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I’m this close to closing down that mainboard Kaprizov thread. Sheesh, what a dumb clickbait topic.
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I'm all for speculation, its a hockey fan forum after all ... but even the imagined logic doesn't make sense. "He wants to win -> so he wants to go to Chicago who was one the worst team in the NHL for the last 2 seasons"
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Chisholm - how has he looked in pre-season and last season for you?
Where do you expect him to play this season? 3rd pair with some PP time?
Where do you expect him to play this season? 3rd pair with some PP time?
3rd pair and can move up if any injuries. Doubt he gets pp time with Faber and Spurg in the lineup
There is a post in the Hunt thread that said he is ready for the NHL. Will be interesting to see how the team operates with Brodin-Middleton-Chisholm-Hunt-Merrill for LHD and Buium expected to sign at the end of the year.
Looking good, stands out with his skill, skating and passing, defense has been acceptable too with room for some small improvements there with experience.
He’s third pair with Bogosian currently but should get some pretty good minutes and he is currently battling with Faber for PP1 in camp. I think he likely ends up PP2 and jumps up if PP1 slumps.
The challenge will be finding a fit long term for him here, if Buium advances to the NHL after his college season this year then he will be a bit redundant. The prospect pool is also filled with some other puck moving lefties too, so depending on their development, he may be less in demand next off-season.
I would expect a good year for him this season based on his situation though, MN likes using their D a lot on low to high forechecking plays, he should be put into lots of situations to succeed playing against weaker opponents while the Faber and Spurgeon pairs take most of tough assignments.
Having too many nhl ready dman isn’t bad. Merrill should be fired into the sun prior to this season starting. He’s just garbage. Brodin will miss his usual 15-20 games like clockwork
Spurgeon is focusing PK and not PP moving forward per some recent reports, not that they won’t go back to him in a pinch, but Chisholm will get the opportunities on the PP first per the coach.
If Buium comes in as advertised then you can look to trade Brodin and if Chisholm shows real value he can be moved if hunt turns up the pressure. We need a legit top 6 scoring winger and having assets to make that happen is what’s needed
I like this , I’ve never like Spurg on the pp
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If we trade Brodin and Buium comes as advertised, our regulars on the left side become Buium - Middleton - Hunt or Chisholm. For me, I think it depends on what they'd get back for Brodin, because I would not mind having Brodin - Buium - Middleton as the primary LDs on this team for a few years.
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Minnesota Wild Reduces Training Camp Roster to 39 | Minnesota Wild
SAINT PAUL, Minn. \- Minnesota Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has reduced its training camp roster to 39 players.
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My 5'9" son has met hima couple of times. Says Kap is more like his height, but can confirm that he is very thick.
Seems like Lauko is a lock to make the team, Ohgren less so. Freddy and especially, Merrill's jobs are in jeopardy. I hate it that FG will probably make the team because of the dumb decision that Guerin made to sign him.
Top 6 in any order;
Kap, zucc, JEE, Boldy, Rossi, Hartman
Bottom six;
MoJo, Foligno, Lauko, Marat, Trenin, Gaudreau
13th man
Ohgren/Jones/Clarke/Boyd - I think they'd prefer to play Ohgren 1st line Iowa minutes than sit on the bench, and keep the other, older guys instead. Milne is a darkhorse, but injuries are starting to hurt his chances to make the NHL. I haven't been knocked out by Ohgren's play.... Gaudreau, either, but I guess the spot is his to lose because of his contract and he is a vet? Is that the way it works? I mean, doesn't his play last year get factored in?
Top 4;
Brodin, Faber, Spurgeon, Middleton
3rd pairing;
Bogo, Chisholm
7d
Merrill
Hunt is in the same category as Ohgren. They'd rather have him playing top minutes in Iowa than minimal amounts in St. Paul. If Merrill, get moved then Hunt will come up, maybe? Depends on how solid Chisholm is, and the overall health of the D group. They don't want him sitting.
Goal
Gus, Fleury, Wall. The latter will get to know the drove between Des Moines and Twin cities pretty well. Hope Hynes doesn't stick with either Fleury of Gus too long, as a bad start can really hurt the team. Neither has looked good to me in the preseason, while Wall looked excellent. In Hlavaj , they have a decent option for the AHL team, hopefully.
Top 6 in any order;
Kap, zucc, JEE, Boldy, Rossi, Hartman
Bottom six;
MoJo, Foligno, Lauko, Marat, Trenin, Gaudreau
13th man
Ohgren/Jones/Clarke/Boyd - I think they'd prefer to play Ohgren 1st line Iowa minutes than sit on the bench, and keep the other, older guys instead. Milne is a darkhorse, but injuries are starting to hurt his chances to make the NHL. I haven't been knocked out by Ohgren's play.... Gaudreau, either, but I guess the spot is his to lose because of his contract and he is a vet? Is that the way it works? I mean, doesn't his play last year get factored in?
Top 4;
Brodin, Faber, Spurgeon, Middleton
3rd pairing;
Bogo, Chisholm
7d
Merrill
Hunt is in the same category as Ohgren. They'd rather have him playing top minutes in Iowa than minimal amounts in St. Paul. If Merrill, get moved then Hunt will come up, maybe? Depends on how solid Chisholm is, and the overall health of the D group. They don't want him sitting.
Goal
Gus, Fleury, Wall. The latter will get to know the drove between Des Moines and Twin cities pretty well. Hope Hynes doesn't stick with either Fleury of Gus too long, as a bad start can really hurt the team. Neither has looked good to me in the preseason, while Wall looked excellent. In Hlavaj , they have a decent option for the AHL team, hopefully.
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Well, there's good news and bad news about Freddy G. The bad: he'll almost certainly make the team out of camp due to his contract cost. The good: he's got a modified no-trade, not no-movement, so he can be sent to the AHL anyway if he gets outplayed, and it'll save the Wild some cap space doing so (but not real money, which is why it won't happen out of camp). Yes, his contract and veteran status is the reason he'll make the team, but it's likely not enough to keep him there all season if his play from last year continues into this year.
If you'd like to, you can probably copy and paste Merrill in place of Gaudreau in that last paragraph, as well. Might lift some spirits around here. I like the guy as a person, I think he's stand-up, but he's a bad NHLer at this point.
If you'd like to, you can probably copy and paste Merrill in place of Gaudreau in that last paragraph, as well. Might lift some spirits around here. I like the guy as a person, I think he's stand-up, but he's a bad NHLer at this point.
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It seems to be just about certain that Jones will be the 13th forward, Öhgren starts in Iowa, which is probably the best way to do it, and I imagine Öhgren is the first call up.
It'll be interesting to see if Iowa isn't a dumpster fire this year, though if their plan is to carry Wallstedt on the NHL roster, the expectations aren't high.
It'll be interesting to see if Iowa isn't a dumpster fire this year, though if their plan is to carry Wallstedt on the NHL roster, the expectations aren't high.
I think that sending Merrill and his 1.2M contract down to the AHL will actually save us some cap space, depending on who gets called up. Freddy is a different case, but it still won't be a financial disaster if he is sent down.
In both cases, an AHL player has to make it obvious that they are a better hockey player right now than either in order to get called up and them sent down. Being the same won't cut it. Hunt has looked ok, but i want more decisiveness when defending from him. Even in the AHL he didn't stand out to me in that regard.
XGrin - I think they want him to be a secondary scoring guy, so he's got to get on the scoresheet.
Bankier- the fact that he is a C, and fairly big, is good. Seems to be fairly smart, also, which is, again, good. Needs more strength in that frame, and quicker feet. I don't seem him being a grindy, physical guy... more of an all round, #3C, hopefully.
- Milne is a speedy, smart, grindy guy. Wonder if Lauko has taken his job, though. He's way more physical.
- Jones and Boyd have flashed a bit in camp, but I seem them as this year's Luchinni and Lettieri. Hope i'm wrong... Boyd had a couple of decent years in ARI before he got injured last year.
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He was very much their Sam Steel/Victor Rask. His good years were because he got to put up some points with Keller and Schmaltz. I like Boyd quite a bit better than Lettieri or Lucchini though.
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Minnesota Wild Reduces Training Camp Roster to 30 | Minnesota Wild
SAINT PAUL, Minn. \- Minnesota Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has reduced its training camp roster to 30 players.
www.nhl.com
