Wild Keep Zach Bogosian, Reportedly Re-sign Defenseman To 2-Year Deal

I think Bogo has earned it.  He has been playing great for us and we need size and RHD.

One year deal would have been better,  but the guy deserves it.

Much like the forward crop, they must not be seeing a ton out of Lambos or Hunt to trust them.  If nothing else, Bogo is a better option than Merrill and Goligoski.  Maybe the plan is to use him to get us past that horrid mess of depth and hope the new D grows up enough to take his place.

Don't mind this signing one bit.  Physically big, alpha type in our locker room.  The polar opposite of Addison in every sense.

Does this make Midzy deadline trade bait?

24 minutes ago, Citizen Strife said:

Much like the forward crop, they must not be seeing a ton out of Lambos or Hunt to trust them.  If nothing else, Bogo is a better option than Merrill and Goligoski.  Maybe the plan is to use him to get us past that horrid mess of depth and hope the new D grows up enough to take his place.

I think you nailed it. Looking at the point totals, I don’t see much from anyone down in the AHL. I mean if you compare them to Chisholm’s AHL production, they’re not even close and Chisholm clearly still has some learning to do in the NHL as well. Definitely no Brock Faber. 
 

I think the fact Bogo’s on a two year deal means they’re going for a defenseman in the draft, if they can. It helps stagger with Merrill but also that’s about the timeline I’d expect anyone we draft to take before getting a crack at our blue line. Idk that there’s any Brodins coming out who can play in the NHL immediately.

28 minutes ago, Pewterschmidt said:

Don't mind this signing one bit.  Physically big, alpha type in our locker room.  The polar opposite of Addison in every sense.

Does this make Midzy deadline trade bait?

We still need Middleton. Unless a non-playoff team was offering me a 1st, I wouldn’t move off him. 

He’ll be very valuable once the dead cap is gone, either as a solid 2nd pair or an elite 3rd pairing blue liner. 

Middleton won't be moved unless his new price tag is a bit much (over $4m)

Zach Bogosian is one of the 25 worst defensemen of the cap era, and while his 47 games have been shockingly decent, we're doing Jon Merrill all over again.

Bill Guerin is bad. There was zero pressure to get this done nor at the price point they agreed to. 

Why the hell does this guy keep making shit deals like this?

19 minutes ago, B1GKappa97 said:

He’ll be very valuable once the dead cap is gone, either as a solid 2nd pair or an elite 3rd pairing blue liner. 

I love some midzy, but he’s a depreciating asset and he’ll be 33 when dead cap he’ll ends.  At some point a couple of our can’t miss D prospects will earn a spot.  But pewter Bogo is 33.  Bogo was also 3rd overall pick in his draft

While the latest deal to an aging veteran may not work out, I have not seen any reports of the deal including a no movement clause. Therefore, if Bogosian doesn`t produce, it should be easy to move on. The salary cap will be going up in future seasons, so 1.25 million a year is tolerable, if we waive him and other teams may even take him via trade as a throw in.

Hopefully, Bogosian is just a place holder until the Wild draft a quality defenseman. 

Guerin also reportedly waived Luchinni and Vinni, so that removes two guys as well. Perhaps this was done to accommodate Shaw and MK.

Is it possibly a sign and trade type of thing  ?

26 minutes ago, Pewterschmidt said:

I love some midzy, but he’s a depreciating asset and he’ll be 33 when dead cap he’ll ends.  At some point a couple of our can’t miss D prospects will earn a spot.  But pewter Bogo is 33.  Bogo was also 3rd overall pick in his draft

Middleton is 28 right now, so he'll be 29-30 when the buyouts end.

Yawn, yawn  and yawn.  Not a bad thing not necessarily a good thing.  It's just another move that doesn't help the team.  Not a big deal.

59 minutes ago, Citizen Strife said:

Middleton is 28 right now, so he'll be 29-30 when the buyouts end.

My bad. I was spreading fake news

Bill spends money like a drunken sailor. So he got more than a 600 thousand raise from his last 3 year 850$ per year contract.  Only bill would give that contract. I like bogs but for the right price and term. It just shows Bill hasn’t learned anything about contracts and what other teams pay for things . No way he can manage the cap of a true Stanley cup contender. This isn’t that big of a deal . However the thought process and being unaware of the value of things that’s very concerning!  I’m afraid to hear what else is coming. 

I was wrong. I thought they signed him at 1.5. 1.25 is palatable. 

3 hours ago, Tony Abbott said:

Zach Bogosian is one of the 25 worst defensemen of the cap era, and while his 47 games have been shockingly decent, we're doing Jon Merrill all over again.

Yeah but its big and bearded Jon Merrill at least. 

3 hours ago, joebou15 said:

Bill Guerin is bad. There was zero pressure to get this done nor at the price point they agreed to. 

 

Why the hell does this guy keep making shit deals like this?

Bro its pennies on the dollar lol

1 minute ago, B1GKappa97 said:

Yeah but its big and bearded Jon Merrill at least. 

Another 34 years old (will be in July) signing. I thought we just had the exact same thing with Mr. Gologavski. Every player in the draft should pray that Wild would not draft him, otherwise he will be waiting for the rest of his ELC before starting the NHL career 

6 minutes ago, B1GKappa97 said:

Yeah but its big and bearded Jon Merrill at least. 

And possibly faster?

14 minutes ago, Lovehockey said:

Another 34 years old (will be in July) signing. I thought we just had the exact same thing with Mr. Gologavski. Every player in the draft should pray that Wild would not draft him, otherwise he will be waiting for the rest of his ELC before starting the NHL career 

Goligoski didn't go significantly downhill until after his age 36 season, so perhaps the age 34 and age 35 seasons for Bogo will be alright.

1 hour ago, B1GKappa97 said:

Yeah but its big and bearded Jon Merrill at least. 

And no one wants the Wild to have Merrill in Year 2 of this deal!!

1 hour ago, B1GKappa97 said:

Bro its pennies on the dollar lol

It's also a what? 450K raise?

1 hour ago, Imyourhuckleberry said:

Goligoski didn't go significantly downhill until after his age 36 season, so perhaps the age 34 and age 35 seasons for Bogo will be alright.

Well this is what we have:

Spurgen - 34 (on decline, undersized)

Bogo - 34

Brodin - 30

Middleton - 28

Merrill- 32

And absolutely no chance for improvement at least one more year. So add couple of years to these guys, and tell me why Kaprisov would want to re-sign with Minnesota (unless he really likes our lakes).

and he would not sign why Yurov would want to rush to get here. 

And in addition how can we claim that Guerin at least good with selecting talent if for the 5 years of him being here the only his guys who is playing is Rossi

1 hour ago, Lovehockey said:

how can we claim that Guerin at least good with selecting talent if for the 5 years of him being here the only his guys who is playing is Rossi

The 2019 NHL Entry Draft was the 57th NHL Entry Draft. The draft was held on June 21–22, 2019. On August 21, 2019, Guerin was named the fourth general manager of the Minnesota Wild.

Guerin didn't make an NHL selection until the summer of 2020. Rossi & Khusnutdinov were the first 2 picks of his GM career and both are on the Wild now. He later added Brock Faber from that 2020 draft class. Daemon Hunt was selected 3rd round that year and appears to be on the cusp of making the Wild.

2021 pick, Wallstedt, is likely 1 year away. 2022 picks, Ohgren & Yurov, might be 1-2 years away. Lambos could be ready for 25-26. It is Guerin's fifth season as GM, but he only has selected 4 draft classes so far.