Player Discussion: official trade deadline 2025 // discussion thread

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I think the scouting trips by members of our FO are much more telling - our pro scouts attend games all year nonstop.
 
If Monahan,Chinakov & Jenner have returned or are ready to return I see no need to go big (if at all) at the deadline. A guy like Nyquist for Minnesota's 1st maybe but I don't see him as a guy that is going to make a big difference.

The other apparent conclusion fro GMDW's commnet is that Provorov is staying with the iintent to re-sign him. Although that is not as apparent as him staying thru the TDL.
 
It kind of sounds like the play is to acquire a forward and hold on to those 1st round picks until the summer. There's still a handful of games left before the deadline, and I think we'll have a more clear picture in the couple of days before March 7th about who is buying and selling. I think Gus is on the board, for sure, but I think we have a bit more options than that. There's the pending UFA's that we regularly talk about (Nelson, Evans, Tanev, ...), but I think there is a much bigger pool of players that could be in the mix for us that have 1-2 years left with a little higher salary whose teams might welcome a change in their cap space picture. We could easily fit a Bjorkstrand, for example, into our cap situation for next year. Fitting a $5-6M player in to our payroll short term should not be an issue, and it might not cost many assets to give up if Don is patient.

I'm just interested in seeing whether we move on from anyone in order to make room for a little change. Conversations have centered around resigning Provorov, Olivier, and Fabbro, but I'm wondering what the plans for Kuraly, Danforth, and others are at the deadline.
 
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If Monahan,Chinakov & Jenner have returned or are ready to return I see no need to go big (if at all) at the deadline. A guy like Nyquist for Minnesota's 1st maybe but I don't see him as a guy that is going to make a big difference.

The other apparent conclusion fro GMDW's commnet is that Provorov is staying with the iintent to re-sign him. Although that is not as apparent as him staying thru the TDL.
I don't think there is any chance I flip a 1st for Nyquist. GMDW alsready said he's not interested in short term rentals with expiring contracts and Nyquist's age and production so far does not warrant that for me. I could be ok with a mid to low round pick possibly but we also need to stop thinking short term and keep thinking long term. DW seems to be committed to this as he should be. Jarmo would be all in for short term success and blow up his own plan at this point like he did a few times when the team exceeded expectations.
 
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I don't think there is any chance I flip a 1st for Nyquist. GMDW alsready said he's not interested in short term rentals with expiring contracts and Nyquist's age and production so far does not warrant that for me. I could be ok with a mid to low round pick possibly but we also need to stop thinking short term and keep thinking long term. DW seems to be committed to this as he should be. Jarmo would be all in for short term success and blow up his own plan at this point like he did a few times when the team exceeded expectations.
I'm somewhere in between here - sure, look into acquiring Nyquist, but if the cost is a 1st (it shouldn't be) then no thanks.
 
Unless Nasville is giving us their second along with Gus, that's a huge pass for me. The difference in MIN 1st and NSH 2nd could be around 10-15 spots, which could be worth it but I'd rather see what the team is like after the break and some guys return.
 

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