Jordan Leopold

[gphr513]

That Russo trade makes it sound like we dealt Falk for Leopold and a 5th, was just wondering. Could you imagine?

Yeah, his tweet definitely reads that way.

 

[Arturia Pendragon]

Michael Russo @Russostrib
Justin Falk, whom I am told by sources asked to be traded, was dealt for Leopold and a fifth

So Falk wanted out. Hmm.

Playing for the AHL league-worst Iowa Wild could have that effect?

 

[Wild11MN]

Nice. Solid move.

 

[MuckOG]

Inevitable.

 

[Jarick]

Good depth move. Leopold >>> Falk and possibly > Prosser. 5th is good. Getting rid of Falk (and the temptation) is just as good.

 

[bear1]

meh. why couldn't we find a crease-clearing ,defensive-defensman... oh well gbye falk

Another soft old dman don't we have enough?

 

[tomgilbertfan]

Another soft old dman don't we have enough?

Our Defense is remarkably young...

 

[MuckOG]

Another soft old dman don't we have enough?

Name one other "old" dman on the Wild.

 

[sisseton]

 

[Alexandrov]

So...how is Leopold?

 

[Eple]

"My dad is on a team with young guys and is very lonely"

That's so sweet

 

[Arturia Pendragon]

Lol I love that letter, especially the part:

"Well to get to the point the Wild have not been winning games and you lovely coaches are most likely mad about that..."

 

[Wild Caniac]

That's amazing.

 

[Generic User]

For real?! Has she even been watching the games?! How old is that letter? Best team in the NHL since January 15th..

 

[bear1]

Our Defense is remarkably young...

What I meant he is old and we have another soft D man now tell me we don't have any SOFT d men

 

[josephwild123]

What I meant he is old and we have another soft D man now tell me we don't have any SOFT d men

we don't have any SOFT d men

 

[OHLFan90]

Here's a more in depth look at the Jordan Leopold Trade,

http://overtimesportsnation.com/wild-acquire-leopold-for-falk/

 

[tomgilbertfan]

The idea of a 3rd pairing, physical, crease-clearing defenseman is something people want, until they have one and realize players that can be physical and crease-clearing but are on the 3rd pairing are bad at actually playing defense. If they were good they wouldn't be on the 3rd pairing.

 

[BigT2002]

I'll take that any day of the year!! Great trade in my book.

 

[DANOZ28]

The idea of a 3rd pairing, physical, crease-clearing defenseman is something people want, until they have one and realize players that can be physical and crease-clearing but are on the 3rd pairing are bad at actually playing defense. If they were good they wouldn't be on the 3rd pairing.

did you watch the avs game where we were manhandled? here is the nhl.com artcle link on the trade. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=756064

 

[tomgilbertfan]

did you watch the avs game where we were manhandled? here is the nhl.com artcle link http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=756064

The one that we won and should've been a shutout if not for a BS goal?

I'm not saying physical defensemen as a whole are bad, the reason Scandy has been so good is because of his physicality. I'm saying the prototypical "3rd-pairing big body" guy is not something I want because they're terrible.

 

[ThatGuy22]

meh. why couldn't we find a crease-clearing ,defensive-defensman... oh well gbye falk

Because any that would be available for what the Wild were willing to spend would have been objectively terrible hockey players.

 

[TheSauceBoss]

Really like this on a lot of levels. The top being that Leopold is going to play his heart and body out in hopes of being re-signed by Min despite the likelyhood of a rental. Being able to see his family will be huge.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

I'm cool with it.

 

[mnwild16]

Great trade. Adds depth that we needed badly, and also dropped some dead weight in Falk.