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Citizen Strife Verified Member Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago We can't assume anything about this team until we know Rossi is staying and/or some as of yet savior TDL is available. Guerin HAD a plan (a kinda silly one), but nearly every free agent said nope and stayed out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will D. Ness Verified Member Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago The FA market was soft this year. I'm happy we didn't reach, but we do have to pull the trigger soon. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imyourhuckleberry Verified Member Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 2 Years ago, Tarasenko had 55 points and was +13 for the season, then won the cup while tallying 9 points in 24 playoff games. At that time, if you would have told me the Wild would add him for less than $5M and giving up no assets, it might have sounded too good to be true. I'm not saying that they are delivering on Christmas, but I know it's been a long wait to see some of the youth in prominent roles, so there are reasons to be excited about the upcoming season. Getting Yurov, Ohgren, Buium, and Jiricek into lineups for the Minnesota Wild on a nightly basis might be more exciting than future disappointment from 7 years of the defensively limited and below average speed of Brock Boeser. I recall some initial excitement in adding Thomas Vanek, but that didn't last and I wonder if Boeser will age with similar fall off in his game. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dis-allowed display name Verified Member Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago (edited) Instead, they must build a foundation of developmental success stories like Faber to elevate the team. This just sort of jumped out at me. We did not develop this guy, he just sort of was ready to go when we got him. Our farm system has supposedly had talent but I am not sure that Iowa has been much more than a holding pen where we just hope players will improve through the aging process. "Skate around guys. Go faster. Try harder." You know, solid coaching like that. Edited 1 hour ago by Dis-allowed display name 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dis-allowed display name Verified Member Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 1 hour ago, Imyourhuckleberry said: Getting Yurov, Ohgren, Buium, and Jiricek into lineups for the Minnesota Wild on a nightly basis might be more exciting than future disappointment from 7 years of the defensively limited and below average speed of Brock Boeser. As a recent former ticket holder, I would rather miss the playoffs entirely, give those young guys some time and see if they improve and are the real deal than watch another one-and-out with NoJosey, and Treninsy, or Reavesy, or some other collections of arthritic Stiffsies they want to fool me into thinking we have a shot with. If Yurov, Ohgren, and Buium are flying around making mistakes, at least they are flying around. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldDutchChip Verified Member Posted 46 minutes ago Share Posted 46 minutes ago we are not winning if we cannot trade up from this top 6 and beef it up. this year TDL is going to be vital for us and all signs pointing to Billy agreeing, since he kept that door open. Kap, Ek, Boldy are the only sure thing in that group. And they need help. Yurov and Rossi are not big and strong. Ohgren hasn't really shown to be top 6 material (yet) but maybe he comes in and impresses. I think 2 out of 6 in your top 6 will be changed. One internal and one external change. Likely Rossi and Ohgren out or bumped down. First line: Kirill Kaprizov, Joel Eriksson Ek, and Danila Yurov Second line: Matt Boldy, Marco Rossi, and Liam Ohgren but the good thing is that Billy does actually have a plan. he hasn't signed (overpaid) Nelly, Boeser, Bjugstad or Ehlers. they are not part of the plan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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