Article: The Wild Shouldn’t Be Thinking About Trading Jared Spurgeon Right Now

[Robert Brent]

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[SkolWild73]

Great article.  I agree that he isn't someone we should be looking to trade yet.  I do understand because of his age and salary that some would like to use it to upgrade for a good scoring forward, but that time isn't now.  If Faber returns to how he was playing his rookie year and first half of next year, Brodin stays healthy, Midds plays like he did during the first half of last year, Buium moves into the top 2 or 4, Jiricek shows he is a very capable defender that can play second pairing and Lambos plays some games and shows he is capable, then maybe we look to trade Sprug.  Thats a lot of ifs.  

 

[Citizen Strife]

I saw all I needed to see when both Brodin, Faber, and Spurgeon were out of the lineup.  Middleton/Bogo top line was great...

Brodin might be the better pure defender, but Spurgeon has always been a better all-around defenseman on the ice.  He still has the speed and defensive IQ that can be an asset to the team while we figure out what Faber (only a couple seasons in), Buium, and Jiricek can all be.

This is a "better be for the right person" deal than a salary dump.

[Up North Guy]

Despite Spurgy's propensity for injury and his fairly large cap hit (though in today's NHL the cap isn't out of whack), I agree with this article. The Wild will need to get as much out of him as possible until the next time his body breaks down.

[0 Stanley Cups]

I like both Spurgeon and Brodin, but it'll be interesting to see which player can actually stay healthy and in the lineup this season.

[Imyourhuckleberry]

I think I voted Spurgeon in that poll, but only because none of the above wasn't an option. I like all of those players.

I don't want to trade Spurgeon, but given his contract size, his age, his recent injuries, and his smallish size, he seemed like the one the Wild could replace more readily with the cap space that would be created by his departure. I definitely value his play and what he might be able to do to instill confidence and good habits for the young incoming defensemen.

[MNCountryLife]

Spurgeon surprised me last year.  I expected his return to be poor with his age and injuries.  He proved me wrong.  Toss it up between him and Brodin on who is the best D-man on our roster.  The job of a player is to make decisions at the top really difficult.  Spurgeon has done his job well.  Tough not to like a player like him.