Robert Brent Verified Member Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 View full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalptrash Verified Member Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 Definitely an upgrade, but he won't do as well with the Wild and his production will fall off dramatically. Toronto has an all-star lineup, the Wild don't. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1GKappa97 Verified Member Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 If Marner is gone then they're keeping Tavares around. I'm down to get into the Marner sweepstakes though! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Strife Verified Member Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 (edited) High end talent rarely, if ever CHOOSES to come here. I doubt that starts now. Edited June 17 by Citizen Strife 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNCountryLife Verified Member Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 26 minutes ago, Citizen Strife said: High end talent rarely, if ever CHOOSES to come here. I doubt that starts now. Unfortunately quite true. You have to have a team on the precipice of a cup to entice the very best ... or a desirable location. We have $16M in cap space. Florida is projected to have $19M. Wild are going to have a difficult time attracking high end talent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dis-allowed display name Verified Member Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 (edited) I like reading these articles that are "So-and-so is a perfect fit for the Wild" but lets be honest, the Wild never get the guy that is a perfect fit. We are not looking for the perfect fit, we are looking for an 34 year old mediocre guy with more grit than a can of Ajax. Edited June 17 by Dis-allowed display name 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkolWild73 Verified Member Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 3 hours ago, MNCountryLife said: Unfortunately quite true. You have to have a team on the precipice of a cup to entice the very best ... or a desirable location. We have $16M in cap space. Florida is projected to have $19M. Wild are going to have a difficult time attracking high end talent. It will be interesting to see what Florida does with their 19M. They only have 16 players, so need 6 more and have to decide on Ekblad and Bennet, and a couple more free agents. If they sign both Ekblad and Bennett, that will probably use up most of that 19M. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezig Verified Member Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 But, but, but....is he tall enough? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnfaninnc Verified Member Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 Quote and still have plenty of space left to extend Kirill Kaprizov and shore up any bottom-of-the-lineup deficiencies This line tickled me a bit. If anyone has overstocked the bottom of the lineup players, it's us. After reading Robert's article, I'm convinced that this would be a great fit for Tavares. Could Guerin and Heinzy guarantee him playing with Kaprizov? Boldy-Tavares-Kaprizov....I'm just letting it sink in for a few minutes. How does this help with our 2nd line? Well, Ek is a top 2nd line C. Could we kick Rossi out to the wing? Could we see a Yurov-Ek-Rossi 2nd line? Could that be a viable 2nd line? Or, do we switch OgZ for Yurov and have Yurov center the 3rd line? Adding a Tavares seems to put all the other guys more into their intended roles. Could you flip a Rossi for a scoring wing? Why not try him there first and see if he puts up Granny numbers on the wing? What would it take for Tavares to choose us? Sometimes, with an older player like Tavares, fit might be high on his list. Playing with Kaprizov might also be on his list. Being the #1C again might also be something he desires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnt Toast Verified Member Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 As others have stated he’s probably not going to be available. The chances of him choosing MN are slim. That being said stranger things have happened. I think he’d be a nice addition especially on a three year deal. This is a really weird offseason with the lack of available players or teams selling. I guess I should be happy that we’ll have money to keep our best player but it feels underwhelming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLake Verified Member Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 Yep he's old and washed up. Perfect retirement package for a soft whinny player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imyourhuckleberry Verified Member Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 On 6/18/2025 at 2:28 PM, mnfaninnc said: Adding a Tavares seems to put all the other guys more into their intended roles. Could you flip a Rossi for a scoring wing? Why not try him there first and see if he puts up Granny numbers on the wing? Rossi for Peterka definitely makes more sense if they add Tavares. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildNotMild Verified Member Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 Just tell Tavares that the Wild are always open to moving him to the 4th line to unlock that lines scoring potential … and I’m sure he will happily sign (heavy sarcasm). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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