Minnesota Wild General Discussion 2024-25

Digitalbooya

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Hynes hasn't had a good track record with young players in his coaching career; Hynes doesn't necessarily hate young players, but he (and Guerin to that extent) have had issues with skilled young players. Rossi is a small, skilled center. Right now, Minnesota doesn't have a ton of natural centers, which is why Rossi is seeing so much time with other skilled players. But the issue isn't his usage, it's the fact that this team is apparently trying to move on from Rossi and I have to wonder if it isn't Hynes kind of leading the charge there and Guerin going along with it.
Why would Hynes be leading the charge in that department?

It is way more likely that Guerin wants bigger centers down the middle and Rossi just isn’t that. I am more concerned that there seems to be zero willingness to try Rossi at wing (obviously not now w injuries). He’s the perfect long term Zucc replacement:

Kaprizov-Yurov-Rossi
Heidt-Eriksson Ek-Boldy
Ohgren-Khusnutdinov-Hartman
Foligno-Gaudreau-Trenin
 

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