Article: The Wild Shouldn't Trade Frederick Gaudreau This Offseason

[Pewterschmidt]

1 hour ago, MrCheatachu said:

But P-Dagger, I thought you were the founding member of the she-man-freddy-haters-club?

I like FreddyG for what he brings to the club, but I'm not going to waste much breath arguing that this FA class there are opportunities to find a better player at a Trenin-esque contract level.

P-Slop is good and sick of watching bubble NHL'r Frauddy G pirouette around the open ice, but one thing that would be worse is to watch prior bubble NHL'rs who've already had a tryout in this one-and-done group get a second tryout.  That would be the epitome of 2 steps forward, 3 steps back.

[Pewterschmidt]

1 hour ago, MrCheatachu said:

there are opportunities to find a better player at a Trenin-esque contract level.

This is not a joke: maybe T-Sizzle get's a tryout at 4th line C this year.  

[RazWild]

8 hours ago, Citizen Strife said:

Peterka to Utah (5y/7.7m AAV) for Kesselring and Doan.

So...there's more comp now.  Peterka got 2nd pair/3rd line quality back, and money in line with 2nd line guys.  Who COULDA guessed $7m was the going rate?

I couldn't tell you.... 😉

[NoJoSux]

This one didn't age well. Fred was much more of a Swiss-Army Knife than other guys. 

I see this as another Sturm/Bjugstad/Kulikov type deal where Guerin moves on, only to need a similar guy or watch them succeed elsewhere while paying some other guy similar money for less valuable results. 

Example: This year and for a few years now the horrible NoJo commitment. Signing Dermott for defense during this past season. Need center depth and scoring wingers but don't pay Sturm or Bjugstad cause ya know, elite Swedes and cap-constraints. 

Not saying MN should needs Fred super-hard based on last season alone, but the body of work while in MN wasn't bad at all. Hopefully this is an indication there is some chance they'll sign Dvorak or perhaps replace Fred with an upgrade. 

I've been supportive of GMBG overall, but I'm starting to think it was the recovery after Fenton that looked great by comparison. Now the past two years of NoJo on L2 and his cheap veteran extension with a Wild plateau and languishing without center depth, I'm losing faith rapidly. 

[Pewterschmidt]

14 hours ago, NoJoSux said:

This one didn't age well. Fred was much more of a Swiss-Army Knife than other guys. 

I see this as another Sturm/Bjugstad/Kulikov type deal where Guerin moves on, only to need a similar guy or watch them succeed elsewhere while paying some other guy similar money for less valuable results. 

Example: This year and for a few years now the horrible NoJo commitment. Signing Dermott for defense during this past season. Need center depth and scoring wingers but don't pay Sturm or Bjugstad cause ya know, elite Swedes and cap-constraints. 

Not saying MN should needs Fred super-hard based on last season alone, but the body of work while in MN wasn't bad at all. Hopefully this is an indication there is some chance they'll sign Dvorak or perhaps replace Fred with an upgrade. 

I've been supportive of GMBG overall, but I'm starting to think it was the recovery after Fenton that looked great by comparison. Now the past two years of NoJo on L2 and his cheap veteran extension with a Wild plateau and languishing without center depth, I'm losing faith rapidly. 

I’m predicting we’ll get Sturm back this summer

[NoJoSux]

1 hour ago, Pewterschmidt said:

I’m predicting we’ll get Sturm back this summer

He was a very reliable and gutsy player. The line with him and Bjugstad was very good that season and MN DID roll four lines then. He did well with a variety of bottom six guys. Can win draws. It would be an upgrade over Fred.