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Confirmed Signing with Link: [MIN] Wild re-sign Jason Zucker (2 years, $2M AAV)

Great value for Zucker, not sure what happened to him in the 2nd half but think he will thrive under BB.

2 mil could be a steal, especially if there is some term there.
 
exporta said:
Great value for Zucker, not sure what happened to him in the 2nd half but think he will thrive under BB.

2 mil could be a steal, especially if there is some term there.
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A lot of things were going wrong for the Wild last season.
 
nickschultzfan said:
A lot of things were going wrong for the Wild last season.
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:laugh: And this may even be an understatement. For perspective: before the season started, I thought this was the version of our team that had the best chance at a cup since their inception. What followed was just head shakingly bad. Like this :shakehead.

Zucker is good but wildly inconsistent, a bridge deal makes the most sense for a player like that. Lock them down for cheap for a couple seasons, and see what you've got by the end of it. Good deal, if true, for both sides.
 
Glad it looks like we are getting him signed to a reasonable contract. Always liked him. Hoping to can develop some consistency to his game. If not we can always leave him exposed to the expansion draft.
 
Fresh start with a new coach.

This is a no-brainer, if he turns things around, great, fantastic problem to have. If he doesn't, we expose him at the expansion draft without an ounce of hesitation.
 
hope to see him deliver on his promise as fast, middle six sniper. Started out well last year, but went south once he got his bell rung during the outdoor game.
 
Solid deal.

I think he's got to work out his confidence issues going forward. It was reported a few years ago that Yeo wasn't particularly fond of Zucker because he wasn't responsible enough defensively, and I don't think Yeo ever really fully trusted Zucker. Since then he's been asked to fill in on every line over the last couple seasons and getting him on a consistent line with players he can mesh with would be huge for him. Hopefully Boudreau can help bring out the fire in Zucker again, because when he's working, the kid looks amazing.
 
If they don't find a center somewhere this team had better get used to enjoying 10th place in the west. Granlund isn't a #1 or #2 so right now Fletcher's club has Koivu at age 33 and Haula who has had 30 games showing he might be a capable #2.

My guess is they go into next season with Koivu, Haula, Graovac and Dominic Moore as their 4 centers. Moving Coyle makes him less effective offensively and weakens them on wing.
 
There's our off season splash, eh. NBD. If he improves this will be a bargain and if he sucks it's only $2m
 
Golden Gophers 4649 said:
Why....you want him? Bag of pucks is the starting point for a deal.
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At 2 million I take him on my team any day. He's scores goals at a good clip and is good enough defensively to maintain solid possession numbers.

For 2 million, you can't really ask for much more in your middle-six.
 
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