Confirmed Trade: [MIN/CBJ] David Jiricek, 2025 5th round pick for Daemon Hunt, 2025 1st round pick, 2027 2nd round pick, 2026 3rd and 4th round picks

[Digitalbooya]

Jiricek is not going to take minutes away from Faber, Spurgeon, or even Bogosian, who provides toughness and size that MN needs. Bogo ( a #3 oa pick, mind you), is fine as a 3rd pairing guy. Having said that, I can see Jiricek getting a few NHL games once if gets his defensive game in shape, as sooner or later a RHD will go down.

Ironically, Jiricek's rival for NHL time might be Spacek, who has been playing well. They are both starting to play on the #1 PP in Iowa.

He should take away from Bogosian. Bogosian has not been that great.

 

[majormajor]

3. Don't like what it does to Spacek and prefer my Czechs spread out. We don't have many on D and 2 in the same AHL system on the Right Side kind of sucks form a 'need NHL D' perspective

If / when they're good enough they'll play. Guys don't stay buried long if they're real NHL quality.

I do think Minny will win this trade in the end and Columbus will regret it. But that day is not today or tomorrow. Or next month. Or Spring. Maybe not even Fall.

I'm not sure who will have any regrets, or if either side will. But it won't be a soon thing, even if it looks that way at some point this year. You're right about that. My theory is that the Wild think their skating coach can get a breakthrough with Jiricek, and if that's their approach, we won't see the difference until next Fall.

Im here for my weekly Jiricek update. It looks like no matter the org, the reality is he still needs AHL seasoning. His agent really should have managed his PR better. How’s he looked in the AHL so far?

We can probably not do weekly updates and be okay.

When Jiricek can't go to the World Championshiops because he is battling for a Calder Cup for the second Spring in a row.. expect me to bitch loudly.lol

Does Jiricek get a shot running a PP on the national team?

Iowa isn't nearly as good as Cleveland, FWIW, so they're much less likely to have a Calder Cup run.

 

[57special]

He should take away from Bogosian. Bogosian has not been that great.

3rd pairing dmen are never "great"- that's why they are 3rd pairing D, but most MN fans think that Bogo is the strongest of the two D on that pairing. Again, he is the only D (now that Middleton is injured), who has any physicality to his game.

Jiricek couldn't get playing time on a lottery team because of skating and defensive issues. You now want him to replace Bogo, because... ?

 

[Digitalbooya]

3rd pairing dmen are never "great"- that's why they are 3rd pairing D, but most MN fans think that Bogo is the strongest of the two D on that pairing. Again, he is the only D (now that Middleton is injured), who has any physicality to his game.

Jiricek couldn't get playing time on a lottery team because of skating and defensive issues. You now want him to replace Bogo, because... ?

Because he is the future and I would like him developing habits from Spurgeon as soon as possible. We could just play Bogosian next to Jiricek if we need a big strong guy in there. Wouldn’t hurt for Jiricek to learn from him too.

 

[Czechboy]

If / when they're good enough they'll play. Guys don't stay buried long if they're real NHL quality.



I'm not sure who will have any regrets, or if either side will. But it won't be a soon thing, even if it looks that way at some point this year. You're right about that. My theory is that the Wild think their skating coach can get a breakthrough with Jiricek, and if that's their approach, we won't see the difference until next Fall.



We can probably not do weekly updates and be okay.



Does Jiricek get a shot running a PP on the national team?

Iowa isn't nearly as good as Cleveland, FWIW, so they're much less likely to have a Calder Cup run.

I'd say he has a damn good chance actually. He'd be top 4.

Hronek won't be going as Nucks are playoff bound and he's currently out.

Gudas can go but he was on the gold medal team and I assume he denies it this year (and I respect it if he does).

That leaves his biggest NHL competition to be Jan Rutta .. he is UFA at end of season and probably declines as well (and I respect that too)

So he has NO NHL D to compete with. Just the Euro guys (which are good) but he has to beat out guys like Kempny, Zboril or Hajek. Last year, Spacek ran it on a much stronger team for perspective. So we'd play the living shit out of him!

to your other point... I do think Minny is a great place to develop his D and skating. His brother skates like the wind but has an iffy shot. He skates awkward but has a cannon. Need to fuse them together and we'll have a Czech Makar.lol

 

[majormajor]

to your other point... I do think Minny is a great place to develop his D and skating. His brother skates like the wind but has an iffy shot. He skates awkward but has a cannon. Need to fuse them together and we'll have a Czech Makar.lol

I've had the same thought. It's odd, given how good the Jiricek brothers are in other respects, that Adam has such a bad shot (it is very very bad) and David is such a bad skater (it is very very bad).

 

[Digitalbooya]

I've had the same thought. It's odd, given how good the Jiricek brothers are in other respects, that Adam has such a bad shot (it is very very bad) and David is such a bad skater (it is very very bad).

You’ve never seen a very very bad skater if you think Jiricek is that.

 

[f7ben]

You’ve never seen a very very bad skater if you think Jiricek is that.

Let me introduce you to my friend Tronion!!!!

 

[NHL1674]

Let me introduce you to my friend Tronion!!!!

Poor Trenin.

 

[TheNumber4]

Jiricek is not going to take minutes away from Faber, Spurgeon, or even Bogosian, who provides toughness and size that MN needs. Bogo ( a #3 oa pick, mind you), is fine as a 3rd pairing guy. Having said that, I can see Jiricek getting a few NHL games once if gets his defensive game in shape, as sooner or later a RHD will go down.

Ironically, Jiricek's rival for NHL time might be Spacek, who has been playing well. They are both starting to play on the #1 PP in Iowa.

Thanks.

 

[PAZ]

Jiricek isn't a horrible skater. But it holds him back at the NHL level, he either needs to adapt his game or get better at skating. At the moment he's done neither of these, and i'm unsure if he's convinced he needs to.