Neil Urbanski Hockey Wilderness Contributor Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 View full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pewterschmidt Verified Member Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 oh boy i just down voted this kid on another post. We'll agree to disagree. At best he becomes the Manager at Des Moines Ford after his extended stint in IA. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imyourhuckleberry Verified Member Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 A viable 3rd pairing defender would be a nice development from Souni 5 years or so from now. Hopefully he can reach a Soucy-like level. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imyourhuckleberry Verified Member Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 (edited) With his size and skating, it seems like a reasonable use of the late round pick. Edited August 4 by Imyourhuckleberry 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pewterschmidt Verified Member Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 Next to impossible to figure out which of these late round flyers become Carson Soucy or Ryan O'rourke in 5 years. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Brotherbill Verified Member Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Does anyone really think this guy will be in St. Paul? Being that Minnesota has a lot of defenseman who have been drafted higher and have shown that they have skills to make it in the NHL. If he does make it to the NHL, Soni will be playing somewhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up North Guy Verified Member Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 13 hours ago, 1Brotherbill said: Does anyone really think this guy will be in St. Paul? Being that Minnesota has a lot of defenseman who have been drafted higher and have shown that they have skills to make it in the NHL. If he does make it to the NHL, Soni will be playing somewhere else. Trade chips are important too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imyourhuckleberry Verified Member Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 19 hours ago, 1Brotherbill said: Does anyone really think this guy will be in St. Paul? Being that Minnesota has a lot of defenseman who have been drafted higher and have shown that they have skills to make it in the NHL. If he does make it to the NHL, Soni will be playing somewhere else. We're taking 3rd line defenseman as many as 6 years away. Who knows which of the defensemen have what it takes by that time. A minimum contract defense first RHD might be useful for the Wild in 2030 or so. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Brotherbill Verified Member Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 9 hours ago, Up North Guy said: Trade chips are important too. Problem is they the organization has the same problem with players that fans have with home town players and long time members of the organization. They tend to never trade or let them go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Brotherbill Verified Member Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 3 hours ago, Imyourhuckleberry said: We're taking 3rd line defenseman as many as 6 years away. Who knows which of the defensemen have what it takes by that time. A minimum contract defense first RHD might be useful for the Wild in 2030 or so. 6 years? Seems like a lot to invest in someone who can be replaced twice a season in the draft over those six years and also could be replaced with someone better in Free Agency. I get that it is the middle of summer and news is light, but Soini? Would rather read an article on Caron Lambos and what he is doing to be a full time NHL player. Or how many Brown Bears Kirill has wrestled in the last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mateo3xm Verified Member Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 Niko Mikkola on the panthers was a 5th round pick. I’d be ecstatic if he turned out to be a player like him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mateo3xm Verified Member Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 On 8/4/2025 at 10:11 AM, Pewterschmidt said: oh boy i just down voted this kid on another post. We'll agree to disagree. At best he becomes the Manager at Des Moines Ford after his extended stint in IA. Any basis for this? Any insight? Or are you just talking out of your ass again? Weren’t you the one that thought kivi had no offense ability based on the two games you saw? Maybe that was someone else..? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pewterschmidt Verified Member Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 13 hours ago, Mateo3xm said: Any basis for this? Any insight? Or are you just talking out of your ass again? Weren’t you the one that thought kivi had no offense ability based on the two games you saw? Maybe that was someone else..? Hey friend. I watched one game and didn’t like what I saw. Hanging his head was most damming thing I saw. No pouting in nhl. Re Kivi, he’s Addison’s size and showed no offense thru three periods. Throwing puck’s at the net from blue line isn’t offense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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