Series Talk: Playoff Qualifier Series: Minnesota Wild vs Vancouver Canucks (VAN wins 3-1)

[nt3005]

Hunt should be in the same rocket that shoots Dub, Rask, and Galchenyuk to the moon.

 

[57special]

Leaving Brodin as a UFA opens a whole other can of worms. Better we re-sign him before, rather than have to compete with 30 other clubs for that privilege. Put another way, would you rather lose him for nothing, or trade him/Dumba for a 2C? The idea that he will sign with us even though other teams are offering him up to 10M more on a long term deal in, say, FLA(no state income tax) is being a little presumptuous.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

No reason to protect 4-4-1

Brodin will be a UFA and doesn't have to sign anywhere until AFTER the seattle draft.

Chance of losing Soucy if he resigns with Wild

We'll re-sign Brodin this offseason.

 

[Wild11MN]

We'll re-sign Brodin this offseason.

They better have a pretty good idea on what they're doing with the expansion draft if they do.

 

[AKL]

They better have a pretty good idea on what they're doing with the expansion draft if they do.

My guess is Dumba is traded for the best center they can get before then, and then Addison replaces him in 2021-22.

 

[Wild11MN]

My guess is Dumba is traded for the best center they can get before then, and then Addison replaces him in 2021-22.

Seems very possible to me.

 

[Mickey the mouse]

Leaving Brodin as a UFA opens a whole other can of worms. Better we re-sign him before, rather than have to compete with 30 other clubs for that privilege. Put another way, would you rather lose him for nothing, or trade him/Dumba for a 2C? The idea that he will sign with us even though other teams are offering him up to 10M more on a long term deal in, say, FLA(no state income tax) is being a little presumptuous.

Brodin agent and Guerin will / could have a handshake agreement in place and Brodin doesn't have to be protected in Seattle draft ..... In the drawer agreements are a common practice between agents and GM's

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

They better have a pretty good idea on what they're doing with the expansion draft if they do.

They'll explore the best trade that they can make with Dumba, and if it's not what they're looking for, then they go 4-4-1 and lose Kunin or Greenway who basically have and are going to be relegated to 3rd liners. Becoming less and less of a major loss.

 

[Uberdachen]

Brodin agent and Guerin will / could have a handshake agreement in place and Brodin doesn't have to be protected in Seattle draft ..... In the drawer agreements are a common practice between agents and GM's

Common practice and bulletproof.

Anybody ever wonder what this team would have been like if we'd managed to lure Parise and Suter away from the teams that were convinced they were re-signing?

 

[123TripleDoge]

Wonder if Suter is alright. Sounded like a slash on the wrist, missed last portion of 3rd period.

 

[Wild11MN]

They'll explore the best trade that they can make with Dumba, and if it's not what they're looking for, then they go 4-4-1 and lose Kunin or Greenway who basically have and are going to be relegated to 3rd liners. Becoming less and less of a major loss.

Yeah I suppose we don't have many forwards worth saving.

Parise/Zucc/Fiala/Ek? Assuming the first two are still around.

 

[Spurgeon]

If we do trade for a Top 6 C, Ek would be exposed in the ED.

 

[AKL]

If we do trade for a Top 6 C, Ek would be exposed in the ED.

I highly doubt that

 

[Spurgeon]

I highly doubt that

If we find a way to do it without sending off any of our Top 4 D, there wouldn't be another way. Unless we keep Brodin as a UFA exposed.

 

[Amebushi]

What a series! I must say the Wild come as advertised. They are much better than any media here (Vancouver) say they are. Yesterday looks very different if they got one bounce or Markstrom doesn’t stand on his head. Just a cautionary tale about talk of trading Matt Dumba. As a Canuck fan I would happily watch a trade for a D man like him. He has heart and skill. Game 1 he dominated Petersson like I haven’t really seen before. If he is on the trade block I know I would certainly be interested. Just an outside opinion, not meant to be rude but guys like that are harder to find than #2 centers. If he is on the block, what do you think it would take? I’m terrible at proposals but would something like Gaudette (very promising young center) with a second and a solid D prospect (Woo is who I was thinking) get it done?

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

What a series! I must say the Wild come as advertised. They are much better than any media here (Vancouver) say they are. Yesterday looks very different if they got one bounce or Markstrom doesn’t stand on his head. Just a cautionary tale about talk of trading Matt Dumba. As a Canuck fan I would happily watch a trade for a D man like him. He has heart and skill. Game 1 he dominated Petersson like I haven’t really seen before. If he is on the trade block I know I would certainly be interested. Just an outside opinion, not meant to be rude but guys like that are harder to find than #2 centers. If he is on the block, what do you think it would take? I’m terrible at proposals but would something like Gaudette (very promising young center) with a second and a solid D prospect (Woo is who I was thinking) get it done?

Gaudette has been covered before. It's not enough even with extra little things attached. Dumba is on Horvat's level of value, Gaudette is more Soucy level.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

If we do trade for a Top 6 C, Ek would be exposed in the ED.

Depends on if we needed to use a defenseman to get that top 6 center. If it's done with, let's say Pittsburgh's 1st and Menell (or something), then yeah, JEE would probably would.

 

[NHL1674]

Hello 9th pick.

Sucks to see Koivu go out like that though.

 

[Digitalbooya]

We are gonna get a good player at #1/#9!

 

[Lapa]

Hope we won't see Galchenyuk in a Wild sweater anymore

 

[pfunk]

Well at least Kaprizov didn’t rush over for that sheet show. Time to see if Guerin can earn his paycheck now.

 

[Arturia Pendragon]

I forget who said it here after that 4-1 series loss to St. Louis, but apathy, apathy is absolutely the word. This doesn’t even phase me.

Long overdue in my opinion.

 

[LetsGoBLUES91]

Blues fan in peace- really hope you guys get that top pick. The team and fans deserve it.

 

[NHL1674]

I forget who said it here after that 4-1 series loss to St. Louis, but apathy, apathy is absolutely the word. This doesn’t even phase me.

Long overdue in my opinion.

What's long overdue? Them getting a top 10 pick? Because so far it seems about the same.

 

[Hooz]

Good series fellas. Future is bright with Fiala, Kaprizov on the way, and Brackett running the draft. Good luck in the lottery