Article: More Teams Reportedly Interested in Marco Rossi

[Thomas Williams]

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[MacGyver]

I think he'd look good in a Blackhawks sweater. But knowing Billy he will deal him to his good friends the Pittsburgh Penguins for 3 used pucks and the office chair Billy used to have there because Billy really liked that chair. 

[Scalptrash]

47 minutes ago, MacGyver said:

I think he'd look good in a Blackhawks sweater. But knowing Billy he will deal him to his good friends the Pittsburgh Penguins for 3 used pucks and the office chair Billy used to have there because Billy really liked that chair. 

I hope Billy is dumb enough to trade him to a Central team so we can watch Rossi torch the Wild on the reg.

[Citizen Strife]

From what I've been gathering, a few of these teams' pundits (and or lickbait weirdos) have guesses on what could be on offer.

 

Penguins: Rakell, Rust, or picks package

Flyers: Tippett or Cates, and/or picks+one of those players

Sabres: Peterka (the most likely outcome)

Blackhawks: later 1st plus prospects (no way they dump early picks to the Wild)

Kraken: players/picks

That's to say nothing of random Vancouver and Montreal stuff poking around online too.

 

A lot are really only rumors.  The only one that has any merit is probably Buffalo and Peterka at this point.  Russo has stated there's zero fire to any Thompson or Larkin barring the Wild being goofy and selling the farm...so, take that for what it is worth.

 

 

 

Edited Thursday at 03:05 PM by Citizen Strife

[Citizen Strife]

Clickbait...not lickbait.  I have not been going to those kinds of sites.

[Imyourhuckleberry]

At least the Wild finally will have some cap space to retain someone they trade for if they do end up trading Rossi...

[MNCountryLife]

More speculation that the Jets may toss Rossi an offer.  

[raithis]

2 hours ago, Citizen Strife said:

From what I've been gathering, a few of these teams' pundits (and or lickbait weirdos) have guesses on what could be on offer.

 

Penguins: Rakell, Rust, or picks package

Flyers: Tippett or Cates, and/or picks+one of those players

Sabres: Peterka (the most likely outcome)

Blackhawks: later 1st plus prospects (no way they dump early picks to the Wild)

Kraken: players/picks

That's to say nothing of random Vancouver and Montreal stuff poking around online too.

 

A lot are really only rumors.  The only one that has any merit is probably Buffalo and Peterka at this point.  Russo has stated there's zero fire to any Thompson or Larkin barring the Wild being goofy and selling the farm...so, take that for what it is worth.

 

 

 

Out of those, Peterka is the only one that really interests me.  If we are trading Rossi, I'd want a young-ish player that has had some success in the NHL and still hasn't hit his ceiling - essentially a player that is much like Rossi is now.  Of course, I'd want a deal already in place to sign Peterka as part of that.  If he is willing, I could see that working.

Yes, he's a winger and shoots left, but he's easily an upgrade over someone like Johansson and is a lot better (and has upside) compared to most of what we would find in free agency.  There will be a bidding war for anyone comparable to him stats-wise or better on July 1.

I'm less interested in picks or aging vets unless they are players with a lot of recent history of having 30+ goals a season and they seem like they still have a lot of gas in the tank.  If they are on the decline, no thanks, we've traded for enough of those over the years while giving away young talent.

Losing a center would hurt though.  I know the team has indicated that they are going to give Yurov opportunities at center, which is fine, but I'd much rather have more true centers on the roster than wingers that can play center.  I feel like we mostly have a bunch of wingers that can play center.  If a team is going to have excess at any position, an excess of centers is better than anything else.

 

[Citizen Strife]

https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1kyf8ct/di_marco_and_pagnotta_re_marco_rossi_i_dont_think/

Philly says no (Forester OR a late 1st), and the money Rossi's camp wants seems to be Boldy money.

Jesus Bill, you can get more than that...

Edited Thursday at 06:17 PM by Citizen Strife

[Scalptrash]

4 hours ago, Citizen Strife said:

From what I've been gathering, a few of these teams' pundits (and or lickbait weirdos) have guesses on what could be on offer.

 

Penguins: Rakell, Rust, or picks package

Flyers: Tippett or Cates, and/or picks+one of those players

Sabres: Peterka (the most likely outcome)

Blackhawks: later 1st plus prospects (no way they dump early picks to the Wild)

Kraken: players/picks

That's to say nothing of random Vancouver and Montreal stuff poking around online too.

Are any of those guys over 30? If not, forget it.

[Willy the poor boy]

1 hour ago, Citizen Strife said:

https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1kyf8ct/di_marco_and_pagnotta_re_marco_rossi_i_dont_think/

Philly says no (Forester OR a late 1st), and the money Rossi's camp wants seems to be Boldy money.

Jesus Bill, you can get more than that...

Ya you need to keep him if that's all you're asking or being offered. If he dumps him for a late first he needs to be fired.

[MrCheatachu]

5 hours ago, Citizen Strife said:

Kraken: players/picks

Where did you get this scoop?

I'm fairly well versed in the CBA and aint no rule in the CBA that says a dog can't play hockey.

[MacGyver]

9 hours ago, Scalptrash said:

I hope Billy is dumb enough to trade him to a Central team so we can watch Rossi torch the Wild on the reg.

Rossi will be motivated when he plays us regardless of where he winds up I'm sure. Fiala makes Billy take another bite of the shit sandwich every time he plays us too. 

[Mateo3xm]

10 hours ago, Citizen Strife said:

From what I've been gathering, a few of these teams' pundits (and or lickbait weirdos) have guesses on what could be on offer.

 

Penguins: Rakell, Rust, or picks package

Flyers: Tippett or Cates, and/or picks+one of those players

Sabres: Peterka (the most likely outcome)

Blackhawks: later 1st plus prospects (no way they dump early picks to the Wild)

Kraken: players/picks

That's to say nothing of random Vancouver and Montreal stuff poking around online too.

 

A lot are really only rumors.  The only one that has any merit is probably Buffalo and Peterka at this point.  Russo has stated there's zero fire to any Thompson or Larkin barring the Wild being goofy and selling the farm...so, take that for what it is worth.

 

 

 

Why would Buffalo trade for Rossi? They have Thompson, Norris, McLeod and Kulick at center. It makes no sense for them to trade for a center. We don’t need Byram.

[raithis]

15 hours ago, Mateo3xm said:

Why would Buffalo trade for Rossi? They have Thompson, Norris, McLeod and Kulick at center. It makes no sense for them to trade for a center. We don’t need Byram.

True, but having extra centers on your roster isn't bad either.  There are a number of teams who have an abundance of centers and play them at wing for depth.  I know the Wild are always scraping together centers to make a roster, but other teams sometimes have more.

Plus, with Peterka seemingly wanting out, Buffalo might be wanting a forward with comparable upside and might like Rossi as a replacement.

[MrCheatachu]

17 hours ago, MacGyver said:

Rossi will be motivated when he plays us regardless of where he winds up I'm sure. Fiala makes Billy take another bite of the shit sandwich every time he plays us too. 

Greenway hasnt.  

I thought Greenway would be the guy who absolutely destroyed us after Billy swaped him for a 2nd/5th yet he's continued on the trajectory of a player who's invisible for a long stretch, then is an absolute monster for a game or two.

[Enforceror]

21 minutes ago, raithis said:

True, but having extra centers on your roster isn't bad either.  There are a number of teams who have an abundance of centers and play them at wing for depth.  I know the Wild are always scraping together centers to make a roster, but other teams sometimes have more.

Plus, with Peterka seemingly wanting out, Buffalo might be wanting a forward with comparable upside and might like Rossi as a replacement.

Dallas comes to mind. Too many centers is a problem I'd love to have. So far, I'm liking Peterka trade the best if were going to do it. Then we can grab a FA (probably Nelson) for a 2nd line center. We see what Yurov brings and adjust accordingly. I think we still may have a little $ leftover we could possibly make a trade before the deadline to get us where we need to be.

[B1GKappa97]

Buffalo wants him? Perfect! 

Rossi + Yurov + Brodin + 2026 1st to them

Tage Thompson and Alex Tuch back to us. 

They get younger, cheaper, and upgrade their blueline.

We get size and skill in the top-6 and kick open the contending window. Chisholm re-signs as an RFA to take Brodin's vacant spot in the lineup and stops making so many stupid gaffes. 

Win-win.

Edited 15 hours ago by B1GKappa97

[Mateo3xm]

8 hours ago, B1GKappa97 said:

Buffalo wants him? Perfect! 

Rossi + Yurov + Brodin + 2026 1st to them

Tage Thompson and Alex Tuch back to us. 

They get younger, cheaper, and upgrade their blueline.

We get size and skill in the top-6 and kick open the contending window. Chisholm re-signs as an RFA to take Brodin's vacant spot in the lineup and stops making so many stupid gaffes. 

Win-win.

They aren’t trading Thompson and Tuch for that. There isn’t even any credible reports that they want to trade Thompson. I don’t even know why people are even bringing up his name.