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Prospect Info: 12th Overall 2024 Draft, LHD Zeev Buium

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I still can't believe he fell in our lap. Was late to watch the draft that day and basically turned on the TV minutes before the trade and was shocked he was still there.
 
This is his picture on HockeyDB.
Eye won’t say anything about it.

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DigitalBoldy said:
I will be shocked if Zeev doesn’t step right into a big role for the Wild this season.
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He won't. No reason to burn the ELC year, and he's 2 more seasons to UFA.

He'll take the AHL only, ELC starting July 1st deal.

Maybe it would change if there was a major injury to Brodin/Middleton down the stretch, but it would still probably be poor asset management
 
ThatGuy22 said:
He won't. No reason to burn the ELC year, and he's 2 more seasons to UFA.

He'll take the AHL only, ELC starting July 1st deal.

Maybe it would change if there was a major injury to Brodin/Middleton down the stretch, but it would still probably be poor asset management
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They may if they think he might be a step up over Chisholm and are in playoff position. If he can help in the playoffs this year, they'll sign him and burn the year for a chance at the Cup. I would be a little surprised (not shocked) if they didn't try him out in the NHL this year, at least. If they think he isn't ready, though, I'm fairly certain he'll go back to college next year.

Of course, this only really matters if they have the cap space to sign him. They don't project to right now.
 
BagHead said:
Of course, this only really matters if they have the cap space to sign him. They don't project to right now.
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Credit to Guerin, keeping us up against the cap all year so we can honestly tell Buium we can only sign him to an AHL contract, saving one year of his ELC for when we really need it, that's a smooth move.
 
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BagHead said:
They may if they think he might be a step up over Chisholm and are in playoff position. If he can help in the playoffs this year, they'll sign him and burn the year for a chance at the Cup. I would be a little surprised (not shocked) if they didn't try him out in the NHL this year, at least. If they think he isn't ready, though, I'm fairly certain he'll go back to college next year.

Of course, this only really matters if they have the cap space to sign him. They don't project to right now.
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Just not gonna happen. We literally can't afford the signing bonus on this year's cap.

Gonna have to wait for next year for Zeev-Faber decade of dominance
 
DigitalBoldy said:
Couldn’t they just waive Merrill to make it work?
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Don't think that they save much money by doing so. A majority of his cap hit will still count against the cap, as he has a one way deal.

If i thought that buium would be the difference between the team being a legit contender and a fringe playoff team then i would want him signed, but that's a lot to ask from a very young player. Faber came in at the end of his D + 3 year, Brodin partway through his D+2. Zeev will only be at the end of his D+1 year.

I think the problem with the team right now is not having enough effective forwards, not a lack of good Dmen. Zeev will, hopefully, be a real and necessary asset in years to come, but I have low expectations for his play this year.
 
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57special said:
Don't think that they save much money by doing so. A majority of his cap hit will still count against the cap, as he has a one way deal.

If i thought that buium would be the difference between the team being a legit contender and a fringe playoff team then i would want him signed, but that's a lot to ask from a very young player. Faber came in at the end of his D + 3 year, Brodin partway through his D+2. Zeev will only be at the end of his D+1 year.

I think the problem with the team right now is not having enough effective forwards, not a lack of good Dmen. Zeev will, hopefully, be a real and necessary asset in years to come, but I have low expectations for his play this year.
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One way vs two way doesn’t really matter IIRC. We can get cap savings up to a certain threshold. The number was something like $1M of his $1.2M if we did it before the season. Not sure what it would be now that over half the season is gone, but waiving him and Dermott should be enough to work Zeev into the team cap situation.

Agreed that the forwards are the problem. However, if we are running 6 deep on the blueline that will help this team out tremendously.
 
DigitalBoldy said:
One way vs two way doesn’t really matter IIRC. We can get cap savings up to a certain threshold. The number was something like $1M of his $1.2M if we did it before the season. Not sure what it would be now that over half the season is gone, but waiving him and Dermott should be enough to work Zeev into the team cap situation.

Agreed that the forwards are the problem. However, if we are running 6 deep on the blueline that will help this team out tremendously.
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Yeah, but Jiricek should also be ready for some NHL time.
 
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