Confirmed Trade: [MIN/CHI] Marc-Andre Fleury for 2022 conditional 1st round pick

[Spurgeon]

I have to assume if Fleury ends up there then he'll be the defacto #1 instead of the 50/50 split of Talbot/Kahkonen, yeah?

Definitely, which is why it would make sense to send Talbot the other way. Creates weird dynamics to bring in an expiring goalie for a playoff run & then try to go back to your previous starter the following season.

 

[TLEH]

No interest in McBain for me personally.

 

[Kevin Musto]

Minny fans, what does Chicago need to add to Fleury to get Marat Khusnutdinov?

 

[MK9]

Minny fans, what does Chicago need to add to Fleury to get Marat Khusnutdinov?

With the need for centers the Wild has, likely more than what Chicago would want to give up.

 

[sisseton]

Minny fans, what does Chicago need to add to Fleury to get Marat Khusnutdinov?

Well center is a weakness for us so not sure we trade one away but if we did we need one back. So I'll take Kirby Dach. In the end though highly doubt MK is available.

 

[Kevin Musto]

With the need for centers the Wild has, likely more than what Chicago would want to give up.

I figured

 

[thestonedkoala]

Minny fans, what does Chicago need to add to Fleury to get Marat Khusnutdinov?

Kirby Dach or a 1st.

 

[hawksrule]

Kirby Dach or a 1st.

Not asking with snark. Was this a serious reply?

 

[TorMapleJays]

He is going to end up in Toronto.

 

[AKL]

Minny fans, what does Chicago need to add to Fleury to get Marat Khusnutdinov?

Reichel

 

[Mrfenn92]

Reichel

What are you adding?

 

[AKL]

What are you adding?

Khusnutdinov

 

[hawksrule]

Everyone agrees Fleury is worth somewhere between a 1st and 2nd. Marat was just drafted in the second. So you minny fans think Chicago should give up a 1st/2nd (MAF) + another mid to high 1st (Dach/Reichel) to get someone you just drafted in the 2nd? Good luck with that.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Khusnutdinov

What else

 

[AKL]

What else

Nothing

 

[Mrfenn92]

Nothing

Sweet

 

[hawksrule]

Nothing

Then good luck losing in the first round again with your crap goaltending.

 

[Spurgeon]

Everyone agrees Fleury is worth somewhere between a 1st and 2nd. Marat was just drafted in the second. So you minny fans think Chicago should give up a 1st/2nd (MAF) + another mid to high 1st (Dach/Reichel) to get someone you just drafted in the 2nd? Good luck with that.

He’s just not a touchable prospect given our center prospect depth & dead cap. He could be an extremely useful player for us in the final year of the dead cap. He’s worth much more to us than his market value.

 

[thestonedkoala]

Not asking with snark. Was this a serious reply?

More of a build:
Fleury + Dach for 1st and Marat or a 2nd/McBain/Marat.

Minnesota doesn't really need Fleury, he's a UFA at the end of the season and with the cap hits coming up, they are going to need younger players to fill in the spots. As well, I think if Guerin was serious about getting a goalie (rumor is he's been kicking the tires since January), he would have pulled the trigger some time way back when especially to avoid Kahkonen hitting GP and able to put Kahkonen back down in the AHL.

More so, Fleury isn't that great of a goalie - especially playoffs. He is one of my favorite goalies, but he is so hit or miss. I think if anything, Minnesota may give up at most a 2nd and a D-prospect for Fleury if even that. Like a 2nd and Dewar or Shaw.

 

[hawksrule]

He’s just not a touchable prospect given our center prospect depth & dead cap. He could be an extremely useful player for us in the final year of the dead cap. He’s worth much more to us than his market value.

Your cap issues seem all the more reason to go for it this year.

 

[MK9]

Everyone agrees Fleury is worth somewhere between a 1st and 2nd.

That's not a true statement. Like, at all.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

come on Dubas sweep in and scoop him up

 

[thestonedkoala]

Because the Wild can compete against Tampa and Florida with...who again as the top 6 centers?

 

[Mrfenn92]

E8 now

 

[Putt Pirate]

Wild fans value every prospect they have like a Fabrege egg or something.