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Citizen Strife Verified Member Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago Khusnutdinov struggled with Lauko out with injury. I think the Wild should keep Lauko if he's willing to take a decent contract and all the other dominoes fall properly. I think the team runs better when there is chemistry in places: Kap with Zuccarello, Boldy with Ek, Rossi with...everybody, and Khus and Lauko. I wouldn't say Lauko will be a priority with so many other things the Wild need to focus on this summer. But keeping him might be a blessing in disguise. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforceror Verified Member Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago ...and Marat is still only 22. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Strife Verified Member Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago (edited) 27 minutes ago, Enforceror said: ...and Marat is still only 22. https://www.eliteprospects.com/league/nhl/teams-physical-stats/2024-2025 I decided to look up the averages for teams (via Elite Prospects), and while Minnesota is #4 with 29.08. The thing is that if you take out the bottom half and getting (mostly) playoff teams, you're only dropping about 1 year off the average. The huge outliers and rebuilding teams are way down, but I don't know if "age" is some crazy thing to worry about in a vacuum. Funny enough, from what I'm seeing in height and weight, Minnesota is DEFINITELY lowest in overall height and weight. But only until you get to 200-205 do you see a discrepancy. I'm also not seeing the "West is bigger" thing (10 of the top 15 are Eastern teams). So...I'm starting to think it's been what it's always been: skill issue. Imagine that. A team down $15m can't rely on pure skill. Edited 3 hours ago by Citizen Strife 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up North Guy Verified Member Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago 19 minutes ago, Citizen Strife said: https://www.eliteprospects.com/league/nhl/teams-physical-stats/2024-2025 I decided to look up the averages for teams (via Elite Prospects), and while Minnesota is #4 with 29.08. The thing is that if you take out the bottom half and getting (mostly) playoff teams, you're only dropping about 1 year off the average. The huge outliers and rebuilding teams are way down, but I don't know if "age" is some crazy thing to worry about in a vacuum. Funny enough, from what I'm seeing in height and weight, Minnesota is DEFINITELY lowest in overall height and weight. But only until you get to 200-205 do you see a discrepancy. I'm also not seeing the "West is bigger" thing (10 of the top 15 are Eastern teams). So...I'm starting to think it's been what it's always been: skill issue. Imagine that. A team down $15m can't rely on pure skill. Funny how that works. Thanks for looking that up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredJohnson Verified Member Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 2 hours ago, Citizen Strife said: So...I'm starting to think it's been what it's always been: skill issue. Imagine that. A team down $15m can't rely on pure skill. I’ve been told over and over on here it’s all about size. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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