1Brotherbill Verified Member Posted Tuesday at 01:16 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:16 AM 10 hours ago, MNCountryLife said: I think this signing was premature. Wally is only 22 yo and is coming into his own. Wally is an inch taller and 30 pounds heavier than Gus. I would bet that is 30 extra pounds of muscle. Given a bit of time for Wally to get acclimated to the N I think he will out perform Gus. If Wally fell short BG could have signed Gus later in the season. If Wally did step up and perform better BG could have signed Wally for 5 to 8 years at a lower value. I disagree on this, the team needs two goalies. The price for the number one is 6.8 million now. No way Wallstedt is going to out perform Gus being the backup and if he does all the better. The team has options now that they didn't have with Gus not being signed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pewterschmidt Verified Member Posted Tuesday at 01:19 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:19 AM 43 minutes ago, Citizen Strife said: Opening night lines per Russo Kap/Rossi/Boldy Foligno/Ek/Tarasenko Trenin/Hartman/Johansson Yurov/Sturm/Ohgren or Hinostroza Middleton/Faber Buium/Spurgeon Bogo/Jiricek Ohgren and Yurov both had a lot of chances to take the 2nd line wing and didn't impress. I am all in favor of Foligno dunking fools in Vlad's way until they do. I wonder about Foligno’s ability to create offense and Ek little bit too. Vlad demonstrated he can still snipe, but he’s not a play driver. I’ll predict this second line won’t be together long 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Brotherbill Verified Member Posted Tuesday at 01:21 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:21 AM As much as I love Wallstedt, it always comes down to timing. He was put in a difficult situation that was never going to work last year and he suffered from it. Now he has to play catchup and he has the tools to do it. This contract isn't terrible it will cheap when it is all over and the Wild needs two good goalies and that is what they have. The ball is in Wallstedt's court now. If he wants to be a number one goalie he needs to play like a number one goalie. Even Flurey was demoted for two of the three Cups for Matt Murray. The key is the Wild are set on the back end for a good chunk of time now. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnt Toast Verified Member Posted Tuesday at 01:32 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:32 AM 4 hours ago, Dean said: History repeats itself Actually it’s hard to extrapolate past team failures with future success. Why? Florida was a dumpster fire for years, now they are a contender every year. The league is as competitive as ever, this group of players doesn’t care what happened 10 years ago in MN. The Wild as a whole have enough “Cap Friendly Deals” to afford Kap at his number. It’s go time in MN. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imyourhuckleberry Verified Member Posted Tuesday at 02:51 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 02:51 AM 2 hours ago, Citizen Strife said: Kap/Rossi/Boldy Foligno/Ek/Tarasenko Trenin/Hartman/Johansson Yurov/Sturm/Ohgren or Hinostroza I hope Yurov jumps back up and/or Ohgren. Johansson and Trenin down on line 4 with Sturm would be preferred. Foligno, Hartman, and Ohgren could be a solid 3rd. Wild will miss having Zuccarello to feed Tarasenko for several weeks, but Yurov with JEE and Tarasenko seems like it could have a chance for success. I guess Foligno and Eriksson Ek have a nice history playing together, so I wouldn't hate them with Tarasenko, but Johansson above the 4th line just isn't what I want to see. I know you already said these are practice lines and not necessarily the game lines, but Yurov and Ohgren on the same line doesn't seem like a great idea to me unless that line is centered by Eriksson Ek, as he can play well with anyone around him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredJohnson Verified Member Posted Tuesday at 03:43 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 03:43 AM 2 hours ago, 1Brotherbill said: I disagree on this, the team needs two goalies. The price for the number one is 6.8 million now. No way Wallstedt is going to out perform Gus being the backup and if he does all the better. The team has options now that they didn't have with Gus not being signed. Hear hear! Absolutely this^^^ Having too many good goalies is never a problem. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up North Guy Verified Member Posted Tuesday at 06:06 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 06:06 PM 19 hours ago, Pewterschmidt said: From Russo: “Danila Yurov, Liam Ohgren make Wild opening night roster, but not in second-line spot team hoped” cue the ogz is getting “robbed of his opportunity Bob loblaw” crowd. This kid has to start showing signs that he gets it soon. I’d argue Haight outshined both these first rounders in camp It just looks me like he is squeezing his stick too much. He has the want to succeed but may have paralysis from putting too much pressure on himself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredJohnson Verified Member Posted Tuesday at 06:08 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 06:08 PM 18 hours ago, Pablo said: This contract is brilliant. It doesn’t kick in for a full year and within 3years from now, it will be a bargain if Gus is still at 50 starts and .913 save percentage going into the 27/28” season. We have him until the 30/31’ season and he could be a trade package member at any point if Wallstedt develops into a “have to play every night” goalie. BG hit another home run! Careful being so positive around here. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up North Guy Verified Member Posted Tuesday at 06:12 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 06:12 PM 15 hours ago, Imyourhuckleberry said: I know you already said these are practice lines and not necessarily the game lines, but Yurov and Ohgren on the same line doesn't seem like a great idea to me unless that line is centered by Eriksson Ek, as he can play well with anyone around him. Hynzie already said the Yurov and Ohgren will not play on the same line. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredJohnson Verified Member Posted Tuesday at 06:22 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 06:22 PM 15 minutes ago, Up North Guy said: It just looks me like he is squeezing his stick too much. He has the want to succeed but may have paralysis from putting too much pressure on himself. 🤬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Verified Member Posted Tuesday at 06:46 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 06:46 PM 32 minutes ago, FredJohnson said: Careful being so positive around here. How about this, in the next two years the wild win the cup and Mcdavid does not, he demands a trade to the wild in the last year of his bridge contract so BG can sign him to a 5 yr $100M deal to win a cup with us 😁 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pewterschmidt Verified Member Posted Tuesday at 08:11 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 08:11 PM 2 hours ago, Up North Guy said: It just looks me like he is squeezing his stick too much. He has the want to succeed but may have paralysis from putting too much pressure on himself. As discussed before, with Playoff Trenin the problem is between the ears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredJohnson Verified Member Posted Tuesday at 11:51 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 11:51 PM 5 hours ago, Pablo said: How about this, in the next two years the wild win the cup and Mcdavid does not, he demands a trade to the wild in the last year of his bridge contract so BG can sign him to a 5 yr $100M deal to win a cup with us 😁 Why would we need that bum? 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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