wild guaranteed him a top 4C spot. They put it in his contract or otherwise he's going back to Russia. That's in his contract for every year. Wild's Gm has already said so also, and it's a big reason why Rossi is available
Speculation: Roster Building Thread: Part XXI (Will these playoffs ever F'ing end?)
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MrAlmost
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I still think Kreider and Z to Minnesota for Rossi makes sense. There are players both guys know on Minnesota, they are good, they have the cap and they have the need that both players fill exactly. It makes so much sense I know it won't happen. It would literally help everyone. Z probably wouldn't waive.
Gabe on the 1st line? Has not proved yet he can even play at this level. Same for Berard. If you are trading both CK and Zibs you better use the cap space to bring in another goal scorer, Both Zibs and CK had down years but its not unreasonable to assume you are letting 60 goals out the door. You get 25 back from Rossi so still down 35 goals. Until either Gabe and Berard prove themselves its fools gold assuming they will make up that difference. I can see one of them on the 4th line but I am not ready to insert them both in the top 3 and expect a seemless transition.
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Speed isn't just top speed. I agree, how you compete matters, and how much you move your feet matters. That's Laf's biggest problem, not his top speed. His burt speed is the second big problem. Rangers playing man-on-man without speed was a problem. Barkov was in the 80 Percentile when it came to burst over 20 and skating distance. He moves his feet and he creates a 1st step separation when players are on him. His downfall is the top speed comparison to some other players.
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Rossi is available because Bill Guerin is a neanderthal
It’s not really any deeper than that
It’s not really any deeper than that
dshea19
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Considering that the playoffs, as each round goes on, is less about hockey and more about compete level and embracing dirty play to win, skill never stops being important, but the hockey gets progressively uglier and tedious. Invariably, clutch and grab hockey rules the day. I get more bored of playoff hockey every year. I like physical, but picks and interference ramp up to astronomical levels and the league doesn’t give a rip because their only concern is extracting cash from fans with little thought of the integrity of the games.
They did not guarantee a NHL roster spot. There is a clause in his contract that says he could decline the assignment to the AHL and go play the rest of that season in the KHL. He has to learn the defensive side of the puck plus he's coming back from surgery. I think he has a shot but its not 100% guaranteed that he will be on the NHL roster.
Russian standout Danila Yurov, a former first-round pick, signs with Wild
The 21-year-old forward played for Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League.
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The league doesn't want whistle after whistle, and teams are starting to do as much interference as possible. I don't think I've seen as much accumulative interference as I did during the last game between Florida and Carolina. The problem is the teams that aren't taking advantage of it end up getting called late in the second period when they make a borderline interference play. I don't see it stopping anytime soon and players need to adjust or they're going to be ripped when they don't produce in the playoffs.
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Young, mid 20’s players with tons of potential should be firmly on the rangers radar.
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I saw Kravtsov had a better KHL regular season. His playoff points were not so great. Does anyone think he found his game enough for the NHL yet?
Does rights to K'Andre Miller and #12 to Wild get the Rangers Rossi+??
No , Minnesota has Brodin, Jacob Middleton, and Zeev Biuum along with Carson Lambos for the Forseable future on LD
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Probably not. He benefited from 2 things as I see it. The first is a weaker league then it's ever been and the second in Maxim Shabanov.
I'd like the Rangers to sign that dude.
wild aren't interested in a 1st round pick in this draft. They are wanting a win now player or are prepared to let him get offer sheet and get 2026 picks they can trade.
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My proposal was 12+Kreider for Rossi+Hartman+Lambos+late pick. Gives us a young center, young LD prospect and another solid bottom 6 player in Hartman. Idk if the cap works though.
Hartman is a player that Rangers need. Doesn't he have am NMC? Hartman would be a good mentor for Othmann. I see Hartman as Othmann upside which isn't s bad thing.
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The reporting is they want late 1st round picks so idk where you’re pulling this from lol
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Not sure if he has a NMC. These were my lines with those trades.
Panarin-Miller-Zibanejad
Cuylle-Rossi-Lafreniere
Othmann/Perreault-Trocheck-Hartman
Edstrom-Carrick-Rempe/Brodzinski
Give Rossi PP time and let that line grow together. We know Miller can produce with Mika on the 1st line and Panarin is Panarin. That 3rd line can forecheck and annoy the shit out of people.
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The thing about Rossi is that he's available and yeah i understand he's small but who gives a shit? The kid can play and we need that. We talk about guys like McTavish and other young centers but Rossi is actually available. I don't think he's Gretzky but i'd love for Drury to get involved. Part of changing the culture is getting other young players in here. He's young enough to fit the next core and we don't have any other good young centers.
This has been debunked . If you look through the Philly MN thing on here, it's been debunked. That crap was made up by a Philly blogger and was called out by MN beat writers. Even Philly fans said the guy makes crap up. Wild reporters have made it clear from the beginning is the ask a top 4 young winger. They aren't looking for picks. People need to stop falling for things on twitter
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Cmon. Rossi has a career total of 101 points. Saying that Minnesota wouldn’t be interested (if other team’s construct factors were made) is ridiculous.
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Fine as a shut down center at the very least, can work a pp, pk, faceoffs, stuff you don't forget. He's not gonna cost a boat load so it is a high reward low risk deal.
