ArizonaWildFan Verified Member Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 Good story and good posts. Versatility was what made Gaudreau's $2.1M hit tolerable. Still scratching my bald head over Johansson; the opposite of versatility. Please, Billy, move Trenin and his $3.5M hit next! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Stanley Cups Verified Member Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 27 minutes ago, ArizonaWildFan said: Please, Billy, move Trenin and his $3.5M hit next! This would be the next logical step, unfortunately Trenin is insurance when Foligno is injured, otherwise we're a very small non-physical team 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredJohnson Verified Member Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 15 hours ago, MNCountryLife said: I have to pose this question: Everyone has been claiming that Rossi was intentionally devalued when BG placed him on the 4th line center role in the playoffs. Reducing his value on the trade block. Is the opposite true as well. Did BG increase the value of Freddy making his $2.1M/AAV contract appear more valuable when they moved Freddy up in the lineup? Did it increase the odds of BG being able to trade Freddy? If the logic is true for one it should be true for the other as well. If that is actually true and BG did that intentionally for the reason of removing Freddy, Perhaps BG is a better GM than we give him credit for? I posted that they tanked Rossi’s value (looks like I was right) but I doubt it was intentional. No, they didn’t “showcase” Freddy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNCountryLife Verified Member Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 2 hours ago, Pewterschmidt said: Reason: Rossi is not fit for playoff hockey and regrettably Fred gave team better play defensively and better chance to compete, so Fred got the minutes. I tossed out some pretty extreme thoughts. There have been discussions that BG devalued Rossi. Your response was spot on. We should not look at BG as devaluing Rossi. Instead, we must consider that Hynes (Not BG) did what he thought gave them the best chance to win.... nothing else matters. To come to any other conclusion is to exaggerate the decision. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalptrash Verified Member Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 Getting Coyle back to replace Freddy would be a welcome addition. I highly doubt Charlie would ever sign here though. Since Billy is Ofer on big names out there so far, he better get Ehlers over Boeser. It sure sounds like Boeser is already a done deal behind closed doors though. Stay away from the hometown boys Billy, they always disappoint. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dango Verified Member Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 7 minutes ago, Scalptrash said: . Stay away from the hometown boys Billy, they always disappoint. We need to start looking into drafting some instead of getting them on their decline the end years of careers , MN boys have historically been pretty good . 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Need4speed99 Verified Member Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 I like the move but I'm not sold on the free agents available. All those guys are in their late 20s and want big money for 7 or 8 yrs. Feels like we do go out there we pick up 2 of these guys who are good players but not elite, we get into another parise/suter situation. Not saying this is absolutely the case just the history of this team makes me more inclined to believe it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raithis Verified Member Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 56 minutes ago, Need4speed99 said: I like the move but I'm not sold on the free agents available. All those guys are in their late 20s and want big money for 7 or 8 yrs. Feels like we do go out there we pick up 2 of these guys who are good players but not elite, we get into another parise/suter situation. Not saying this is absolutely the case just the history of this team makes me more inclined to believe it. This also worries me. I feel like the Wild are going to overpay for someone just because they have the room to do so. The smarter play may be looking at a more underwhelming player to fill a deficiency (FOs, PK) and saving money for the TDL. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoJoSux Verified Member Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 What came next was trading Chisholm. Indication he was gonna be relegated with Jiricek and Buium now in MN. Okay, but to me it seems like Guerin hasn't been finding any luck on trades this year. Wild's perceived assets to us as MN fans aren't all that amazing to other GMs. I been saying for a couple months now, I'm not seeing it. How is GMBG gonna get it done? Center, scoring depth, ability to roll four lines, it seems like Florida was able to pull off in five years what GMBG is still working on and trying to work out. Penalties are over so I wanna see some results at this point. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnhockeyfan03 Verified Member Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 4 hours ago, NoJoSux said: What came next was trading Chisholm. Indication he was gonna be relegated with Jiricek and Buium now in MN. Okay, but to me it seems like Guerin hasn't been finding any luck on trades this year. Wild's perceived assets to us as MN fans aren't all that amazing to other GMs. I been saying for a couple months now, I'm not seeing it. How is GMBG gonna get it done? Center, scoring depth, ability to roll four lines, it seems like Florida was able to pull off in five years what GMBG is still working on and trying to work out. Penalties are over so I wanna see some results at this point. Exactly right the wild players and prospect pool are not as high as what MN fans like to think they are. Very overrated and hyped to typical mn media. We need a 1C and have for 25 years. Only way to get that is to include Faber in a trade and I am sorry but I would do it in a heartbeat. We need big time offense and we are deep on D and Faber is overrated as well. We also need to move Spurgeon for anything. Take big swings Bill or you will be gone and will loose the fan base. I am this close to changing teams to the mammoth unless big things happen on July 1 and 2. If he signs Rossi and boeser and pays Kap over 13 I am gone. This team is in a downward spiral. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pewterschmidt Verified Member Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 14 hours ago, NoJoSux said: What came next was trading Chisholm. Indication he was gonna be relegated with Jiricek and Buium now in MN. Okay, but to me it seems like Guerin hasn't been finding any luck on trades this year. Wild's perceived assets to us as MN fans aren't all that amazing to other GMs. I been saying for a couple months now, I'm not seeing it. How is GMBG gonna get it done? Center, scoring depth, ability to roll four lines, it seems like Florida was able to pull off in five years what GMBG is still working on and trying to work out. Penalties are over so I wanna see some results at this point. This post started out like a haiku Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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