Article: Marcus Foligno Is On Top Of the World On the Top Line

[Enforceror]

Also wanted to add that if we do end up trading Spurgeon, my vote for the C is Foligno. He's big and physical sure, but the guy seems genuinely intelligent, has the respect of his teammates, and will MAKE other teams respect him. ODC I know you've been saying Kap should get it but I don't think he wants it (no proof whatsoever) and would be happy with an A. 

Foligno is the guy to captain the team in Spurgeons absence.

[RedLake]

So is Kaprizov playing tomorrow night?

[Sam]

18 minutes ago, RedLake said:

So is Kaprizov playing tomorrow night?

There the real question is “is Merrill playing tomorrow night?”. 

[mnfaninnc]

6 hours ago, Imyourhuckleberry said:

Honestly don't think that any of the deals are terrible value. Even if people believe the contracts were 10% overpays, Guerin would have needed to overpay to bring in free agents. He's saved some money with great long-term contracts for the top players. Overall, the Wild have a team that's tough to play against when they are fully healthy--hopefully we see that again soon.

But, if we only sign 1, namely Foligno, what other better UFA could we have gotten for the top 6? We backfill with an ELC. I know the ELC guys haven't performed that well, but sometimes you just have to play them at coach them to get better. We could have done this with OgZ, or Yurov whom we could have afforded. 

[mnfaninnc]

6 hours ago, MNCountryLife said:

I like the idea of keeping them together.  Let the other line be Kirill, Ek and Zuc.  The 3rd line be Hartman, Vinnie and Nyquist.  4th line is Braz, Freddy and Trenin.

Hmmmm, I'm not seeing a Johansson up here.

[RedLake]

21 minutes ago, Sam said:

There the real question is “is Merrill playing tomorrow night?”. 

You know it. He's gotta shadow Celebrini.

[RedLake]

The Canadian's signed Demidov today. No Yurov? How convenient for a big market team.

[SkolWild73]

16 minutes ago, RedLake said:

The Canadian's signed Demidov today. No Yurov? How convenient for a big market team.

I read we don’t have the cap space to do it before the regular season ends.  They are working on bringing him over though.  

[RedLake]

35 minutes ago, SkolWild73 said:

I read we don’t have the cap space to do it before the regular season ends.  They are working on bringing him over though.  

Keep Middleton out till playoffs problem solved if I'm understanding the LTIR rules correctly.

[SkolWild73]

1 minute ago, RedLake said:

Keep Middleton out till playoffs problem solved if I'm understanding the LTIR rules correctly.

I was thinking the same.  Same article did mention his ankle injury too.  Guess we will see.

[Trade Deadline Hero]

1 hour ago, RedLake said:

Keep Middleton out till playoffs problem solved if I'm understanding the LTIR rules correctly.

I wish Billy would play that game. It’s what he should have done with the Kirill- Ek situation so that we could have picked up Brock Nelson during the trade deadline.

[SkolWild73]

Was about to post how Vancouver could no longer catch us and they score 3 goals in the final minute against Dallas to tie the game and send it to overtime.  Dallas gave up 5 third period goals.  Crazy ending.  

[Imyourhuckleberry]

3 hours ago, SkolWild73 said:

I read we don’t have the cap space to do it before the regular season ends.  They are working on bringing him over though.  

I believe they can sign 1 guy, but that they prefer Buium because he gives them something the team doesn't have, he's healthy, and playing at a really high level. If Yurov had never gotten injured and accelerated his scoring down the stretch, maybe they would feel differently.

Yurov came back to compete in the playoffs earlier than he would have in the regular season. His ankle likely needs more work to get back to 100%, so it wouldn't be the best decision to rush him into NHL playoff hockey.

I fully expect Yurov to be signed in the summer and he would likely be with the MN Wild to start next season. He has a lot of talent and hockey IQ, but he didn't have a very healthy season, so hopefully he gets healthy, strong, and sharpens up his skills prior to heading into training camp with the Wild in the fall.

[RedLake]

1 hour ago, SkolWild73 said:

Was about to post how Vancouver could no longer catch us and they score 3 goals in the final minute against Dallas to tie the game and send it to overtime.  Dallas gave up 5 third period goals.  Crazy ending.  

I don't have a good feeling about the last 4 games.

[M_Nels]

13 hours ago, RedLake said:

The Canadian's signed Demidov today. No Yurov? How convenient for a big market team.

I thought I heard his contract in Russia hasn't been mutually agreed to be terminated yet anyways. Doesn't officially expire until 05/31.

[RedLake]

8 minutes ago, M_Nels said:

I thought I heard his contract in Russia hasn't been mutually agreed to be terminated yet anyways. Doesn't officially expire until 05/31.

He signed a three year entry level yesterday. Don't see why Yurov hasn't signed yet. This team needs all the offensive help they can get. Modano-Koivu-Walz forth line would work at this point lol.

[M_Nels]

14 minutes ago, RedLake said:

He signed a three year entry level yesterday. Don't see why Yurov hasn't signed yet. This team needs all the offensive help they can get. Modano-Koivu-Walz forth line would work at this point lol.

That's the thing though, I don't think he technically can because he's still under contract with Metallurg. Demidov's contract was terminated before he signed his ELC.

Hopefully mnfaninnc can say 100%, he's more well versed in the technical side than I am.

[MNCountryLife]

14 hours ago, mnfaninnc said:

Hmmmm, I'm not seeing a Johansson up here.

Nope.  I don't think he has earned a right to be on the ice.  Johansson has the skill and ability to be an impact player.  We see it a game here... a game there... but never consistent.  He consistently lacks effort and I believe him to be detrimental to the team.  He is easy to play against.  

[FredJohnson]

15 hours ago, mnfaninnc said:

Hmmmm, I'm not seeing a Johansson up here.

🎊🎉👏🫶

[FredJohnson]

14 hours ago, SkolWild73 said:

I read we don’t have the cap space to do it before the regular season ends.  They are working on bringing him over though.  

A couple guys will get dumped when Ek and Kap come back too.

[mnfaninnc]

11 minutes ago, FredJohnson said:

🎊🎉👏🫶

I really wish I spoke emoji

[FredJohnson]

4 minutes ago, mnfaninnc said:

I really wish I spoke emoji

They all pretty much mean “celebrate”. 😁

[mnfaninnc]

2 minutes ago, FredJohnson said:

They all pretty much mean “celebrate”. 😁

I have such a hard time seeing what the image is and hate wearing my readers.

[Pewterschmidt]

16 hours ago, Trade Deadline Hero said:

Moose is a really solid grinder. It’s great to see him on the top six, his play deserves it. I hope one day he gets the big C. Very clearly his presence adds a lot of energy to the bench, he’s a great leader and always shows up when needed. 

As a charter member of the Foligno Hater's club, I will admit that his play this season has taught me to appreciate the need for a player who can fill his role.  Big (or small.  ie Domi), physical, mean spirited, smart enough not to be a penalty magnet, willing and able to fight (unlike Duhaime getting destroyed everytime).  This of our past Foligno type players: Chris Stewart, Boogard, Reeves, DLo, Brazzo, T-Bag.  Foligno is by far the cream of that crop.

[RedLake]

1 hour ago, M_Nels said:

That's the thing though, I don't think he technically can because he's still under contract with Metallurg. Demidov's contract was terminated before he signed his ELC.

Hopefully mnfaninnc can say 100%, he's more well versed in the technical side than I am.

Metallurg needs to terminate today. The Wild will look so different Game1 with Kaprizov, EK, Yurov in the top 6. Gives the bottom 6 some hope in round 1if NoJo went full-on tough euro mode, and Lightwinds started to light people up like the legendary bone crushing Big Buff.