Minnesota Wild General Discussion - 2023-24

[57special]

This is driving me nuts. So frustrating.


You must be thinking of someone else, he has never played for SJS

Same guy, wrong team. Anaheim...i got my lousy west coast teams mixed up.

I find it sad that BG actually thought that there would be a rush to sign a 32yo who scored 21 points and was one of the main reasons we lost again in the playoffs. Gotta lock that guy up for another 4 years with a NMC, right?

 

[Wasted Talent]

I find it sad that BG actually thought that there would be a rush to sign a 32yo who scored 21 points and was one of the main reasons we lost again in the playoffs. Gotta lock that guy up for another 4 years with a NMC, right?

Knowing GMs, someone would probably be in a rush to sign Foligno. Do consider how 36 year old Ryan Reaves was signed for 3 years.

 

[57special]

Knowing GMs, someone would probably be in a rush to sign Foligno. Do consider how 36 year old Ryan Reaves was signed for 3 years.

for 4M?

 

[Wasted Talent]

for 4M?

Yeah, the 4M and NMC part is definitely true.

 

[Sweetnut]

The thing is, why give him that extension before the season even started? We have been saying this since the fact, I know. But I mean, WTF? At least wait a couple of months and let him feel some pressure to outperform himself to get that contract. I he regresses, give him less money. That is what puzzles me the most.

 

[Webster]

Lines at practice today...

Kaprizov-Hartman-Zuccarello
Johansson-Eriksson Ek-Maroon
Foligno-Rossi-Gaudreau
Duhaime-Dewar-Lettieri

Merrill didn't show up. Hurt? Or a trade in the works?

 

[Jesus comma Brodin]

Lines at practice today...

Kaprizov-Hartman-Zuccarello
Johansson-Eriksson Ek-Maroon
Foligno-Rossi-Gaudreau
Duhaime-Dewar-Lettieri

Merrill didn't show up. Hurt? Or a trade in the works?

Beyond ready to swap Hartman and Rossi, That top line has done literally nothing 5v5

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Beyond ready to swap Hartman and Rossi, That top line has done literally nothing 5v5

Kaprizov - Rossi - Hartman
Johansson - Eriksson Ek - Zuccarello
Foligno - Gaudreau - Duhaime
Maroon - Dewar - Whoever

 

[Wasted Talent]

Beyond ready to swap Hartman and Rossi, That top line has done literally nothing 5v5

It seems like such an obvious move too.

 

[Nino Noderreiter]

Kaprizov - Rossi - Hartman
Johansson - Eriksson Ek - Zuccarello
Foligno - Gaudreau - Duhaime
Maroon - Dewar - Whoever

Kaprizov - Rossi - Johansson
Foligno - Ek - Maroon
Zucc - Gaudreau - Hartman
Duhaime - Dewar - ______

 

[Wasted Talent]

Kaprizov - Rossi - Johansson
Foligno - Ek - Maroon
Zucc - Gaudreau - Hartman
Duhaime - Dewar - ______

Don't do that to my boy Ek, he deserves better than a strictly worse GREEF line.

 

[Nino Noderreiter]

Don't do that to my boy Ek, he deserves better than a strictly worse GREEF line.

I just think they could be effectively. I actually think Maroon's been pretty good. I certainly think he could have the same impact as Greenway even if he isn't quite as fast. He has way better hands.

 

[Dickie Dunn]

No Boldy really kicks this lineup in the nuts.

 

[Jesus comma Brodin]

Guess we cannot disrupt that 34.7% xG% of the top line.

 

[Nino Noderreiter]

Guess we cannot disrupt that 34.7% xG% of the top line.

But the Rossi line has been close to scoring a number of times

 

[NHL1674]

But the Rossi line has been close to scoring a number of times

And Kap can't be separated from his emotional support pet.

 

[Dickie Dunn]

Zucc is like the hot dog vendor that followed Homer wherever he went.

 

[Jesus comma Brodin]

And Kap can't be separated from his emotional support pet.

I think it is the other way around. The level of exposing that would occur if Zucc played elsewhere would be enormous. He has been so inefficient 5v5, and even with 97 not playing well, he still elevates Zucc as it is

 

[AKL]

I think it is the other way around. The level of exposing that would occur if Zucc played elsewhere would be enormous. He has been so inefficient 5v5, and even with 97 not playing well, he still elevates Zucc as it is

This is why I'm not optimistic for them moving him off that line in the next 3 years. We're already at the point where it should be happening, and there's no sign of it even being a consideration.

Also, we have to watch him play for 3 more years lol

 

[NHL1674]

This is why I'm not optimistic for them moving him off that line in the next 3 years. We're already at the point where it should be happening, and there's no sign of it even being a consideration.

Also, we have to watch him play for 3 more years lol

And Foligno for 5!!!!

 

[Jesus comma Brodin]

And Foligno for 5!!!!

Physically sick.

 

[AKL]

And Foligno for 5!!!!

Here's to hoping if he lasts that long, he lasts longer than the GM that signed him

 

[Nstar to Wild]

Not to bring up old wounds, however with the defense so thin (and bad) - I started thinking about the Suter buyout. It's always bugged me there was never a public reason (other than rumors) for the buyout - I never heard any concrete information from the media.

Now it bugs me even more seeing Suter played 82 games last year with an average TOI around 20 minutes (+/- = 0), and still averaging the same this year (yes - it is 2nd pair minutes). At the same time, his replacement player (pick whoever) costs Suter's salary plus his own. Seems like a waste of cap space.

Anyway, I don't post much and will probably be ridiculed - It seems the media kind of glosses over this instead of holding BG's feet to the fire.

 

[Sweetnut]

Maybe something like this:

1. He was no prankster
2. He didn´t invite the callups home for dinner with the wifey
3. His lockerroom speeches was too short and lifeless
4. He has a punchable face

 

[57special]

Maybe something like this:

1. He was no prankster
2. He didn´t invite the callups home for dinner with the wifey
3. His lockerroom speeches was too short and lifeless
4. He has a punchable face

Some really terrible commercials, too.

Apparently this team and management is so fragile that they couldn't handle Suter's personality, so he had to go, crippling this team financially for years. Say what you will about him, but he is much better than Merrill and Goligoski....

Definitely under the heading of old business, though.