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DemidovSaveUs said:
I don’t know where the Rossi to the wing talk comes from. He looks like at the very least he’ll be a 50 point, PP2 center for a long time here. Khusnutdinov is nowhere even close to Rossi as a player. He shouldn’t have any influence in what we Do wit rossi
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The point of discussion isn't based on moving Rossi to wing. It's keeping Yurov at center.
 
DemidovSaveUs said:
I don’t know where the Rossi to the wing talk comes from. He looks like at the very least he’ll be a 50 point, PP2 center for a long time here. Khusnutdinov is nowhere even close to Rossi as a player. He shouldn’t have any influence in what we Do wit rossi
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It's essentially, we have 4 centers and 3 center spots. Who moves to wing and why?
 
Minnewildsota said:
It's essentially, we have 4 centers and 3 center spots. Who moves to wing and why?
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That'll probably be a fluid situation, where the coach can mix the lines up regularly to find chemistries. It's a good "problem" to have, and one that the Wild haven't had since Haula and Coyle left. I imagine Khusnutdinov, Rossi, and Yurov will all probably get some time at both center and wing.

It's funny how writing the lineup out makes people act like it's solid rather than fluid, even when they know better logically. It just sort of conveys more rigidity in the structure of the lineup than actually exists in reality.
 
DemidovSaveUs said:
And keeping Yurov at center should have nothing to do with moving Rossi to the wing. You can have more than 2 good centers.
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As a Wild fan since the teams inception, let me just say:
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BagHead said:
That'll probably be a fluid situation, where the coach can mix the lines up regularly to find chemistries. It's a good "problem" to have, and one that the Wild haven't had since Haula and Coyle left. I imagine Khusnutdinov, Rossi, and Yurov will all probably get some time at both center and wing.

It's funny how writing the lineup out makes people act like it's solid rather than fluid, even when they know better logically. It just sort of conveys more rigidity in the structure of the lineup than actually exists in reality.
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Well, for a few years we had a coach who thought it was solid, not fluid... so there's that.
 
Sweetnut said:
I don't think Gus has been that bad to be honest. Not as good as last year for sure, but atrocious is a pretty strong word in his case. Some games he's looked very bad, others he has been really good.
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He’s been one of the 10 worst goalies in the NHl by most measurements. Bottom 5 for guys who see a lot of starts. He’s been awful
 
Should Win: Ducks, Sharks x2, Sens, Blackhawks, Kraken

Toss-Up: Kings x2, Blues, Knights x2

Unlikely to Win: Avs x2, Jets

If they take 3 out of the 4 games against the Kings & Knights, then I like our chances. They need Ek back though.

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Looking forward to next season, Faber & Chisholm do have me feeling a little more optimistic about this team's defense. I wouldn't mind seeing them as a pairing, both mobile defensemen. Bump Middleton down to the 3rd line with Bogosian where they belong.

Brodin - Spurgeon
Chisholm - Faber
Middleton - Bogosian
 
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Spurgeon said:
Should Win: Ducks, Sharks x2, Sens, Blackhawks, Kraken

Toss-Up: Kings x2, Blues, Knights x2

Unlikely to Win: Avs x2, Jets

If they take 3 out of the 4 games against the Kings & Knights, then I like our chances. They need Ek back though.
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MN really needs to sweep LA or VGK in regulation for that big points swing. They need to pick up at least one loser point against COL/WIN. Going 8-3-3 (19 pts) would give them 93p.
 
Wabit said:
MN really needs to sweep LA or VGK in regulation for that big points swing. They need to pick up at least one loser point against COL/WIN. Going 8-3-3 (19 pts) would give them 93p.
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I believe most of the odds makers give 93p a 60% chance of making it
 
Rossi is a pure C. Moving him to wing would be a mistake. He’s smart and conscientious defensively.

Just make Ek the 3C and surround him with good defenders like Marat and Foligno if you think Yurov should play C in the NHL. A dominant possession/defensive line would be a good thing anyways
 
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Spurgeon said:
Should Win: Ducks, Sharks x2, Sens, Blackhawks, Kraken

Toss-Up: Kings x2, Blues, Knights x2

Unlikely to Win: Avs x2, Jets

If they take 3 out of the 4 games against the Kings & Knights, then I like our chances. They need Ek back though.

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Looking forward to next season, Faber & Chisholm do have me feeling a little more optimistic about this team's defense. I wouldn't mind seeing them as a pairing, both mobile defensemen. Bump Middleton down to the 3rd line with Bogosian where they belong.

Brodin - Spurgeon
Chisholm - Faber
Middleton - Bogosian
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For LA:
Should Win: Blackhawksx2, Kraken, Sharks, Ducks x2
Toss-up: Lightning, Flames x2, Wild x2
Unlikely to Win: Canucks x2, Oilers, Jets,

For VGK:
Should Win: Kraken, Blue Jackets, Coyotes, Blackhawks, Ducks
Toss-up: Lightning, Blues, Predators, Wild x2
Unlikely to Win: Jets, Canucks x2, Oilers, Avs

Looking at these I expect both of them to pick up 6-7 losses. If the Kings and Knights win what they should, lose what they should, and split the toss-ups, their records would be 8-6-1 and 7-7-1 respectively. This would put the number of standings points required for the Wild to get into the playoffs at 95 (Vegas would have 94 and the tie-breaker).

Using the same method for the Wild as I did for LA and VGK, I expect the Wild's record over the remaining games to be 8-4-2. This puts them at 92 points, and the Wild need would one of LA or VGK to have a record of 6-9 or worse from here out. I think these are all fairly realistic expectations, but crazy stuff happens, and the number to get in could go significantly lower or higher.
 
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MNRube said:
Rossi is a pure C. Moving him to wing would be a mistake. He’s smart and conscientious defensively.

Just make Ek the 3C and surround him with good defenders like Marat and Foligno if you think Yurov should play C in the NHL. A dominant possession/defensive line would be a good thing anyways
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I’d rather trade Ek than under utilize him to that extent. If Rossi and Yurov end up so solid that Ek gets moved to 3c then id be in favor of moving him and letting Mrat have the 3c. At that point id trade Kap also

If this is the case then the age group of Boldy , Rossi , Yurov , Faber , mrat , ohgren and Wally are the next window. Add another high end top 6 player and another top pairing dman to that group and you have a long term contender assuming the kids pan out.
 
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