Speculation: Russo: Minnesota's Offseason Plan to Add Scoring

[PlayersLtd]

Something around Rossi for Petersson?

 

[DigitalBoldy]

No wild aren't trading for any large contract especially Rossi. He will only be available for other C, so no. Wild are keeping their money to sign brock nelson and sign Kaprizov. and makes trades , not add more long term contracts.

I don’t think they meant for Rossi…

Neither of those guys seem like bad targets if the price is right. 3 years left at ~$5M each isn’t terrible for a middle 6 wing. Especially with both being right hand shot wingers.

 

[centipede2233]

Something around Rossi for Petersson?

First off, I doubt Vancouver trades their best center for a winger, especially after trading miller away. secondly, EP doesn’t have much trade value with a 11.6 mil caphit. I think minny should trade Rossi for a young unestablished player with upside with an add for cap savings from a Rossi contract and spend the cap savings via free agency

 

[ViD]

I think all they need is a healthy Kaprizov

Source: first 30 games of this season

 

[Scintillating10]

I'll take two Rossi and a side of for the Habs. (2 first round picks + Hage)

Montreal definitely interested but I don't know about that price? Didn't want to move both picks and Hage also. Would substitute one of our young D to take our picks out?

 

[Luceni]

Montreal definitely interested but I don't know about that price? Didn't want to move both picks and Hage also. Would substitute one of our young D to take our picks out?

I think Hage, David Reinbacher and a first round pick would probably do it.

 

[Grinner]

I think Hage, David Reinbacher and a first round pick would probably do it.

You think?

 

[Scintillating10]

I think Hage, David Reinbacher and a first round pick would probably do it.

Way too high. Reinbacher definitely not going.

Would offer Hage, Struble and Pens 2nd? It's an early 2nd.

 

[Beerz]

Nothing against Peterka, but any scoring gains MN would add with him would be negated by sending Rossi the other way. Throw on top of that the fact that Rossi is a C- well, it makes little sense to me, as MN simnply doesn't have any top 6C's besides JEE, who is more of a defensive guy anyway. Quinn.... hard to know what he is at this point. Very disappointing year.

I get the whole "selling high" idea, but Rossi is hardly that. He has always been a high point getting guy, is young, and seems to be improving. The only time he had a dip in production was when he was still coming back from Covid induced Myocarditis, and he has proven in the past two seasons that he is over that now.

Is Rossi even a need for BUF now that they have Norris?

Who is this Norris you speak of?

 

[EK392000]

Way too high. Reinbacher definitely not going.

Would offer Hage, Struble and Pens 2nd? It's an early 2nd.

Rossi likely to be used to fetch an upgrade right now.

Habs and Wild aren’t good trading partners in this scenario.

 

[Luceni]

Way too high. Reinbacher definitely not going.

Would offer Hage, Struble and Pens 2nd? It's an early 2nd.

You gotta give to get. Hage & Reinbacher are still prospects, DR does have health questionmarks as well. Rossi is a proven NHL-player.

Maybe Hage, Reinbacher and Pens 2nd instead of that first round pick?

 

[Luceni]

Rossi likely to be used to fetch an upgrade right now.

Habs and Wild aren’t good trading partners in this scenario.

I think if Minnesota can't resign Kap, a rebuild could will be possible.

 

[f7ben]

I think if Minnesota can't resign Kap, a rebuild could will be possible.

The owner won’t let a rebuild happen no matter what. He would have to sell the team to someone who values winning over the 2 home playoff games that Leipold covets more than anything else.

 

[f7ben]

You might want to educate yourself on Quinn's development, or lack thereof. He has had injury problems, and many Sabres fans are concerned about his attitude. In other words, beware what you wish for, bird in the hand, and all that. Wild fans moan and complain endlessly about our lack of good offensive Centers over the years- we finally get a good young'un and some idiots(including our GM?) want to trade him away.

I'm cool with it if we get a better C in return, but otherwise, what do we have as far as C prospects? Yurov, a. recently converted winger, who is injured and a .5 P/pg in the KHL. Haight, Bankier, Heidt? Therse guys are all maybes to even being a NHL'er.

Paterka is the get here. I don’t want to trade Rossi but he hasn’t shown much of himself the last half of this year that’s for sure. If he’s stuck on 9m per year then he can be gone.

Quinn has potential and I won’t judge anyone based on their tenure with the dumpster fire sabres.

 

[TGWL]

Wild Athletic writer Michael Russo mentioned the following during one of his latest podcasts (speculation starting at 59:16):


-Likely to go after Brock Nelson in free agency (sigh)
-Doesn't think Minnesota will be into Boeser unless the price is "perfectly right" because they will be exploring the trade market
-Mentions JJ Peterka as a trade target (for him specifically)
-Higher than 70% chance that Rossi is traded this summer (Joe Smith said the number is around 70% for him that Rossi is traded) and that the Wild and Rossi camp are far apart in contract negotiations
-Possibility they trade Spurgeon or Bogosian this summer to make room for Jiricek in the lineup

What is Rossi looking for that Minnesota doesn't want to meet contract negotiations? Peterka should be getting a big pay day, are they going to struggle to meet Peterka's camp, or is Marco looking for an insane deal?

 

[Voight]

Guerin is going to overpay for Nelson isn't he.

 

[EK392000]

I think if Minnesota can't resign Kap, a rebuild could will be possible.

I see a short retool as the worst case scenario. They have quite a few good young pieces to build around. Boldy, Faber, Rossi, Buium, Wallstedt, Jiricek (?). That’s definitely not rebuild territory.

 

[Djp]

They might've had Quinn 1 spot ahead. I doubt they had Rossi in the 2nd round or anything.

.2020 draft

8 buffalo- Quinn
9. Minnesota- Rossi
10. Winnipeg - Perfetti

Buffalo passed on Rossi for a reason. Done see them trading Quinn or Peterka for him

Paterka is the get here. I don’t want to trade Rossi but he hasn’t shown much of himself the last half of this year that’s for sure. If he’s stuck on 9m per year then he can be gone.

How do you plan on getting him?

Quinn has potential and I won’t judge anyone based on their tenure with the dumpster fire sabres.

I see a short retool as the worst case scenario. They have quite a few good young pieces to build around. Boldy, Faber, Rossi, Buium, Wallstedt, Jiricek (?). That’s definitely not rebuild territory.

If Kap is gone it's not a rebuild. Every year rosters tend to change by 1-2 players

It will be interesting to see what Min does with the $14M in cap space opening up

 

[bringbacktheskate604]

Pretty much. We require all of the Brocks.

I still think Brock ends up staying in Vancouver, once both sides come to a compromise.

If he does go I hope he goes home and punishes us for letting him go.

Ive never seen such an under appreciated player wear a nucks jersey.
Injuries delayed him and the headshot this year ruined a great start but he managed to earn the trust of Tochett who is notorious for refusing to give big minutes to one dimensional wingers by transforming his game and to the point he's trusted in closing minutes of games.
Maybe wild fans will appreciate all the clutch goals he scores?

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

I still think Brock ends up staying in Vancouver, once both sides come to a compromise.

If he does go I hope he goes home and punishes us for letting him go.

Ive never seen such an under appreciated player wear a nucks jersey.
Injuries delayed him and the headshot this year ruined a great start but he managed to earn the trust of Tochett who is notorious for refusing to give big minutes to one dimensional wingers by transforming his game and to the point he's trusted in closing minutes of games.
Maybe wild fans will appreciate all the clutch goals he scores?

Right now, we'd appreciate any goal he scores.

 

[Scintillating10]

You gotta give to get. Hage & Reinbacher are still prospects, DR does have health questionmarks as well. Rossi is a proven NHL-player.

Maybe Hage, Reinbacher and Pens 2nd instead of that first round pick?

No way Reinbacher is involved

 

[Hockeyfan200]

I don’t think they meant for Rossi…

Neither of those guys seem like bad targets if the price is right. 3 years left at ~$5M each isn’t terrible for a middle 6 wing. Especially with both being right hand shot wingers.

They are old though. Rather target Boeser. No to Bryan Rust at all and his contract. Maybe to Rakell

 

[Hockeyfan200]

No way Reinbacher is involved

and Minnesota is the last team needing any type of defensive players. So some nothing prospects and 2nd round pick isn't getting Rossi, Wild will use Rossi to upgrade

 

[Der Jaeger]

I think Buffalo would be interested. The scouting staff in Buffalo liked Rossi, but Adams came in and challenged the staff to think about projection vs. current status of a prospect. It was all in one of the Embedded videos the team produces, this one post-draft.

The concern from Adams was that Rossi was close to a finished product, where a player like Quinn had more runway to develop, and more untapped capability. For a while, that seemed true. However, Rossi had been a better pro.

I don't think cost is going to be prohibitive for the Wild with the cap going up and the buyout hits for Parise and Suter going down to ELC levels. So, I don't think Rossi's price is the issue.

I'd offer up Peterka and Quinn for Rossi and Stramel. From a look at their lines, the team could be set with JEE, Gaudreau, and Hartman in the top 9. Johansson, Nyquist, and Hinostroza are free agent wings, so maybe Guerin uses Rossi to re-load?

 

[Captain97]

You gotta give to get. Hage & Reinbacher are still prospects, DR does have health questionmarks as well. Rossi is a proven NHL-player.

Maybe Hage, Reinbacher and Pens 2nd instead of that first round pick?

Rossi is a good player he isn't a recent top 5 pick + last years 21st pick( looks like he should have gone higher) + another 1st.

That's insane.

Id do Dach + 1st + Hage or Mailloux