Minnesota Wild General Discussion 2024-25

[Sota Popinski]

The answer to this is: to play in a place that he really wants to play. I have no idea if that place exists. This is all just an "if". It's just something he *could* do.

Players typically do this by not signing an extension when they're eligible to. Then when the team they refuse to extend with shops them in a trade, the agent indicates to the prospective trade partner whether they would sign an extension with that team and the player works his way to a place he wants to play. Tavares and Panarin are the only recent superstar players I can think of where they made it to UFA and everyone pretty much knew Panarin was going to test the market. Tavares screwed over the Islanders imo and I think teams learned their lesson after that and won't take a chance on the guy walking away.

Why are you brainstorming prospective destinations our superstar wants to leave us for? Are you a masochist?

 

[NHL1674]

The Rangers currently have $47.8M in cap space in the summer of 2026. They can swap him in for Panarin and only lose a net ~$3.6M and if they want a little more room, Kreider has 1 year left with a 15 team no-trade list.

Florida has $40M+ in space that summer, currently.

Chicago is going to have a ton of space.

Dallas could probably do it if they can dump Seguin's last year somewhere.

Do you remember the fans booing Modano the first year when the Stars came to town? That will be NOTHING compared to the booing if Kap asks for an unreasonable amount and signs with Chicago. That kid will need earmuffs.

 

[AKL]

Do you remember the fans booing Modano the first year when the Stars came to town? That will be NOTHING compared to the booing if Kap asks for an unreasonable amount and signs with Chicago. That kid will need earmuffs.

If he signs with Chicago I have a jersey we can burn

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Players typically do this by not signing an extension when they're eligible to. Then when the team they refuse to extend with shops them in a trade, the agent indicates to the prospective trade partner whether they would sign an extension with that team and the player works his way to a place he wants to play. Tavares and Panarin are the only recent superstar players I can think of where they made it to UFA and everyone pretty much knew Panarin was going to test the market. Tavares screwed over the Islanders imo and I think teams learned their lesson after that and won't take a chance on the guy walking away.

Why are you brainstorming prospective destinations our superstar wants to leave us for? Are you a masochist?

To be prepared for all of the possible outcomes.

If it makes you feel better, I still think it's > 50/50 that he stays for something semi-reasonable ($13-$15 million per).

 

[DigitalBoldy]

Ohgren-Rossi-Boldy
Lauko-Gaudreau-Zuccarello
Foligno-Eriksson Ek-Shore
Johansson-Khusnutdinov-Trenin

Feast your eyes on this complete lineup shift

 

[AKL]

Ohgren-Rossi-Boldy
Lauko-Gaudreau-Zuccarello
Foligno-Eriksson Ek-Shore
Johansson-Khusnutdinov-Trenin

Feast your eyes on this complete lineup shift

This is unironically better than what we're doing now

 

[NHL1674]

Ohgren-Rossi-Boldy
Lauko-Gaudreau-Zuccarello
Foligno-Eriksson Ek-Shore
Johansson-Khusnutdinov-Trenin

Feast your eyes on this complete lineup shift

That's hot.