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Aust Verified Member Posted November 9 Share Posted November 9 I am a big Rossi fan, but in the begin of the season I felt he had much more presence than he has atm. I got the feeling of the invisible late last season Rossi in the last few games (minus the one he missed off). But it doesn't show in the stats I guess. He definitely looks more bulky this season, must be the "beard" 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalptrash Verified Member Posted November 9 Share Posted November 9 Billy is still going to trade him first chance he gets. 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pewterschmidt Verified Member Posted November 9 Share Posted November 9 7 minutes ago, Scalptrash said: Billy is still going to trade him first chance he gets. Once Guerin gets a thought in his tiny brain it’s difficult to dislodge no matter how much evidence he sees to change his mind.   also, this article proves there’s now a metric/statistic somewhere that will prove the point you’re trying to make 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Strife Verified Member Posted November 9 Share Posted November 9 If he ends the season at 70-80 points, I think any complaints will probably get ditched in a bin. I get that people want a McDavid, MacKinnon or what not, but having Kaprizov, Rossi, (and hopefully Boldy) at those kinds of point totals will calm things down. But this again goes to the "1C vs. Top 10 scoring center" argument I've had for a couple years. Haters won't be happy unless Rossi is those players levels.  Reminder that Staal had 76 one time. Rossi doing anything close should be cause for celebration when Koivu, Ek, Granlund, and Staal for a cup of coffee have been the slim center pickings. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNCountryLife Verified Member Posted November 9 Share Posted November 9 You have to admire Rossi's off-season progress. Great work ethic... and it has paid off. Hats off to the young man.  7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArizonaWildFan Verified Member Posted November 9 Share Posted November 9 2 hours ago, Scalptrash said: Billy is still going to trade him first chance he gets. BOO!!! Rossi only needs to outlast Silly G. in the organization... hopefully that happens! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisopher Verified Member Posted November 9 Share Posted November 9 Seeing Rossi near the top of that SPAR-centers list is nice, even with the small sample size caveats, etc., but the bigger story is the name at the top... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnt Toast Verified Member Posted November 9 Share Posted November 9 Stats aside watching Rossi play he’s clearly a very important player for the Wild. Every year he gets better. I’m having a blast watching him because his ceiling is kind of a mystery. I’m thinking 70-80 as CS mentioned. Who knows though maybe even higher. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy the poor boy Verified Member Posted November 9 Share Posted November 9 13 minutes ago, bisopher said: Seeing Rossi near the top of that SPAR-centers list is nice, even with the small sample size caveats, etc., but the bigger story is the name at the top... Ya he's looking like the next superstar of the league. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy the poor boy Verified Member Posted November 9 Share Posted November 9 14 minutes ago, bisopher said: Seeing Rossi near the top of that SPAR-centers list is nice, even with the small sample size caveats, etc., but the bigger story is the name at the top... Ya he's looking like the next superstar of the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Need4speed99 Verified Member Posted November 9 Share Posted November 9 (edited) Always been a rossi fan. Each year he gets better and takes all the criticism and works on improving those areas of his game. He also does it without fanfare or pitching a fit, making demands. If he continues to improve and hits 70 to 80pts, I'm with CS and the others that mention the trade talks better be put to bed. But I worry about Billy and his unwillingness to change as several on this board previously pointed out. I would still like to see yurov elevated as well. Edited November 9 by Need4speed99 Typo 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Verified Member Posted November 9 Share Posted November 9 Beating a dead horse here but ... wouldn't KK @14 and Rossi @7x7 feel a lot better than what we have now? I can't wrap my head around how terribly the Wild navigated this summer. 🤯 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dis-allowed display name Verified Member Posted November 9 Share Posted November 9 4 hours ago, bisopher said: Seeing Rossi near the top of that SPAR-centers list is nice, even with the small sample size caveats, etc., but the bigger story is the name at the top... Celebrini was a -31 last year. Guerin would have sent him down to Iowa and then traded him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacGyver Verified Member Posted November 9 Share Posted November 9 Rossi is the gum on Billy's shoe and he knows it. If he puts up the points we are hoping he does I wouldn't be surprised if he passes on resigning after this current contract. Nobody wants to be the gum. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goenzoy Verified Member Posted November 10 Share Posted November 10 5 hours ago, Patrick said: can't wrap my head around how terribly the Wild navigated this summer. KK contract will be a discussion point for a very long time . But Rossi not getting 7 million I think is helpful also for Rossi The label underpaid removes a lot of pressure and he can play well because of it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Brotherbill Verified Member Posted November 10 Share Posted November 10 At his current pace he should get around 72 points this year. Not elite status but still pretty good. Not that many players have a PPG season in the NHL.  So let's compare him to some centers in the league.  Ryan Nugent-Hopkins drafted first overall on the high flying Edmonton Oilers. Has only scored over 60 points in a season four times and once he scored over 100. Is Marco on this level? Well his stats are trending in that direction. I'm willing to bet that everyone here would trade for Hopkins instantly. However Marco looks like he might be the same player. The both are terrible on the draw. The only difference is 4 inches in height. How about Sam Bennett. Stanley Cup champion one of the biggest potential fish in last summers free agent pool. Has never scored over 60 points in a season. He is equally as bad on the draw as Marco and is that pesky 4 inches taller.  We could compare Marco to a lot of players in the league and we can find out that he is better or equal to a lot of them. We could even compare him to the top center on the Wild in Ek and he already is scoring at a higher rate than Ek ever did. But he is seven inches shorter than Ek. And Ek is not much better on the draw than Marco. When height is your only metric that you want to look at few are shorter than Marco Rossi.  1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnfaninnc Verified Member Posted November 10 Share Posted November 10 Last season, I did not see the individual improvement that I saw in his rookie year. That offseason, he had spent a lot of time getting stronger. Last season, I felt he had more opportunity and that was the bigger reason for his point production. But, this cannot be challenged: Both years he had a significantly better 1st half than 2nd. Rossi seems to wear down as the season progresses. This season, I see extra explosion, more attention to detail, a noticeable larger frame, and he can bump guys around now. While his numbers are not elite, I think he backchecks better than most ahead of him. He's also sneaky on steals which a lower body can do. Why can't this be our #1C? Our Cs are supposed to be 200' centers, and, automatically, paying attention to the back half of the ice will have you lose points but gain in +/-. I'd rather have the guy with the higher net goals for. I believe the contract negotiations this season were a product of Guerin demanding that Rossi get better in some areas of his game. Essentially, he was saying "you're not done yet." Rossi got to work and shored up on his time, deficiencies in his game. He has come back looking like a better player on the eye test. He hasn't been given the opportunity yet on "big" draws, but he is improving. This article is written too soon on the season for Rossi. It needed to be written in late March. The schedule sets Rossi up to be productive in the 2nd half too, this season. This is the test for Rossi: Produce as consistently in the 2nd half as you do in the 1st half. If he can get over that hump, I think we'll be satisfied with him as our #1C. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1GKappa97 Verified Member Posted November 10 Share Posted November 10 21 hours ago, Patrick said: Beating a dead horse here but ... wouldn't KK @14 and Rossi @7x7 feel a lot better than what we have now? I can't wrap my head around how terribly the Wild navigated this summer. 🤯 Rossi at 3x$5M is pretty great for the team. He's still RFA status after that deal expires, so the team will have control of the negotiations once more, and he's a good value in the meantime. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNCountryLife Verified Member Posted November 10 Share Posted November 10 Rossi has done well over the summer months. If he has another summer like the last few he will likely silence the doubters that he is a #1C. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fikifuka Verified Member Posted November 10 Share Posted November 10 Some of you guys will never ever get it. Rossi is a very effective, silent, clever Center and getting better every season. He is a playmaker, making his line scoring without losing defensive responsibility. He is not the (expensive) hey-man, but provides solid, effective productivity. In other words: you can't buy that breed. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manbearpig Verified Member Posted November 11 Share Posted November 11 On 11/9/2025 at 11:35 AM, Willy the poor boy said: Ya he's looking like the next superstar of the league. I wouldn't go that far but to be thrown on the 4th line in the playoffs and still score is pretty impressive. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy the poor boy Verified Member Posted November 11 Share Posted November 11 9 hours ago, manbearpig said: I wouldn't go that far but to be thrown on the 4th line in the playoffs and still score is pretty impressive. I was referring too Celebrini. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manbearpig Verified Member Posted November 11 Share Posted November 11 1 hour ago, Willy the poor boy said: I was referring too Celebrini. Ah my bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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