Player Discussion Marco Rossi

[Minnewildsota]

any of you rossi h8trs back on the bandwagon yet? if he keeps up this pace we are gonna have to pay him big bucks. see alexis lafreniere new contract talks OUCH!

Who exactly are the haters? I don't recall anyone hating on him.

 

[BuiumSaveUs]

I would be shocked if he puts up 82 points. 60 seems more realistic given his role. I still don’t think he’s anywhere near his ceiling. Similar to Zuccarello, I think as he get stronger and faster with age and increases his confidence he’ll be one of those smaller players that really hits his stride at 26 or 27. Right now I think he’s more just the beneficiary of who he’s playing with. He’s making some good plays no doubt, but he isn’t driving the offense himself. There’s nothing wrong with that given his role on the line, but Guerin’s not about to dish out a big contract to him after this season. I just don’t see it.

 

[57special]

Hating Marco is like hating puppies. I am happy to see him looking far stronger. It's not like he is going to bully anyone out there, but he is able to withstand NHL physicality enough to still be a useful player. Two years ago, he was getting abused in the AHL.

I keep comparing him to Granlund. I think he is going to be a bit better, but in general, is going to be a similar level of player. If he continues to play with Kap, then he will have vg numbers, just like Hartman, Zucc, and Rask before him.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

FWIW, the Eriksson Ek contract factoring in cap inflation would be ~$5.9M per year this summer.

 

[DANOZ28]

Who exactly are the haters? I don't recall anyone hating on him.

i guess you forgot about all the posters who wanted to trade him.

 

[MuckOG]

i guess you forgot about all the posters who wanted to trade him.

hmmmm.....There was some discussion about BG potentially looking to trade him based on what Russo was reporting. I don't recall many fans agreeing with him on that. I could be wrong though.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

I can think of 1.

 

[57special]

I mean, I'll consider trading anyone. I wouldn't be thinking about trading Rossi for most of what i saw offered here, though.

 

[Digitalbooya]

Don’t recall if I outright advocated for trading Rossi. It’s just clear to me that Yurov-Eriksson Ek is going to be our top 6 centers very soon and that definitely opens up the talk of trading him. Especially if Rossi earns a massive pay day that we might not be able to afford with Kaprizov’s future cap number up in the air.

 

[AKL]

It’s just clear to me that Yurov-Eriksson Ek is going to be our top 6 centers very soon

I don't think this is as cut and dried as you do

 

[Circulartheory]

I don't think this is as cut and dried as you do

In any case, I am true believer that to be a cup contender, you need to have a gluttony of riches. So you either have top four defensemen playing on the 3rd pairing or forwards that could play on a top 6 role in lower teams be on your 3rd line (think Seguin/Marchment).

So for us to be contenders, I'm happy to have JEE, Rossi, Yurov be our 3 line centers. Then Khusnutdinov be our key 4th energy line/PKer.

That just means Heidt is going to play wing and we will be trading Stramel/Bankier/Kumpulainen/Haight away in the near future for picks (or a few of them move into a wing position).