Article: Justin Brazeau Continues To Improve and Will Elevate the Wild

[Neil Urbanski]

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[mnfaninnc]

I'd like to see Breezers extended in the offseason and see what Andy Ness can help with in his skating ability. He's never going to turn like a sportscar, but maybe Ness can help him be more efficient with his stride and acceleration. As for stopping, I'd prefer he just bangs into someone.

[Citizen Strife]

I remember a couple games against Nashville either a season or two seasons ago where it felt like the Preds were giants squashing anything that moved near them.  It was still a close game, but it never felt like the Wild had any leeway because they couldn't handle the pressure.

I'm not saying I want every Wild player to be a pylon.  But there is merit to size in certain situations if said player can utilize it without too many drawbacks.  The Wild should find a happy medium.

 

 

[Pewterschmidt]

2 hours ago, Citizen Strife said:

I'm not saying I want every Wild player to be a pylon.  But there is merit to size in certain situations if said player can utilize it without too many drawbacks.

Agree on this point.   Brutal when there’s a post whistle scrum and wild players on ice are Zuc, Rossi, spurge and Boldy.   Our entire team getting face washed

[Patrick]

We traded one of the fastest guys in the NHL for one of the slowest...who happens to be a rental. I don't get it.

[Pablo]

He is exactly the winger that we need. Big and heavy, can score and intimidate down low. Sign him to a 3 year deal for 2-2.5M per year and continue to develop his skating angles. A great role player to complement our big super stars. Everyone complained that we are piled high with small players. Not anymore. 

[Dango]

15 hours ago, Patrick said:

We traded one of the fastest guys in the NHL for one of the slowest...who happens to be a rental. I don't get it.

I think theres just no room for them , im thinking Billy was giving them the best opportunity by sending them to Bostons NHL club  versus the minors . # 97 and # 14 return  youve only got 1 or 2 guys to sit ,  I think he rotates with Trenin  and Nyquist took Knudis spot .

[Patrick]

4 hours ago, Dango said:

I think theres just no room for them , im thinking Billy was giving them the best opportunity by sending them to Bostons NHL club  versus the minors . # 97 and # 14 return  youve only got 1 or 2 guys to sit ,  I think he rotates with Trenin  and Nyquist took Knudis spot .

That doesn't make sense. Brazeau is playing and so is Jones....

[FredJohnson]

WRITER FIGHT!!!
 

 

[RedLake]

Yet Jiricek isn't playing.

[greg]

Hard to figure this team out.  They traded 2 players and a draft pick to get this guy and yet on Sunday against Pittsburg he only played 4 minutes and was benched in the 3rd period.  We gave up several draft picks for Jiricek and he is almost always a healthy scratch.  They said they wanted to get him ice time so he was in Iowa.  Then they call him up and sit him.  Strange.  He maybe could have contributed, maybe not, to a rather listless performance by the Wild.  I mean after all they were playing last place Penguins at home.  They could have at least shown up.  Poor performances by too many players going through the motions.  Playoffs?  Very questionable.  Yes we are missing 3 key players.  It hurts but also shows a huge lack of depth players.  Many of whom are provi g they can't play in the NHL.

[Scalptrash]

Very optimistic for a bottom six, slow forward that doesn't seem like he wants to throw his weight around from what I've seen. 

The terms of the trade were pathetic and embarrassing. Guerin got fleeced again. This guy was worth ONLY a fourth round pick, maybe a third if you are in a pinch.

This is what a good trade looks like with a much better player:

Andrei Kuzmenko and a 7th-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft for a 3rd-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft.

That's right, a single third round pick two drafts from now.