Tony Abbott Administrator Posted Monday at 11:43 PM Share Posted Monday at 11:43 PM View full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkolWild73 Verified Member Posted Tuesday at 12:12 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:12 AM (edited) Nice article Tony. Looking at our cap space and assuming we sign Rossi at under 7M, we have a little bit of money for another depth center. Since Florida resigned everyone, they have just over 1M to sign 5 players. They are going to have to move someone. Anyone think there is a chance they would move on from Lundell? Of all their players without clauses, he would clear the most cap space, unless they are planning on trading Ekblad since it doesn’t look like he has any clauses. Otherwise, Rodriguez might be available, but he doesn’t clear enough space for them. Edited Tuesday at 12:13 AM by SkolWild73 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnhockeyfan03 Verified Member Posted Tuesday at 12:31 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:31 AM I think the Tarasenko trade could be a good one. He’s on a prove it deal this year and has a chance to play with good players. He still has a good shot. I hope tomorrow we sign Kap to a 3x$12-13mm contract. Hopefully not longer and not more money. If he wants to win we need the cap space. Also I hope we go after Kuznetsov, Christian Dvorak and Nico Sturm. All 3 of these guys could be had for under $8mm total together. We will then have center depth. Let Rossi walk and get offer sheet package and then can use those picks to trade for a big fish at trade deadline. These would be our lines if my wish list comes true. Kaprisov Kuznetsov Tarasenko Boldy Ek Yurov Zucc Dvorak Hartman Foligno Sturm Trenin Extras Ohgren and Nojo Middleton Faber Brodin Jiricek Zeev Spurgeon 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quebec1648 Verified Member Posted Tuesday at 01:11 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:11 AM Given that this is only a one year deal, I am OK with Guering taking a gamble on Tarasenko. If he has a good year, then you can trade him for something at the deadline, otherwise he is gone after the year is over. The Wild don't need to waste money on on bad deals for aging players or overhyped free agents, so this should hopefully avoid bad free agent deals. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Verified Member Posted Tuesday at 01:14 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:14 AM I sure hope he has gas in the tank at 33. I’m 33 and hope has gas in the tank. And no, not that gas… 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Strife Verified Member Posted Tuesday at 01:30 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:30 AM The hope I have is Yurov and Ohgren still getting their chances on the team. A high priced free agent like a Boeser or Ehlers is going to lock down a spot no questions asked. Tarasenko "might" just like Mojo did. The moves Guerin made moving Gaudreau off the roster and decreasing Mojo's salary is he wants Yurov to maybe make the team at 3C (as I have said he should). Rossi should be signed at some point to make that even more obvious. Ohgren at 4th line or 13th forward isn't "great, but maybe he finally sticks this season. Maybe one of the rookies is the guy they sign someday to a crazy contract. I checked and it looks like Jiricek's ELC is first. Who knows what this team will be with youth infused at the bottom of all areas. And those first line guys aren't out there...yet. Guerin saw everyone sign elsewhere and played it safe. I'm not happy a 30-pt guy is what the Wild are left with. But 3-4 months of it to wait out other teams is easier than 7-8 years of a potential mistake. If he sucks, so what? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imyourhuckleberry Verified Member Posted Tuesday at 03:01 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 03:01 AM 2 hours ago, mnhockeyfan03 said: I think the Tarasenko trade could be a good one. He’s on a prove it deal this year and has a chance to play with good players. He still has a good shot. I hope tomorrow we sign Kap to a 3x$12-13mm contract I'm hoping they sign Kaprizov for 7 years at $13,857,144 per season, or $97M. $97M for KK97. Seems reasonable. 2 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1GKappa97 Verified Member Posted Tuesday at 11:35 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 11:35 AM I forsee a Zuccy-Yurov-Tarasenko line. Maybe combined with a Zeev-Spurgy tandem to help move the puck up the ice for those guys. I think we can, at least, expect a better than 30-point season from Tarasenko if he's playing in the top-6? I mean even Marcus Johansson got 30 points... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quebec1648 Verified Member Posted Tuesday at 05:31 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 05:31 PM Vancouver is giving Boeser a deal that is 7 years and roughly $7.25 million per year, so Tarasenko is a better choice. If guys like Boeser are getting big money, then the Wild should pass. Leopold wants Christmas in July, but Guerin should be cautious about who he signs and how much money / years he gives out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm9970 Provisional Member Posted Tuesday at 07:12 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 07:12 PM The Tarasenko move doesn’t move the needle much but if I’m going to take a chance on a guy to rebound it’s in a contract year. I think a bolds Rossi vlad line could be intriguing if vlad has any of his goalie scoring prowess left in the tank. If it’s true they’re bringing in sturm lines might shape up like this. Hopefully one of the youngsters step up & force zuccy into a 4th line power play specialist kind of role. Kap-jeek-zuccy boldy-Rossi-vlad Mafo-yurov-hartman ogz-sturm-trenin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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