Citizen Strife Verified Member Posted yesterday at 04:25 PM Share Posted yesterday at 04:25 PM Middleton and Spurgeon are back, so Buium's in the press box. Welp. Much ado about nothing I guess. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mateo3xm Verified Member Posted 19 hours ago Share Posted 19 hours ago On 4/14/2025 at 2:04 PM, mnfaninnc said: It's pretty simple math and physics. Especially a defender needs some bulk to defend, block shots, and move people out of the front of the net. This is how playoff hockey is won. You can have a smaller defender and be alright, but you can't have a bunch of them. Spurgy, Brodin, Chisholm and borderline Merrill are all underweight for the position. Granted that Buium will replace one of those guys, but, really, that's too many small guys on the back end, and Judd isn't really helping things by drafting his undersized, puck moving, defenders. Your point mirrors many here, but if you're looking for a good reason as to why the Wild don't advance in the playoffs, this is one of those reasons. There's several of them out there, but this one is controllable. I absolutely get what you’re saying but the kids 19 yrs old.. he will get there. I don’t doubt he will be between 190-205 pounds once he fills out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredJohnson Verified Member Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago Wild Top Prospect Zeev Buium Making NHL Debut Tuesday (not you Thomas) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalptrash Verified Member Posted 23 minutes ago Share Posted 23 minutes ago Well that was worth a year of his rookie contract! Unless two guys go down in the playoffs, he probably won't play a minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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