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Intermission dance GIF worked. Rossi doesn't suck now.

Mojo tonight sir 😉

I'll take a point. I really like the effort.

Aside from the tying goal, this period couldn't be going any worse. Another kill please. Holy shit Bolds, way to drive that net.

Pretty sure it was you...

Rossi flexin his muscles!

ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSIIIIIIII I think we should keep him.

And there's 1 of em!! Rossamatic!!!

I like the fight but the bonehead moves are killing us.

For old time's sake, intermission dance.

I mean Rossi did get chopped but it's a perfect example of a playoff non-call and the Wild didn't need to be taking chances. Never lose the puck within 10' of either blue line. That's a killer. Shoulda tripped Panarin and taken the penalty shot. I would take Gus there over a breakaway chance.

I'll have to check again but I think we're supposed to beat the Rangers.

Rags are letting the Wild drive to the net. Keep doing it.

Ooohhh boy you’re missing out. Nojo is havin a game!

I turn on the game and NoJo scores in the first 15 seconds. What the heck?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOJJJJJJJJJJJJOOOOOOOOOOOO SHORTY Top shelf beauty.

Nojo is havin a game!

Not sure how they couldn't come up with a matching penalty there. Not mad at Bolds for the roughing.

Perfectly put!!

Ratfarts!

I guess if we drag them all to OT it's still .500 right? Ugh

Well that didn't take long. Got a point, costly mistakes cost them one though.

Way to keep it in their end Boldy!!

Point would be nice, any win would be better. At least the Rags are in the other conference, but I know a lot of East teams are on our side tonight.

Maybe you did..

They are also the reigning Presidents Trophy winners...before getting beat in the 1st round by the eventual champs. Fell down pretty hard this year.

Wild had a better period than the 1st...and are now down one. Chisholm and Rossi mistakes.

Bad look Rossi.

Nice block Gadreau. That one hurt, I saw it.

Shorty Baby!!

I like it boldy do some more.

Thatta boy boldy fuck him up

Multiple near goals. Wild on their heels.

We want Merril Hynes!

Chisholm. Really thought you had improved at the start of the year, but it's been rough going with you for a while now.

I sure hope so. I’m feeling a Boldy goal.

Big save on that 2 on 1 Gus.

Chislm9n suxs 2 shoot the fucking puck you meathead!

What are you doing Chisholm? Shoot the f'ing puck.

Damn it. Tough angle. Bardownski.

OH, oh... Can they get another one Sam?

That draft still pisses me off.

He is a prospect, but not one without NHL minutes. They want him to develop better habits that become his standard habits before playing him too much and not incorporating the better habits, but he was already playable as is. Prior to his lacerated spleen that shut him down for the year, the Wild were holding him out to make him better suited to top 4 D pairing minutes, which requires work on his skating. In the tiny sample of 6 games the Wild did put Jiricek on the ice, he played 72.5 even strength minutes and the Wild outscored their opponents 3-1 with Jiricek tallying 1 goal and 1 assist. He's already shown himself as a capable NHLer that isn't going to hurt you in limited minutes, the Wild simply want to ingrain good habits that will allow him to fulfill his potential as a top 10 pick.

On a positive note, Kap is cleared for contact.

This was absolutely the right thing to do. Jiricek's don't grow on trees and when they become available, you'd like to be able to pounce! It seems expensive with all the draft capital given up, but this year wasn't our year to go for it. That starts next year. Our prospect cupboards are full, I'd like to have our 1st in '26 but after that, we will be trading our currency for help on runs. ODC preaches living in the present. That present, I think, starts next season. I'll admit to living for the future, but a quick switching of gears happens this offseason. Jiricek should be on the opening night roster in October. I would play him with Brodin who can cover for mistakes. He'll help eat minutes from Faber. We have no idea what will happen with Spurgy. Still having a right side of Faber, Spureon, Jiricek looks pretty nice on paper. The other side of Middleton, Brodin and Buium looks equally good. Ottawa looks like a playoff team right now, which should help Tkachuk stay content, but if a Faber/Tkachuk deal even exists, I think you have to do it. He's probably the only player out there I would do this for. Otherwise, this defense looks to be top 5 in the league to me. We've also got 2 guys in Iowa getting better: Lambos and Spacek. I think they can debut next season and be ok as injury fill ins. This is a very good, deep defensive team. Shooter was building the team from the goalie out. With Goose and The Wall in goal and this defense, he really only needs to worry about the forwards now.

If Buium and Jiricek replace two of Chisholm, Merrill, and Bogo, that is an upgrade on all fronts. Those three account for 35 points and a -9. Hell, if Zeev hits half of what Hutson did this year for Montreal, then that covers the offensive replacement on his own. That's without any input from Jiricek. Infusing them into the lineup could also help Faber out, who sure went through a sophomore slump. There's every chance Buium, Jiricek, or both fall flat...but you gotta take that chance. Bottom 3 defensemen averaging 10 pts isn't gonna cut it.

I really don't care about these worth algorithms for players. There is no way that Goose is worth $7m/. He is at best a $5m goalie. We don't even know if he can put together b2b years yet. I do think we need to ship out some salary, and for me, Hartman is on that list. My hope is he finishes the season strong and has a good playoffs. I think our commitment should be getting the team younger and hungrier. I'd also entertain trading out Spurgy for a targeted player somewhere in the '20-22 draft area. Maybe someone who has a bright future but isn't established yet. I still see Detroit as the main target here. At this time, I wouldn't trade Rossi, I'd make sure to qualify him and see what he finds in RFA land. If an offersheet comes his way, we can see the team and the price and make a decision then. St. Louis got away with it with Edmonton mainly because Edmonton had no cap space. We don't have that problem going into next season. Shooter has slow walked the kids into the lineup. That should change next season. It is their time. Let's bring them in in mass. The result of that is likely to be a rollercoaster season, but we need the vision of the new team that has a lot of speed. I like Breezers on the 4th line, but the thing is that we've got so many 4th line players were going to have to pick and choose. This sounds contradictory, but Breezers makes up for his lack of speed with bulk where he still can cover a lot of ground. So, on my trade block are Spurgeon, Hartman and Trenin. We don't give them away, but we look for pieces that better fit our new identity. Some are players who haven't quite established their games yet but are improving. It's not just speed and skill we need, either, but it's a complete 200' player who is skilled, yet finishes checks. Those guys are hard to find, which means we open up Judd's draft book from year's past to find out who highlighted that is still improving. Hopefully that guy has real NHL size and isn't undersized.