Armchair GM Thread

[Kat Predator]

Sure but… I suspect Trotz wouldn’t. He just flat out won’t want Rossi. Young, small, not a cereal winner, and looking to get a big rai$e? Nope, not on Trotz’s wish list.

He’d be more likely to trade for a guy like Marchment.

Marchand is UFA and would take a 7x7 deal.

 

[GeauxPreds1]

Our ownership ha

TBs 1st and Sissons for Rossi?

Not close

 

[GeauxPreds1]

Maybe Minnesota goes for marchessault retained 1.5 million, sissons, Tampa's 1st and our 2nd round pick for rossi.

 

[wmupreds]

Maybe Minnesota goes for marchessault retained 1.5 million, sissons, Tampa's 1st and our 2nd round pick for rossi.

I would consider that, honestly

 

[GeauxPreds1]

I would consider that, honestly

I would do it as well. We're talking about a 23 year old center that was drafted 9th overall who has already hit 60 points. I might even offer more if need be. Rossi and who we pick at 5 could be our 1-2 punch for years

 

[herzausstein]

It will be poetic in a way. Buyout Duchene and bring in winners only for Duchene to go out and become a winner while who we brought on become whiners as this system sucks

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Marchand is UFA and would take a 7x7 deal.

I'm sure Marchand is one 5'9" guy Trotz would take. He is cereal personified. Probably more like 4x$9M though, he is 37 already.

Marchand and Tavares would really fit the blueprint here. Brent Burns on RD. Done.

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

TBs 1st and Sissons for Rossi?

I don't understand fascination with Rossi. Small center who is fairly useless in playoffs. Wild been desperate for top 6 center and have no faith in him. Why would we want him?

 

[Legionnaire11]

I'm sure Marchand is one 5'9" guy Trotz would take. He is cereal personified. Probably more like 4x$9M though, he is 37 already.

Marchand and Tavares would really fit the blueprint here. Brent Burns on RD. Done.

 

[GeauxPreds1]

I don't understand fascination with Rossi. Small center who is fairly useless in playoffs. Wild been desperate for top 6 center and have no faith in him. Why would we want him?

Wild wants to sign him but he turned down their contract offer and he has complained how he's being used. Sounds like rossi is the one who wants to move and the possibility of him getting offered sheeted and them not getting a player that can help now has them looking at trade possibilities. That small center had 60 points as a 23 year old

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

I don't understand fascination with Rossi. Small center who is fairly useless in playoffs. Wild been desperate for top 6 center and have no faith in him. Why would we want him?

He doesn't belong to us, he had a good season, his future with his current team is iffy. Not much more to it. We like to do this with every player in a similar situation with anything resembling offensive upside. A 5'9" center that is subpar defensively would be a disaster on a Trotz roster

 

[wmupreds]

I don't understand fascination with Rossi. Small center who is fairly useless in playoffs. Wild been desperate for top 6 center and have no faith in him. Why would we want him?

He's 23 and a center, and we need young players and are awful at center looking ahead. He just scored 20+ goals and 60 points on a pretty low scoring team, and his underlying numbers are very good offensively and fine defensively. I'm not sure how one decides he's "fairly useless" in the playoffs based on six games. I don't see how the team shouldn't be interested in him. Just because he's not a savior doesn't mean this team couldn't use a good young player.

The biggest argument I can see against him is that he's not as good without Kaprizov (few players would be). Still, feels like letting perfect be the enemy of good here unless the price is exorbitant.

 

[Armourboy]

All comes down to price. We aren't exactly loaded at center, especially young ones. Worrying about a young guys playoff performance when we can't even make the playoffs seems a bit picky imo.

 

[Kat Predator]

All comes down to price. We aren't exactly loaded at center, especially young ones. Worrying about a young guys playoff performance when we can't even make the playoffs seems a bit picky imo.

The real downside is he's too young. In our system, he'd have to clear waivers and get deep fried in Milwaukee.