Article: Marco Rossi Is Quietly Becoming the Wild’s Brightest Spot

[Robert Brent]

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[Citizen Strife]

Keep him on the team, and they will succeed.  He has an innate knack to be clutch when a lot of the team isn't.  Kap and Boldy are great, but Rossi is right there with them.

[Pewterschmidt]

2 minutes ago, Citizen Strife said:

Kap and Boldy are great, but Rossi is right there with them.

I’ll respectfully disagree that Rossi is right there with them.  Rossi is proving to be a legit nhl regular season forward, especially when paired with elite talents like 97 & 12.  If this season he proves he can consistently drive a line without 97 & 12 he becomes a legit top 6’r in my opinion

[Citizen Strife]

Not sure if going from a non-starter, to 40 point player, to a 60 point player, and (maybe) a PPG one  while being defensively responsible is anything "regular", but ok.  Sure wish our team had way more of those.

[MNCountryLife]

Isn't Nojo the Wild's Brightest spot this season?   

[Pewterschmidt]

14 minutes ago, Citizen Strife said:

Not sure if going from a non-starter, to 40 point player, to a 60 point player, and (maybe) a PPG one  while being defensively responsible is anything "regular", but ok.  Sure wish our team had way more of those.

I’m not hating on Rossi, but I’d say let’s pump the brakes before saying he’s anywhere near 97 or 12’s class.  Bro couldn’t be trusted to play top 9 during big boy hockey.  And he was very available this offseason with no takers, so the league agrees 

[goenzoy]

26 minutes ago, Pewterschmidt said:

And he was very available this offseason with no takers, so the league agrees 

That's just utter nonsense with "very available" 

Only offersheet was possible for other teams 

If Wild are sellers upcoming trade deadline we will see how other teams  judge Rossi 

[0 Stanley Cups]

7 minutes ago, goenzoy said:

That's just utter nonsense with "very available" 

Only offersheet was possible for other teams 

If Wild are sellers upcoming trade deadline we will see how other teams  judge Rossi 

Agree he was RFA, I've also heard BG set a very high asking price for a potential Rossi trade this past offseason so that shouldn't reflect negatively on Marco.  IMO Rossi will always produce more offensively than Ek.

[MNCountryLife]

7 minutes ago, 0 Stanley Cups said:

IMO Rossi will always produce more offensively than Ek.

How many goals go in because Ek is willing to stand directly in front of the goalie and Ek gets zero credit for the goal?   I'm not sure who actually produces more offensively...but there are some intangibles that are not on paper to accurately find those numbers.

[MrCheatachu]

48 minutes ago, Pewterschmidt said:

I’m not hating on Rossi, but I’d say let’s pump the brakes before saying he’s anywhere near 97 or 12’s class.  Bro couldn’t be trusted to play top 9 during big boy hockey.  And he was very available this offseason with no takers, so the league agrees 

But P-Pants, in the playoffs Rossi dropped 2 goals playing 10 minutes a night with Brazeau and T-Bag...

I don't really have an answer to why a motivated Guerin was unable to move him, unless of course, Guerin wasn't motivated to move him and it was a negotiating tactic.

[Scalptrash]

Pretty fly for a short guy. You know Billy cringes every time Rossi gets a point.

[Citizen Strife]

I remember during one of the games, the stats guys posted where Rossi's goals came from, and a heavy majority came from near the goalie.

Rossi doesn't have Ek's pure meanness and size, but he's found a way to not let his size be a hindrance in getting to net front.

All that and basically being the go-to guy on PP2.  Faber and Buium might quarterback it, but pretty much everything good seems to be when Rossi has the puck.

[MrCheatachu]

2 minutes ago, Citizen Strife said:

I remember during one of the games, the stats guys posted where Rossi's goals came from, and a heavy majority came from near the goalie.

Rossi doesn't have Ek's pure meanness and size, but he's found a way to not let his size be a hindrance in getting to net front.

All that and basically being the go-to guy on PP2.  Faber and Buium might quarterback it, but pretty much everything good seems to be when Rossi has the puck.

https://hockeywilderness.com/news-rumors/minnesota-wild/marco-rossi-stands-in-the-middle-of-a-controversy-he-didnt-create-r30649/page/2/

[0 Stanley Cups]

A lot of people were ready to get rid of Rossi this past offseason and anoint Yurov the 2C.  Rossi is just consistent, and that's the hardest part of an 82 game season.

[Pewterschmidt]

1 hour ago, goenzoy said:

That's just utter nonsense with "very available" 

Only offersheet was possible for other teams 

If Wild are sellers upcoming trade deadline we will see how other teams  judge Rossi 

All indications were that bill was shopping him hard.  Ie Rossi+ for Peterka was rejected

[Pewterschmidt]

1 hour ago, 0 Stanley Cups said:

IMO Rossi will always produce more offensively than Ek.

Agree, but this isn’t really saying alot.  Ek is a very high end mucker 

[Pewterschmidt]

50 minutes ago, Scalptrash said:

Pretty fly for a short guy. You know Billy cringes every time Rossi gets a point.

On this we can all agree.  bill will gladly cut off his nose to spite his own face

[Pewterschmidt]

39 minutes ago, Citizen Strife said:

but pretty much everything good seems to be when Rossi has the puck.

JFC, so this is where we are with Rossi?

[goenzoy]

39 minutes ago, Pewterschmidt said:

All indications were that bill was shopping him hard

I doubt that very much because even WITH Rossi the Wild do have a Center problem .Let's just hope that both EEK and Rossi are not getting hurd .15 games without them and Wild can say goodbye to playoff 

[Pewterschmidt]

1 minute ago, goenzoy said:

I doubt that very much because even WITH Rossi the Wild do have a Center problem .Let's just hope that both EEK and Rossi are not getting hurd .15 games without them and Wild can say goodbye to playoff 

Prediction: if/when bill finds a deal for a top 6 forward (prior to TDL because VAN win didn't change the fact that this shit show is really starting to stink), one of either Rossi OR EK, yes Ek, goes the other way.  But P-Serevelli how can that be?  Because these are players with 1) marketable skill sets 2) tradeable contracts (10 team M-NTC for Ek).

[Imyourhuckleberry]

1 hour ago, MrCheatachu said:

But P-Pants, in the playoffs Rossi dropped 2 goals playing 10 minutes a night with Brazeau and T-Bag...

And Brazeau is still at a point per game level this season, so clearly Rossi is not at Malkin's level, which is understandable, but he's a good young player.

[Pewterschmidt]

2 minutes ago, Pewterschmidt said:

Prediction: if/when bill finds a deal for a top 6 forward (prior to TDL because VAN win didn't change the fact that this shit show is really starting to stink), one of either Rossi OR EK, yes Ek, goes the other way.  But P-Serevelli how can that be?  Because these are players with 1) marketable skill sets 2) tradeable contracts (10 team M-NTC for Ek).

Let's hope bill doesn't play the card he likes to play and bring in another:

D Lo (3rd round pick)

Reavo (5th round pick)

Maroono (7th round pick)

Brazzo (Khuz (2nd rd'r) + Lauko + 6th rd pick)

I call them pylons but that's an insult to pylons

[goenzoy]

29 minutes ago, Pewterschmidt said:

way.  But P-Serevelli how can that be?  Because these are players with 1) marketable skill sets 2) tradeable contracts (10 team M-NTC for Ek

But what nonsensical team building would that be.First you sign your best winger (KK) to a McDavid + 5 million contract and next step is trading the player away what is closest to a 1C what you got ( EEK ) 

[Pewterschmidt]

7 minutes ago, goenzoy said:

But what nonsensical team building would that be.First you sign your best winger (KK) to a McDavid + 5 million contract and next step is trading the player away what is closest to a 1C what you got ( EEK ) 

If we’re looking to upgrade our top six it doesn’t matter how many trenin/nojo/senko/ogz/yurov/foligno/Haight/vinhinny/sturmtater’s/Pitlick’s we send the other way, no one will accept the trade offer.  Gotta give to get my guy.  
(And yes that list of spare parts is almost our entire roster)

[Pewterschmidt]

3 minutes ago, Pewterschmidt said:

If we’re looking to upgrade our top six it doesn’t matter how many trenin/nojo/senko/ogz/yurov/foligno/Haight/vinhinny/sturmtater’s/Pitlick’s we send the other way, no one will accept the trade offer.  Gotta give to get my guy.  
(And yes that list of spare parts is almost our entire roster)

Now maybe Hynzy and bill go the dean Evason route and let this group play thru the pain and somehow recapture the magic from couple years ago…if so we’ll get that top five pick next draft.