Minnesota Wild General Discussion - 2023-24

[57special]

Merrill benched for a while now, is there any chance Billy G can pull off another trade for a 6th round pick or something?
What team could possibly need him?
I see none, don´t know if he can be sent down or waived.

I'm with you. Mermis looks acceptable as a 6/7D, and don't forget that we still have Goligoski. My hope is that they trade Merrill because Hunt looks the part, and swap Merrill and ROR if the latter's play warrants it later on in the season. They do run a small risk of losing Merrill on waivers, which would kind of mess with Iowa/Mermis, but you can't worry too much about that.

You don't want the young guys riding the bench, though. If they come up, they should be playing.

 

[Obvious Fabertism]

Merrill benched for a while now, is there any chance Billy G can pull off another trade for a 6th round pick or something?
What team could possibly need him?
I see none, don´t know if he can be sent down or waived.

Probably too early in the season to have many or any bidders, makes more than the minimum and has term, cap constraints league wide make it unlikely he goes for just a pick this at this point. Maybe if he demonstrates playability you get something at the deadline.

 

[Circulartheory]

 

[Sweetnut]

Seems like Spurgeon has been activated today and Hunt sent down.
Does that mean we get Merrill back in the lineup, or is Spurge ready to play tonight?

 

[Circulartheory]

Seems like Spurgeon has been activated today and Hunt sent down.
Does that mean we get Merrill back in the lineup, or is Spurge ready to play tonight?

God I hope its the latter. Like you would only active a player once they are ready, right? There's no point if he's still recovering...

 

[Sweetnut]

God I hope its the latter. Like you would only active a player once they are ready, right? There's no point if he's still recovering...

Just saw the tweet you posted.
Yes, f*** yeah!

 

[roon]

Where is the dude talking about a Cup and how much there is to like about this team?

 

[Obvious Fabertism]

Where is the dude talking about a Cup and how much there is to like about this team?

Imagine thinking that game would change my opinion on that. LOL. I was enjoying my friday night, it was a good one!

 

[Lapa]

I agree there's a lot to like about this team, but I have zero confidence in Evason. We need a coaching change.

Gallant is available, right?

 

[mezcal]

I agree there's a lot to like about this team, but I have zero confidence in Evason. We need a coaching change.

Gallant is available, right?

Now that would be nice but you know it will never happen. I'm on this train though, it seems as if Dean lost the room a long time ago.

 

[57special]

I think we are playing below our potential. Smells like a coaching problem, though i am unconvinced about the makeup of the team, especially going forward.

 

[DigitalBoldy]

It's so f***ed, Dean was literally right on the path that everybody thought he should be going. Then he reverts back to the stale Kaprizov-Succ combo and no line looks capable.

 

[Obvious Fabertism]

It's so f***ed, Dean was literally right on the path that everybody thought he should be going. Then he reverts back to the stale Kaprizov-Succ combo and no line looks capable.

JEE line is kinda killing it.

 

[DigitalBoldy]

JEE line is kinda killing it.

Any line that has Eriksson Ek on it looks good. It's super irritating that he never gets to play with the best offensive players outside of Boldy.

 

[Webster]

It's so f***ed, Dean was literally right on the path that everybody thought he should be going. Then he reverts back to the stale Kaprizov-Succ combo and no line looks capable.

I'd also go back to the line that has a combined 40 points in 14 games...

 

[BagHead]

JEE line is kinda killing it.

Agreed, they're big, strong, and possess the puck well, even if it doesn't always turn into offense. I guess it shows the GREEF line would still have worked if Greenway were healthy and playing well.

MEEF. FEEM. JEEFM.
I may need to look outside this box.

 

[TaLoN]

I'd also go back to the line that has a combined 40 points in 14 games...

They have not combined for 40pts. That total includes the PP totals, which you cannot attribute to that line.

Hell, you're even including even strength points they've each obtained while split up.

That line is a stale mess when actually together.

 

[BagHead]

They have not combined for 40pts. That total includes the PP totals, which you cannot attribute to that line.

Hell, you're even including even strength points they've each obtained while split up.

That line is a stale mess when actually together.

So, you're saying it's not ok to say that the Kucherov - Pettersson - Panarin line has already put up 69 points in 13.33 games this year?

I think the Zuccarello - Hartman - Kaprizov line has had moments where they've looked good but, unexpectedly, it's been mostly Hartman doing the good looking things. I also greatly preferred Johanson with Zuccarello - Hartman instead of Boldy - Rossi. It was a small sample, but I think that that's where he's looked best this year. I don't understand why Evason went back to the lines that weren't working. And then behold, the Wild start losing again, what a shocker.

 

[TaLoN]

So, you're saying it's not ok to say that the Kucherov - Pettersson - Panarin line has already put up 69 points in 13.33 games this year?

That line is sick! They're unstoppable this year!

 

[Arturia Pendragon]

Agreed, they're big, strong, and possess the puck well, even if it doesn't always turn into offense. I guess it shows the GREEF line would still have worked if Greenway were healthy and playing well.

MEEF. FEEM. JEEFM.
I may need to look outside this box.

I wanted “On Fleek” to work somehow. And it does with a rather odd stretch of logic… but alas

 

[Webster]

Wild ready for Europe trip next week, I'm sure you'll watch these games live

Flight info:
Delta (DL8950) Dep. MSP Mon 10 PM CT - Arr. ARN (Stockholm) Tue 1:20 PM local.
Duration 8h 20m.

Games:
Sat 10 AM CT - Wild @ Senators
Sun 7 AM CT - Leafs @ Wild

 

[Obvious Fabertism]

Wild ready for Europe trip next week, I'm sure you'll watch these games live

Flight info:
Delta (DL8950) Dep. MSP Mon 10 PM CT - Arr. ARN (Stockholm) Tue 1:20 PM local.
Duration 8h 20m.

Games:
Sat 10 AM CT - Wild @ Senators
Sun 7 AM CT - Leafs @ Wild

Thanks for the heads up on the start times!

 

[Webster]

Russo says Gaudreau and Goligoski will travel to Sweden. Great reinforcement, who on earth will they replace in the lineup?

Wallstedt called up for the trip, they can bring 3 goalies. Says insurance, but perhaps he'll get his NHL debut in his native country.

 

[Obvious Fabertism]

Russo says Gaudreau and Goligoski will travel to Sweden. Great reinforcement, who on earth will they replace in the lineup?

Wallstedt called up for the trip, they can bring 3 goalies. Says insurance, but perhaps he'll get his NHL debut in his native country.

I have my over under for Wallstedt games this season at 4. I doubt we get one on this trip but sure would be cool!

Oh, and Vinni and Mermis are the answers to your question.

 

[NHL1674]

It's behind a payroll, so I'm just gonna post an excerpt. This is Evason plan after the last game.

The Wild are 'angry' after latest maddening loss

They just don’t have the kind of team that can outscore their mistakes. And, so far, there have been too many. How do they get out of this?

“Belief,” Evason said. “We have to continue to believe that if we do things over and over again as we talked about before, that it’ll flip.”

Belief? Believe? Well, it IS the holiday season when people hope for miracles. But lack of changes here or there and refusing to coach out of his comfort zone is why this tail spin will continue.