Article: God Help Me, I Kinda Want The Stars To Win the Stanley Cup

[Tony Abbott]

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[SkolWild73]

Man Tony, I agree with us building the team like Dallas, but can’t for the life of me shake the Norm Green move to Dallas and the cup win a few years later.  Plus the Cowboys Hail Mary win over the Vikings makes me hate all things Dallas.  Edmonton is my hope.  

[ArizonaWildFan]

Nice article, Tony, and some really good comparisons to what the Wild could become. No problem seeing the Stars win it all and watching Granlund, Dumba and Oerttinger celebrate. Modano, too, probably.

For me there's just something sentimental about the Oilers and the Cup finding its way back to our friendly neighbors to the north. I'm in my 60's and loved watching Edmonton in their hay day. Nothing against the other three remaining teams, but it would be nice to see the Cup where there is snow and ice and cold.

[hydguy75]

11 minutes ago, ArizonaWildFan said:

Modano, too, probably.

Modano is the Wild Hockey Ops Supervisor.  You do know that right?

[Sam]

No matter how much you like and miss Dumba and Granlund, I could never cheer for a division rival, especially Benn, Hintz et al. Even though they’re Canadian, I’m rooting for McDavid and gang.

[AKwildkraken]

I'm still rooting for the Wild.  I realize my chances aren't good. Don't care. Lol

[MacGyver]

I like to see teams who have never won a Cup before bring one home but that's not going to happen this year. I think there is only nine teams left on that list the Wild being one of them. If it can't be a team that hasn't won before I like to see players the Wild have traded away get their ring. Dallas has a Dumba, Grandlund and Steel so I have no problem seeing them win one. 

[Fezig]

I hated Dallas for many years. I loathed them the day the Met Center crumbled as I watched it from the MOA parking lot. It was nothing but disdain when the won the cup soon after leaving.

Then I realized. Norm did try to keep the Stars here. He tried to build a destination in combining it with the MOA. Sure, he got a little handsy with the women but when it came down to it (in my opinion), he was on an island against the Metropolitan Sports Commission (corrupt) and had a business opportunity presented to him that had more $$$ than he could refuse. 

There are plenty of reasons to hate Dallas, but the Stars moving there isn't one of them.

[Secord Sucks]

No.
Just no. 
Norm Green still sucks.

[ArizonaWildFan]

14 hours ago, hydguy75 said:

Modano is the Wild Hockey Ops Supervisor.  You do know that right?

And there is a statue of him at American Airlines Arena in Dallas. You do know that right?

[Up North Guy]

As a hockey fan, I am excited over the potential of a Dallas-Florida matchup. That could be some epic SCF games. I have no issues rooting for the Stars as long as they aren't playing the Wild. And yes, Norm Green still sucks.

[mnfaninnc]

Sing the song with me every time Dallas scores at home- "Dallas Sucks, Dallas Sucks, Dallas Sucks!"

I'm completely with Skol up top, I just can't stomach it now that all the players I cheered for as North Stars are gone. No, this franchise is based upon thievery, and deserves eternal purgatory. Get them just far enough for disappointment to crumble the fanbase yet again! 

In this case, go Oilers. 

[mnfaninnc]

I have to say I'm rooting for the Canes but tremendously pessimistic they can get any further. I love the way Florida built their team, and it wasn't due to so many lottery picks either. Their team building yielded Barkov and Ekblad on the current team who were lottery picks. Most everything else has been savvy pickups when a player wasn't wanted, a great signing in Reinhart, and a blockbuster trade in Tkachuk. 

We could build this same way. We don't even have the lottery picks necessary, but we've found a diamond in our own rough in Kaprizov, and Ek is a lower version of Barkov, but in a similar style. Chisholm is just like a Forsling pickup, we don't have a Bennett pickup yet, but we're poised to be in a good position to get that blockbuster should one become available. Eichel, Rantanen, and Tkachuk have been recent. Another one is probably due to come up at the end of '27. 

Billy, don't spend it all, keep some aside to wait and pounce. That's how Shooter would do it! 

Here's a thought: Is Rossi developed enough yet? I think he has a couple more levels he can get to. Would it be better to trade him here, or bridge him and trade him when he's up another level? Remember, you're not trading him to get him out, you're trading him to get something that fits us better in.