Minnesota Wild General Discussion 2024-25

[57special]

Spurgeon is still a vg D... very smart. He has started to lose a bit of speed, but not a lot... he's still an asset when on the ice. The problem is that there are signs of him starting to break down, that he has one of the biggest cap hits on the team, and that his #1RD role has been supplanted by Faber. 7.5M is a lot to pay for a 2nd pairing D, albeit a good one.

We can live with keeping him around for another two years, but given our projected D roster in the next year or two, you would certainly have to consider moving him in exchange for a similar forward, with a similar cap situation.

 

[Minnewildsota]

You sound like David Attenborough.

Not sure if this is a compliment or an insult? lol I would assume the former

 

[MNRube]

Spurgeon is still a vg D... very smart. He has started to lose a bit of speed, but not a lot... he's still an asset when on the ice. The problem is that there are signs of him starting to break down, that he has one of the biggest cap hits on the team, and that his #1RD role has been supplanted by Faber. 7.5M is a lot to pay for a 2nd pairing D, albeit a good one.

We can live with keeping him around for another two years, but given our projected D roster in the next year or two, you would certainly have to consider moving him in exchange for a similar forward, with a similar cap situation.

Pretty much summarizes exactly how I feel.

 

[AKL]

Nah, it’s only if someone wants Spurgeon. I’d be open to retaining cap if it ups the value return.

It seems there's a severe lack of interest. On HF anyway, I'm sure there'd be slightly more interest from real GMs.

 

[NHL1674]

So far the kid is saying and doing everything right.

 

[Spurgeon]

Well, most of the team isn’t taking up $7.5M in cap per year either. I feel like they almost need to shelter Spurgeon with 3rd pairing minutes come playoff time.

Is there a single player on our team that has had good historical playoff numbers?

 

[Wasted Talent]

Is there a single player on our team that has had good historical playoff numbers?

Gustavsson? Small sample size though

 

[AKL]

Is there a single player on our team that has had good historical playoff numbers?

No, which is why the "Fiala doesn't show up in the playoffs" argument was always weird to me. He was exactly on par with Kaprizov and Zuccarello, ahead of just about everyone else.

 

[BagHead]

Is there a single player on our team that has had good historical playoff numbers?

While their numbers are up and down (as most players who only play a single series per year are), I am quite confident in Kaprizov, JEE, Faber, and Foligno in the playoffs. The first three more than the last one, but Foligno is constant in his role, which is better than shrinking.

But yeah, it's hard for an individual to have good playoff numbers if they never advance in the playoffs, regardless of how good that individual is. The guys in NHL history who are considered "good playoff performers" are, not so coincidentally, on teams that have multiple "good playoff performers" and playing 15-20 games each year in the playoffs. In other words, good teams lead to good individual performances.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

While their numbers are up and down (as most players who only play a single series per year are), I am quite confident in Kaprizov, JEE, Faber, and Foligno in the playoffs. The first three more than the last one, but Foligno is constant in his role, which is better than shrinking.

But yeah, it's hard for an individual to have good playoff numbers if they never advance in the playoffs, regardless of how good that individual is. The guys in NHL history who are considered "good playoff performers" are, not so coincidentally, on teams that have multiple "good playoff performers" and playing 15-20 games each year in the playoffs. In other words, good teams lead to good individual performances.

Foligno was a trainwreck in the last playoff series we played in.