Minnesota Wild General Discussion X

[WILDTATE10]

24th best.

Make it 25th best now. Might be hard to get past the 26th best though

 

[DeagleJenkins]

ok....It seems to me that we have some goalies in the system already. Dubnyk is still under contract for next season....we have Kahkonen at the AHL level maybe stepping up into the NHL for more regular action next year if Dubnyk's play continues to decline...and Jones and Lindberg were just drafted.

Not sure I see the need to use our 1st selection in this draft on another goalie....

EDIT: This post was in response to someone asking about drafting Askarov....wrong thread. My bad.

wrong thread but i found you, it was about a rebuild though, meaning you draft what is said to be a potential stud goalie and build from there. trade dubnyk and stalock if possible, play khaki and robson until askarov is ready. its all based on rebuilding though.

 

[Webster]

I guess this is great news for those on the tanker...

Personally I really don't like this negative way of thinking, with almost half a season to go.
I feel sorry for the players.

 

[AKL]

I guess this is great news for those on the tanker...

Personally I really don't like this negative way of thinking, with almost half a season to go.
I feel sorry for the players.

I’m glad that management and ownership is finally being honest and realistic with themselves.

Even if there is half a season to go, this team has glaring issues going forward and they’re not going to go anywhere this year. Makes no sense for management to do anything other than look towards next year and beyond.

 

[Bazeek]

I guess this is great news for those on the tanker...

Personally I really don't like this negative way of thinking, with almost half a season to go.
I feel sorry for the players.

I haven't listened to the podcast, but going by the tweet Russo's more confirming that Guerin isn't likely to fire Boudreau unless "his guy" becomes available.

 

[57special]

Russo said nothing about tanking, and in any event does not speak for the team. Way to spread false rumors.

 

[MuckOG]

I guess this is great news for those on the tanker...

Personally I really don't like this negative way of thinking, with almost half a season to go.
I feel sorry for the players.

I don't know if it's a negative way of thinking.....rather more like a realistic way of thinking. As currently constructed, this team is not equipped to make a run in a playoffs. Too many older players on large contracts. It's time to take a step back and rebuild this team through the draft.

I agree that it sucks for the players, but it is what it is.

 

[AKL]

I haven't listened to the podcast, but going by the tweet Russo's more confirming that Guerin isn't likely to fire Boudreau unless "his guy" becomes available.

Which means Boudreau isn’t his guy

Yippee

 

[Webster]

I haven't listened to the podcast, but going by the tweet Russo's more confirming that Guerin isn't likely to fire Boudreau unless "his guy" becomes available.

Yeah you need to listen to the podcast, Russo and LaPanta basically ran into an argument about this.

 

[Webster]

I don't know if it's a negative way of thinking.....rather more like a realistic way of thinking. As currently constructed, this team is not equipped to make a run in a playoffs. Too many older players on large contracts. It's time to take a step back and rebuild this team through the draft.

I agree that it sucks for the players, but it is what it is.

Yes I guess my boy is going to have 5 miserable years here.
But of course he's happy with his contract. And as you say, the team is what it is.

 

[Bazeek]

Yeah you need to listen to the podcast, Russo and LaPanta basically ran into an argument about this.

I'm listening to the segment (around the 45:00 mark). Russo does what he usually does which is mix up his own opinions with "impressions" he has of Guerin and where his mind is. Lapanta calls him on it.

It makes all the sense in the world to not force a coaching change in a year where you're losing and don't consider your team a contender. What would be the point? Accepting reality and moving forward is different than trying to manufacture a high draft pick.

 

[Webster]

haha...LaPanta

I don't know what to believe anymore.

 

[MuckOG]

haha...LaPanta

I don't know what to believe anymore.

I trust Russo to give a more honest assessment as he is not an employee of the team.

 

[Bazeek]

I trust Russo to give a more honest assessment as he is not an employee of the team.

If you listen to the segment even Russo backed off of that direction. Lapanta reliably carries the organization's water but he's right to call him out on that. Every time Russo does this about 3/4 of the fanbase jumps over whatever cliff he just pointed at and then he'll spend the next month walking it back with "just my opinion, blah blah blah."

 

[AKL]

Though even if Guerin was in “tank mode” it’s not like anyone in the organization would openly admit it, including LaPanta.

 

[BuiumSaveUs]

Lapanta is a homer with literally no sources in the industry

 

[Bazeek]

Though even if Guerin was in “tank mode” it’s not like anyone in the organization would openly admit it, including LaPanta.

Agreed, but the whole conversation is just them speculating about it the same way we do on here.

 

[BuiumSaveUs]

Agreed, but the whole conversation is just them speculating about it the same way we do on here.

The only difference is we look good doing it

 

[Webster]

Agreed, but the whole conversation is just them speculating about it the same way we do on here.

But as you heard Russo said he knows this is what Guerin wants to do. I trusted him because he also says he's around the GM all the time.

What LaPanta knows is obviously another story.

 

[Bazeek]

But as you heard Russo said he knows this is what Guerin wants to do. I trusted him because he also says he's around the GM all the time.

What LaPanta knows is obviously another story.

He claims he knows that Guerin "looks at it that way," "it" being a coaching change and "that way" being that he doesn't see a point in making moves that would only serve to hurt the team's lottery odds.

Maybe this is just a semantic difference, but I think there's a line between that and "tank mode."

 

[nstarjim]

Tanking would mean trading players away for futures. I don't see that happening.IMO

 

[thestonedkoala]

He claims he knows that Guerin "looks at it that way," "it" being a coaching change and "that way" being that he doesn't see a point in making moves that would only serve to hurt the team's lottery odds.

Also does Leipold really want to be paying for two GMs and two coaches? He could have a second team by that point.

 

[Mookie Blaylock]

I haven't listened to the podcast but what Russo says and writes mean two different things, even twitter and the Athletic mean two different things.

However he wrote in the Athletic that Carolina was looking to acquire Brodin. The most likely party to leak this would be the Wild front office to increase the value of Brodin. So it is possible that he is closer to this FO or they are more comfortable leaky info with the new boss. Either way it is possible that what he says is less conjecture than normal.

 

[Bazeek]

I haven't listened to the podcast but what Russo says and writes mean two different things, even twitter and the Athletic mean two different things.

However he wrote in the Athletic that Carolina was looking to acquire Brodin. The most likely party to leak this would be the Wild front office to increase the value of Brodin. So it is possible that he is closer to this FO or they are more comfortable leaky info with the new boss. Either way it is possible that what he says is less conjecture than normal.

In Carolina's case specifically I think it's more likely that he's getting his info from the Canes' side. I think he said as much in the podcast, actually.

 

[57special]

You know for a team with a supposed defensive mindset, we sure let in a lot of goals. We are 27th in the NHL in GA, and many of the teams above us have played up to 3 games more.

Oh, and Detroit stinks.