Speculation: Trade Ideas and Free Agency XIV

[Dr Jan Itor]

With Stewart on the way out, Fletcher might want a bit more size on the RW.

Pominville + Tuch?

Much like giving up future 1st rounders, I don't think we should be trading away recent 1sts.

 

[TheSauceBoss]

Okposo would be great but NYI would have to take back a big contract right?

 

[nickschultzfan]

Much like giving up future 1st rounders, I don't think we should be trading away recent 1sts.

Interesting thing about Islanders is that they have a lot of centers and some are playing wings. JT, Strome, Nielson, Gabo, Bailey. Where they are looking for true wingers.

 

[AKL]

Pominville scored as much as Okposo did last year. Okposo will cost likely around the same if not more than Pominville does. So basically we're giving up Tuch for a few more years of Okposo, hoping he maintains the pace playing with out centers, that he scored at playing with Hart finalist, Art Ross runner-up John Tavares.

 

[Killerjug]

dang eklund is really convinced were making a run at him now with a second tweet

 

[Granlund 64]

If we could straight up flip Pominville (and a minor prospect) for Okposo, I'd consider it (and probably do it), but that's not realistic.

 

[Victorious Secret]

With Stewart on the way out, Fletcher might want a bit more size on the RW.

Pominville + Tuch?

Or wait 1-2 years for the 6'4", 220lb monster in Tuch.

 

[nickschultzfan]

Wild would send a prospect with a Pominville for Okposo swap because it would fix our cap issues this season created by Backstrom. It would also get us a young player with a style of play that we need a bit more than Pominville's.

I dream too big, but I just wonder if the teams would add Vanek and Grabo to each side of the deal. Islanders get that LW they want and get out of that longer-term contract. Wild save even more cap space and pick up a top-9 center who can also play wing.

 

[Granlund 64]

Our Backstrom cap issues only last through the year. It's really not worth adding Tuch to get out from under that.

 

[Harvest]

OMG Russos blog comments are pure gold right now! How it seems that they don't know anything about hockey..

 

[nickschultzfan]

I actually am not a Okposo fan and am not advocating to trade Tuch. I am reacting to what could happen. Russo said recently that he though the Wild were shopping Tuch last year, but he thought they would keep him after a good freshman campaign.

 

[Digitalbooya]

With Stewart on the way out, Fletcher might want a bit more size on the RW.

Pominville + Tuch?

I sure hope not... If we are going for a RW I'd rather go after Eberle or Nyquist. Maybe Yak depending on the ask. Don't really need size with Nino and Coyle, quite frankly we just need a third line center to emerge so our RWers go Pominville-Coyle-Nino-Fontaine. Plenty of size there. Not to mention Tuch and Ek are not far away from adding a lot of size to the lineup.

 

[MuckOG]

Fedotenko to Wild. Two way contract. Per Bob McKenzie.

 

[Digitalbooya]

Didn't even know he played for the Iowa Wild last year.

 

[nickschultzfan]

I sure hope not... If we are going for a RW I'd rather go after Eberle or Nyquist. Maybe Yak depending on the ask. Don't really need size with Nino and Coyle, quite frankly we just need a third line center to emerge so our RWers go Pominville-Coyle-Nino-Fontaine. Plenty of size there. Not to mention Tuch and Ek are not far away from adding a lot of size to the lineup.

I would agree.

 

[ThatGuy22]

Trading assets for Okposo right before he's due a giant extension is not something the Wild should be doing.

 

[llp]

Looking at our players under contract it still looks like we need a couple depth forwards

PPG
Zucker - Koivu - Nino
Vanek - Coyle - Schroeder
???? - Carter - Fontaine

????

Unless someone from Iowa is ready to step up

Graovac? Bulmer..? Bueller..?

 

[Sharppi]

Trading assets for Okposo right before he's due a giant extension is not something the Wild should be doing.

Unless it's some of the "unmoveable" contracts. Would people do Koivu for Okposo?


Holy crap, our C depth would be decimated and that would never ever happen.

If we could use Vanek as a main piece going back for Okposo, that would be excellent. Snow, could you please go into one of your meltdowns and make that happen?

 

[Engebretson]

Looking at our players under contract it still looks like we need a couple depth forwards

PPG
Zucker - Koivu - Nino
Vanek - Coyle - Schroeder
???? - Carter - Fontaine

????

Unless someone from Iowa is ready to step up

Graovac? Bulmer..? Bueller..?

You forgot Haula

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Trading assets for Okposo right before he's due a giant extension is not something the Wild should be doing.

They only way it works is if the Islanders would accept Pominville + something relatively small (not Tuch, 1st, Ek).

Okposo's extension likely wouldn't be much more than what Pominville is getting right now and we get 5 years younger.

But I'm guessing it's moot, because it's not going to happen.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Looking at our players under contract it still looks like we need a couple depth forwards

PPG
Zucker - Koivu - Nino
Vanek - Coyle - Schroeder
???? - Carter - Fontaine

????

Unless someone from Iowa is ready to step up

Graovac? Bulmer..? Bueller..?

Graovac could absolutely snag #3C spot, but it would probably be for the best that he doesn't.

 

[kfan22]

Unless it's some of the "unmoveable" contracts. Would people do Koivu for Okposo?


Holy crap, our C depth would be decimated and that would never ever happen.

If we could use Vanek as a main piece going back for Okposo, that would be excellent. Snow, could you please go into one of your meltdowns and make that happen?

Vanek is signed for 2 more years so Pominville would be a better option to move IMO since he is signed for 4 more years I believe

 

[Digitalbooya]

They only way it works is if the Islanders would accept Pominville + something relatively small (not Tuch, 1st, Ek).

Okposo's extension likely wouldn't be much more than what Pominville is getting right now and we get 5 years younger.

But I'm guessing it's moot, because it's not going to happen.

I thought he was asking in the neighborhood of $7M which we really can't afford even if we send Pominville in the deal.

 

[Jesus comma Brodin]

Green to Redwings

 

[Killerjug]

Jared Knight back to Iowa!