GDT: G51: VGK @ MIN - 7 PM Central

[Roman Maroni]

That's one long lasting penalty


If I hear identity I may just need to take take a couple games off

Did I hear a structurally sound in there?

Oops there was a keep grinding in there too! I was way off…..

 

[Wabit]

Dang I got soaked leaving Disney and paid $50 + tip for a Lyft that took 45 mins to arrive to get back to the hotel.

Sounds like this was a better night than watching the hockey game.

 

[Wabit]

I think this team was set up to underachieve last year too to get better picks. Only problem was about 4 guys had insane years and ruined that too.

I said this last year and was told I was in tin foil hat land because of the best record Wild team ever.

They were more lucky than good with the empty net play getting them a bunch of points in games they should have lost in regulation.

 

[thestonedkoala]

Nah. When BG sold the buyouts to Leipold I think everyone understood the recapture was going to be challenging to downright miserable. Now.... if we don't have anything going on after the dead cap is over, yeah.... he's toast.

Edit. And, we've developed a great prospect pool + not sending picks away

Prospects don't mean squat at this point. Guerin has made this team worse each season. I don't think Leipold would have signed off on the buyouts if Guerin didn't sell him a way to be competitive each season.

 

[Bdub]

Get rid of Greenway he is a slow sluggy hack. Good team tank loss though. The wheels are flying off now.

 

[Soldier13Fox]

Prospects don't mean squat at this point. Guerin has made this team worse each season. I don't think Leipold would have signed off on the buyouts if Guerin didn't sell him a way to be competitive each season.

I disagree regarding the prospects. I'm firmly holding my judgment on whether or not the team is better until the dead cap is gone.

 

[Sota Popinski]

Dang I got soaked leaving Disney and paid $50 + tip for a Lyft that took 45 mins to arrive to get back to the hotel.

Sounds like this was a better night than watching the hockey game.

I just watched the Wild get smoked, now I'm going to Disneyland

 

[DigitalBoldy]

Prospects don't mean squat at this point. Guerin has made this team worse each season. I don't think Leipold would have signed off on the buyouts if Guerin didn't sell him a way to be competitive each season.

He’s rebuilt our prospect pool from nothing to #1. That is something considering they’ve made the playoffs every year he’s been GM.

This is the year to drop down though. Get a nice new shiny #1 center prospect. One of those U18 USA centers would be perfect.

 

[thestonedkoala]

He’s rebuilt our prospect pool from nothing to #1. That is something considering they’ve made the playoffs every year he’s been GM.

This is the year to drop down though. Get a nice new shiny #1 center prospect. One of those U18 USA centers would be perfect.

Fletcher also rebuilt the prospect pool from nothing to a top 5 group including the best prospect in the world at the time.

I want more first rounders this year.

 

[57special]

We are the #1 prospect pool according to Wheeler, and Wheeler only. He rates Rossi really highly, and that’s fine, but you could also make a very strong argument that Rossi isn’t even close to living up to his draft spot, and his lack of speed and strength has been exposed in pro hockey, making him a long shot to ever be an impact player in the NHL. Hell, he can’t skate away from, or fight off, checkers in the AHL.

He also rates Ohgren really highly, who has been mediocre in a second tier Swedish pro league. He looked ok in the WJC , but not even close to being a top forward… I don’t get how he is so highly ranked. Yurov, who knows? He doesn’t get played.

You can argue that Bankier, Petrovsky, and spacek showed at least well, if not very well, at the WJC's, and that's great, but where someone was picked in the draft should not be a major factor in determining their ability to be a really good NHL player 3 years later. I would bet that Wheeler hasn't watched more than a few minutes of Rossi's play this year, and still is influenced by his play with Ottawa in his draft year.