Article: Danila Yurov Is A Mystery We're About To Start Solving

[Tony Abbott]

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[Citizen Strife]

I really hate the "must get a 1C" thing.  What the Wild have lacked is a "Top 10-15 scoring center." Which is a vastly different meaning.

There is every chance Yurov is better or worse than Rossi or Ek at lots of things.  That said, knowing he is here and the others still are is a much better value proposition.  He is such a wild card, I like knowing we signed Rossi first.

[Pewterschmidt]

Wednesday Hot Room Temperature Take:

Vinnesota takes Nojo's TOI this season.  Vinnie is the Rodney Dangerfield (does anyone remember Protec?  Pepperidge Farm does) of this lineup.  Lil bro got that dawg in him and brings it every night.

[WildNotMild]

If he sticks at center and has a great couple of years points wise, maybe he can unlock the 4th line’s scoring potential in the playoffs (heavy sarcasm intended).

Edited Wednesday at 04:11 PM by WildNotMild
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[Scalptrash]

Just give him time. Something rookies and prospects don't usually get in MN. It's going to be a tough transition starting directly in the NHL instead of the AHL, just ask Marat.

[Sam]

1 hour ago, Pewterschmidt said:

Wednesday Hot Room Temperature Take:

Vinnesota takes Nojo's TOI this season.  Vinnie is the Rodney Dangerfield (does anyone remember Protec?  Pepperidge Farm does) of this lineup.  Lil bro got that dawg in him and brings it every night.

Rodney Dangerfield was ODC’s shtick P-Diesel.

[Pewterschmidt]

49 minutes ago, Sam said:

Rodney Dangerfield was ODC’s shtick P-Diesel.

I stand corrected.  Forgot that was ODC.

[FredJohnson]

But does he like Minnesota?

(Asking for a friend)

[FredJohnson]

2 hours ago, Scalptrash said:

It's going to be a tough transition starting directly in the NHL instead of the AHL, just ask Marat.

It’s a rough path going through Dezy Moinez! Just look at all the guys on the roster that went through the A in the last 5 years!
(Rossi and Boldy…izabout it)

[FredJohnson]

2 hours ago, WildNotMild said:

If he sticks at center and has a great couple of years points wise, maybe he can unlock the 4th line’s scoring potential in the playoffs (heavy sarcasm intended).

Well played!

[Imyourhuckleberry]

2 hours ago, Pewterschmidt said:

Wednesday Hot Room Temperature Take:

Vinnesota takes Nojo's TOI this season.

I'm guessing they start Vinnie in Iowa as an early call up if a forward needs to miss time, and park NoJo in the press box at the NHL rink.

Tarasenko is likely taking NoJo's spot in the 2nd line, and both Yurov and Ohgren should play ahead of him for the TOI allotment lower in the lineup when everyone is healthy, along with Sturm and Trenin.

There are 12 forwards on the Wild roster with larger contract values than Johansson for the upcoming season, so that should be a solid indicator of where the Wild see him fitting in with their roster.

Vinnie and Aube-Kubel at both at $775k, slightly below Johansson's $800k.

[Scalptrash]

30 minutes ago, FredJohnson said:

It’s a rough path going through Dezy Moinez! Just look at all the guys on the roster that went through the A in the last 5 years!
(Rossi and Boldy…izabout it)

True that. However, being from Russia (does he speak any English?) it is quite the leap. I think Marat would have been a much better player if he had a year of AHL under his belt. Maybe Boston will do that. Being thrown right into the fire (because of cap hell), was unfair to him.

On a side note, I just noticed recently that Billy doesn't really care for Canadians much. There are only two on the team, Spurgeon and Middleton. It's really kind of strange considering it's a Canadian dominated sport. It's mostly Americans, Swedes, and now Russians. A lot of Canadian prospects, but will they ever see the big club under Billy??

[Scalptrash]

47 minutes ago, FredJohnson said:

But does he like Minnesota?

(Asking for a friend)

He won't if 97 leaves.

[Tony Abbott]

4 hours ago, Citizen Strife said:

I really hate the "must get a 1C" thing.  What the Wild have lacked is a "Top 10-15 scoring center." Which is a vastly different meaning.

There is every chance Yurov is better or worse than Rossi or Ek at lots of things.  That said, knowing he is here and the others still are is a much better value proposition.  He is such a wild card, I like knowing we signed Rossi first.

I tend to agree -- I think Rossi was a 1C last year, statistically, and that's pretty hard to dispute. But I guess when I say a 1C, I mean, one that's pretty impossible to deny that status to.

[Citizen Strife]

To be fair, I don't think I am annoyed at Tony for saying it.  I just think it gets tiresome when EVERYONE says it.  That's why I tried to coming the Top 10 center but instead, cause that is what every team "except the Wild" seem to have, or have had.  Staal for a season, and then Koivu, Ek, and Rossi.  

"Trade for a 1C" is so ubiquitous on Reddit to the point I want to barf when I see it.

At least with this other designation, I get why people would gripe.  Not every team can have a McKinnon, McDavid, etc.  Those don't grow on trees.

 

[mnfaninnc]

6'1" 195. Since his draft, Yurov has grown out 20 lbs. I'm guessing it is muscle weight. That's an NHL body, a bit on the light side for the height, but still there. I'd like to see 10 more lbs. but everyone else knew that. 😉

I think the A and K are similar leagues as far as talent goes. If MaRat wasn't going to make the N roster, I think he'd have preferred going back on loan to the K. Yurov has that written into his contract (I read somewhere). 

I do think that both the A and K are better than the S which is better than the E. My hope is that the strength training in the K is better than the Wild's A. That is just plain pitiful. I also happen to think Yurov will show better than the 59th prospect as he was ranked. 

I'm very excited about the season coming, not so much for the wins and losses, but for the growth in these kids. I want to see them have success, but realistically, they will also have blunders. My hope is that they learn from each one and don't continue making the same mistakes. 

There is an opportunity here to see a 1,2,3 finish for the Calder trophy. Granted, that is likely pie in the sky scenario, but why not! Things tend to play out in cycles, and for 25 years, the one thing you can certainly say is that this franchise is due.

[1Brotherbill]

Third line center with Foglino and Hartman.  Just go out and beat the doors off the other team.  First line Boldy, Ek, Kaprizov solid line with potential of 100 goals or more.  Second line of Zucarello, Rossi, and Ohgren solid scoring line with speed and size.  Line four having Nico Sturm and what is left on the bench.  Just go out there and eat up ten minutes a game.  I know everyone is saying what about Taresenko.  What about him?  If he plays well he can push out one of the players above him if not he can sit in the press box with Johansson.  Regardless the Wild might be a pretty formidable team this year if Yurov can play center.