7.5 and still go for and elite player like Marner or Rantanen.  

The gloom and doom reports that they have to sign a bunch of people this off season and not having the money after the Kaprizov extension is just not the case.  

Marat and Rossi are the only ones they need to sign and Marat might be traded to make room for Yurov.  I wouldn't like that because I like what Marat does.  

Next year the roster is going to be surprisingly young in comparison to this year.  Ohgren, Yurov, Buium, Jiricek and Wallstedt will be on the roster.  All making ELC.  Riley Hiedt and Hunter Haight will be knocking on the door from Iowa and Kalem Parker will probably be in the mix.

So, there is a lot of money to toss to someone who is due to make a lot of money.  They better use that money to buy something young and shiny.  Brock Nelson and Brock Boeser are neither young or shiny. 

[OldDutchChip]

say no to any more minnesotans just because they are from Minnesota. make a criteria that a player is actually a good fit. neither one of the other brocks is. and they will command around 8 per? yuck

here is our "locked" top 6 for next year - where do we have an open spot? I am giving Yurov a top 6 spot - cause it seems destiny.

EK YUROV KAPRIZOV BOLDY ZUCCY ROSSI

without a trade - who do we bump down? i think i'd maybe bump Ek to 3rd and toss out Freddy? Then look to fill in Ek's vacant spot. That should go to a physical player - reality we need one in our top 6 and it won't be Boeser and Nelson.  So i think my top 3 to fill that is Miller (i'd still send Ek for him), Tuch (no core piece dealt) and Rantannen (next year wish list.....HA). I know I know....especially with Ranty it's a lot - but just imagine if we pluck him away from Avs.....about due....right? 

 

 

[OldDutchChip]

1 hour ago, TCMooch said:

Boeser is a hard pass for me.

Nelson I’m not sure. Lots of money tied up to an older player but his size and speed and offense would maybe pay off for Wild

yup - i am w ya - little skeptical that this is going to hold true for Nelson as he enters his 34+ year of existence - (let's just be on the safe side and pass)

His bursts above 20 mph rank him among the NHL's best

[punch_cut]

2 hours ago, 1Brotherbill said:

Rossi is the only one you have to worry about.  The cap goes up this year and predicted to go up next year.  Zucarello and Bogo come off the books, so there is money next summer to give all the money to Kaprizov.  After all he already makes 9 million.  Adding the 4.5 million from the two contracts that are expiring will put him at 13.5.  If the cap goes up 2 million then 15.5.  I doubt they will pay that much for him but who knows.   

With the Cap going up this year and the dead money they have available they can sign Rossi to 7 to 7.5 and still go for and elite player like Marner or Rantanen.  

The gloom and doom reports that they have to sign a bunch of people this off season and not having the money after the Kaprizov extension is just not the case.  

Marat and Rossi are the only ones they need to sign and Marat might be traded to make room for Yurov.  I wouldn't like that because I like what Marat does.  

Next year the roster is going to be surprisingly young in comparison to this year.  Ohgren, Yurov, Buium, Jiricek and Wallstedt will be on the roster.  All making ELC.  Riley Hiedt and Hunter Haight will be knocking on the door from Iowa and Kalem Parker will probably be in the mix.

So, there is a lot of money to toss to someone who is due to make a lot of money.  They better use that money to buy something young and shiny.  Brock Nelson and Brock Boeser are neither young or shiny. 

Wallstedt will be done with his ELC. I think it's 2.2 or so per yr staring next yr.