Article: Will the Wild Lapse Into A Sunk Cost Fallacy With Brazeau?

[OldDutchChip]

4 minutes ago, mnfaninnc said:

I have not been impressed watching games he's been in where we've played against him. He doesn't really stand out to me, whereas Boldy does have some spurts where he dominates. And, just like that, I'm thinking of the wrong guy. Kirill Marchenko of the CBJs is who you are referring to? 

 

are you thinking of the right russian? there is one in philly who i get confused with marchenko. 

the real marchenko 🙂 played super well against us

[mnfaninnc]

1 minute ago, OldDutchChip said:

are you thinking of the right russian? there is one in philly who i get confused with marchenko. 

the real marchenko 🙂 played super well against us

Isn't the one in Philly in LA now? I didn't think he did.

[mnfaninnc]

The CBJ Marchenko has pretty much the same stats as Boldy, is a RHS, from memory plays a more north south game and they're about the same size and 1 year apart. The RHS and north-south interests me. But having 2 Kirills on the team is confusing.

Edited March 21 by mnfaninnc

[OldDutchChip]

Just now, mnfaninnc said:

The CBJ Marchenko has pretty much the same stats as Boldy, is a RHS, from memory plays a more north south game and they're about the same size and 1 year apart. The RHS and north-south interests me.

thats the one! hahaha

 

[mnfaninnc]

4 minutes ago, OldDutchChip said:

thats the one! hahaha

He's definitely affordable, but I would suggest futures before Boldy (like prospects). That Marchenko looks like a nice add. 

[OldDutchChip]

1 minute ago, mnfaninnc said:

He's definitely affordable, but I would suggest futures before Boldy (like prospects). That Marchenko looks like a nice add. 

he may cost more than boldy....he has been playing very good on L1 for them

[FredJohnson]

2 hours ago, OldDutchChip said:

FA is going to be tough way to improve the team and NOT overpay

Free Agent signing means overpay. If a player is at least serviceable, teams will outbid each other for his services. Let’s not kid ourselves.

[Patrick]

19 hours ago, MNCountryLife said:

Brazeau is big and our roster is only 6'0''... It may be that simple for GMBG.

Unfortunately i think you are correct. What a terrible way to run a team.

[Scalptrash]

Boston GM; "Hey Billy, I got a big, old, slow rookie, who can maybe kind of score, interested? I mean he's so awesome that I'd love to keep him, but I just can't afford his rookie salary."

BG: "Hell yes! What will it take for me to get this specimen? I'll give you whatever you want!"

Boston GM: "How about that Lauko kid? He gives 110% every shift and the people here kinda miss him. That's not quite enough though. How about you throw in that 22 year old 2nd round pick Russian. I mean, you can't even pronounce his name, am I right?!" And just to make it seem on the up and up, because Brazeau is so hot right now, how about a 5th round pick?"

BG: "Done, but make it a 6th round pick. I don't want people to think we're getting taken advantage of."

Boston GM: "Thanks Billy, you really saved my ass on this one. I didn't know how we were going to afford to pay that kid. Hate to see him go, he's the next McDavid, but it's just a business, right? Let me know if I can ever fleece, er um, I mean help you out again sometime."

 

[1Brotherbill]

On 3/21/2025 at 7:57 AM, MNCountryLife said:

Kind of lends credence to building a team through the draft.  FA pickups are more expensive.  I thought it was extremely interesting how Boston loaded up on draft picks this year. 

Chicago won a few cups because of a key free agent signing.  I agree building through the draft is best but this team has a window.  I isn't opened very much but it is still open.  Signing someone like Ehlers would push that window wide open. 

[1Brotherbill]

On 3/20/2025 at 11:34 PM, Imyourhuckleberry said:

The kid from Canada is going to go to the old declining roster for the US team and the kid from the US is going to re-sign with the Canadian team?

Interesting perspective. There are a lot of possibilities. There will be plenty of opportunity to judge Guerin after this summer.

Marner is friends with the Pittsburgh GM.  Sidney and Pittsburgh wants to make another push for the Cup.  The roster is pretty much set as it is adding Marner would be a big help for them.  

After losing Marner, Toronto will pretty much be forced to sign Knies. 

[Need4speed99]

On 3/20/2025 at 5:42 PM, Citizen Strife said:

If the trade was just done to clear space for Yurov and free agents (and Hartman keeps playing as is), it's a small price to pay.

Mojo, Nyquist, Brazeau out, Ohgren, Yurov, and a couple FAs/call-ups in.

Sooooo, if that was the case this year would mean nothing.... next year they have all that money..  

[Need4speed99]

On 3/21/2025 at 9:42 AM, OldDutchChip said:

exactly!

this year we sent out Marat, Lauko, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 6th for 

Braz, Nyquist and Jiri (who looks good but is being parked in a room) 

this is a horrible waste of assets! wouldn't the above be enough to have gotten us Ranty? We could have likely had him for Rossi and that long list of picks! 

Dont say things like that. This world is owned by apologists.

[Need4speed99]

On 3/21/2025 at 7:57 AM, MNCountryLife said:

Kind of lends credence to building a team through the draft.  FA pickups are more expensive.  I thought it was extremely interesting how Boston loaded up on draft picks this year. 

Yet the wild are trading them away, or atleast picks. Not to mention our top prospects don't get any playing time with worthwhile lines.... some not at all... hhmmm

[MNCountryLife]

7 hours ago, Need4speed99 said:

Yet the wild are trading them away, or atleast picks. Not to mention our top prospects don't get any playing time with worthwhile lines.... some not at all... hhmmm

Agreed.  I thought the Wild should be sellers this year to increase draft capital and money on bad contracts.  BG didn't do that.  What is worse is that I haven't seen IA Wild players improving at a rate that prepares them for the NHL.  Making it difficult to build through the draft.  I think the Wild have some fundamental issues with building a contender.

[Protec]

Same old problem with mediocrity and never reaching full potential. 

The Wild have a lot of good players but the wrong dynamic and no team identity. The leaders and talent aren't enough to overcome those qualities on other teams. Just aren't. The Wild can get some good regular season wins but they can't hang with the big teams in a series. FL, Vegas, Dallas, and Washington are a whole other level above MN. A fully healthy Wild team might change that a little but MN still can't win draws, kill penalties, score on the PP, or get greasy goals. It's always finesse and goaltending which isn't good enough to win a Cup. 

[Pewterschmidt]

This is part of a running series re: grading the Braz for Khuz/Lauko/6th trade:

Small sample size but the PK has improved markedly with Khuz and Laukzy being removed from the equation.  I'll keep an eye on this and report back as new data presents itself.

[Need4speed99]

On 3/25/2025 at 8:07 AM, MNCountryLife said:

Agreed.  I thought the Wild should be sellers this year to increase draft capital and money on bad contracts.  BG didn't do that.  What is worse is that I haven't seen IA Wild players improving at a rate that prepares them for the NHL.  Making it difficult to build through the draft.  I think the Wild have some fundamental issues with building a contender.

Couldn't agree more. Why is the wild are rated in the top 5 for prospect pool over the last 3 maybe 4 years yet none of them really get a shot. There are exceptions but you either give the kids a real shot or realize you can't develop prospects. And in the high priced world of sports, homegrown talent is how you win. Yet the wild always sign "stop gap" aging vets to fix it.