Confirmed with Link: Wild Sign Zuccarello 5yrs $6m aav

[roon]

Oh, so because he doesn't fill a need 1-2 years from now, we should ignore our needs right now?

We need a hell of a lot more than another left shot right wing on the wrong side of 30.

This feels desperate at best. “We gotta do something guys or Zach will ask to be traded!”

 

[chchelseII]

We need a hell of a lot more than another left shot right wing on the wrong side of 30.

This feels desperate at best. “We gotta do something guys or Zach will ask to be traded!”

Can't tell if kidding.

 

[TaLoN]

We need a hell of a lot more than another left shot right wing on the wrong side of 30.

This feels desperate at best. “We gotta do something guys or Zach will ask to be traded!”

Of all the left shots he's the only natural RW since that's the side he prefers and has played his entire career...

Better than continuing to ask Fiala to play there when he's already on record saying he's not comfortable on the right side.

As for the wrong side of 30... he is bringing MUCH needed puck handling/ passing/ skating skills that this team is desperate for!

The contract is maybe a year too long, but the money is spot on, and he's tradable in the final 2 years of the deal, and has reasonable buyout numbers if it comes down to that.

He just had 4g, 7a, 11pts in 13 playoff games after 12g, 28a, 40pts in 48 regular season games...

He's a very welcome addition that improves the play of his linemates!

 

[MuckOG]

This feels desperate at best. “We gotta do something guys or Zach will ask to be traded!”

I think Fenton would be ok with Zach asking to be traded...the tough part would be finding another team to take on his contract.

 

[JP Flow]

It got a little crazier after that (I was inebriated), but I thought Zuccarello could be a nice addition on the right side.

Immediate help, facilitates the goal scorers Fenton brought in, in Fiala and Donata. I think he brings a lot to the team in the short to medium term.

It’s a bit jarring to sign a soon-to-be-32-year-old to a five-year deal with a full NMC for three years and a m-NTC for the final two, but as others have stated, the way our contracts are situated, it shouldn’t leave us in too much trouble unless he really falls off—and as I’ve read from multiple Rangers fans, sounds like that shouldn’t be an issue.

It doesn’t solve our center conundrum, but that was never going to be realistically remedied today. Certainly something Fenton is going to have to get creative in addressing in the near future, but that’s not a problem of his own making. I think he’s had a good day, and after the hiccups of the early days of his tenure, I think he’s stabilized quite a bit. I can see the outline of what he’s trying to accomplish, and I think there’s a path to getting there.

Finding that 1C, though, that’s going to be the challenge and what will ultimately define his tenure. I liked Fletcher, but I think it’s worth remembering that he was unsuccessful in acquiring someone for that position long term. It’s a lot to ask a GM to fix that in 12 months in a team that was fairly talent starved.

 

[TaLoN]

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It got a little crazier after that (I was inebriated), but I thought Zuccarello could be a nice addition on the right side.

Immediate help, facilitates the goal scorers Fenton brought in, in Fiala and Donata. I think he brings a lot to the team in the short to medium term.

It’s a bit jarring to sign a soon-to-be-32-year-old to a five-year deal with a full NMC for three years and a m-NTC for the final two, but as others have stated, the way our contracts are situated, it shouldn’t leave us in too much trouble unless he really falls off—and as I’ve read from multiple Rangers fans, sounds like that shouldn’t be an issue.

It doesn’t solve our center conundrum, but that was never going to be realistically remedied today. Certainly something Fenton is going to have to get creative in addressing in the near future, but that’s not a problem of his own making. I think he’s had a good day, and after the hiccups of the early days of his tenure, I think he’s stabilized quite a bit. I can see the outline of what he’s trying to accomplish, and I think there’s a path to getting there.

Finding that 1C, though, that’s going to be the challenge and what will ultimately define his tenure. I liked Fletcher, but I think it’s worth remembering that he was unsuccessful in acquiring someone for that position long term. It’s a lot to ask a GM to fix that in 12 months in a team that was fairly talent starved.

Just fyi - Russo confirmed with Bruce already, Zuccarello will be on the wing opposite Parise... pretty much guarantees that's either the 1st or 2nd line.

 

[JP Flow]

Just fyi - Russo confirmed with Bruce already, Zuccarello will be on the wing opposite Parise... pretty much guarantees that's either the 1st or 2nd line.

Yeah, I saw that. I’d be interested to see Zucc with Zuck (ha), but I’m not going to lose any sleep over who he skates with for several months. My screen grab was merely self-absorbed gloating over not being an idiot re: free agency.

 

[roon]

Of all the left shots he's the only natural RW since that's the side he prefers and has played his entire career...

Better than continuing to ask Fiala to play there when he's already on record saying he's not comfortable on the right side.

As for the wrong side of 30... he is bringing MUCH needed puck handling/ passing/ skating skills that this team is desperate for!

The contract is maybe a year too long, but the money is spot on, and he's tradable in the final 2 years of the deal, and has reasonable buyout numbers if it comes down to that.

He just had 4g, 7a, 11pts in 13 playoff games after 12g, 28a, 40pts in 48 regular season games...

He's a very welcome addition that improves the play of his linemates!

Tyler Seguin
Eric Staal
Mikko Koivu


One of these things is not like the other. You act like this stuff happens in a vacuum and Zuccarello just did all this shit on his own.

 

[TaLoN]

Tyler Seguin
Eric Staal
Mikko Koivu


One of these things is not like the other. You act like this stuff happens in a vacuum and Zuccarello just did all this **** on his own.

I didn't know Tyler Seguin played in New York

 

[JP Flow]

Tyler Seguin
Eric Staal
Mikko Koivu


One of these things is not like the other. You act like this stuff happens in a vacuum and Zuccarello just did all this **** on his own.

Where does Mika Zibanejad fit into your evaluation?

 

[roon]

I didn't know Tyler Seguin played in New York

Did you not reference his Dallas Stars statistics?

 

[AKL]

Sorry, when did Seguin enter this conversation

 

[roon]

Where does Mika Zibanejad fit into your evaluation?

11 goals and 26 assists in 46 games. Not exactly lighting it up. But for reference - Zibanejad put up more points than any Wild Foward last year by 13 - he also had more goals than any Wild forward. Sooooo

 

[nickschultzfan]

Zucc is a good player. But he is not a great player.

The Wild are not going to go any farther than any of the past years unless we have that PPG center who creates a waterfall down the entire roster.

 

[TaLoN]

Did you not reference his Dallas Stars statistics?

I referenced both his Dallas and New York stats.

 

[Webster]

Yeah, I saw that. I’d be interested to see Zucc with Zuck (ha), but I’m not going to lose any sleep over who he skates with for several months. My screen grab was merely self-absorbed gloating over not being an idiot re: free agency.

I think Zucc and Zuck will have a lot of fun together. Because that's part of the core in Zuccarello's strategy, he wants every player on the team to have fun on the ice and in the locker room. And of course this is important to have success.

Zucc believes in this team, as he said, he has studied every part of the organization. He usually knows what he's doing, and he also made the Stars a better team over a few weeks. Russo, who took part in that interview, was blown away by his professionalism. If there's a guy to can get this team back on track, and into the playoffs, it's Zuccarello.

 

[Sarge58]

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It got a little crazier after that (I was inebriated), but I thought Zuccarello could be a nice addition on the right side.

Immediate help, facilitates the goal scorers Fenton brought in, in Fiala and Donata. I think he brings a lot to the team in the short to medium term.

It’s a bit jarring to sign a soon-to-be-32-year-old to a five-year deal with a full NMC for three years and a m-NTC for the final two, but as others have stated, the way our contracts are situated, it shouldn’t leave us in too much trouble unless he really falls off—and as I’ve read from multiple Rangers fans, sounds like that shouldn’t be an issue.

It doesn’t solve our center conundrum, but that was never going to be realistically remedied today. Certainly something Fenton is going to have to get creative in addressing in the near future, but that’s not a problem of his own making. I think he’s had a good day, and after the hiccups of the early days of his tenure, I think he’s stabilized quite a bit. I can see the outline of what he’s trying to accomplish, and I think there’s a path to getting there.

Finding that 1C, though, that’s going to be the challenge and what will ultimately define his tenure. I liked Fletcher, but I think it’s worth remembering that he was unsuccessful in acquiring someone for that position long term. It’s a lot to ask a GM to fix that in 12 months in a team that was fairly talent starved.

That lineup makes me drool.

 

[grN1g]

I dont think its unreasonable to believe this team could challenge for a wild card spot. Hold down the central though? Yeah probably not.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Can't say I'm too thrilled to hear that he'll be stapled to Parise from/at the start.

 

[JP Flow]

11 goals and 26 assists in 46 games. Not exactly lighting it up. But for reference - Zibanejad put up more points than any Wild Foward last year by 13 - he also had more goals than any Wild forward. Sooooo

He’s a player I like a lot. He’s someone I’d like on this team. But I also think it’s rather disingenuous to point to his output last season as being better than anyone in Minnesota’s and come to a clear conclusion considering how many guys on this team slumped this season vs. what they’d done in the two, three and four seasons prior. His goal totals vs. Staal’s across the past two seasons are quite close.

 

[TheSauceBoss]

Can't say I'm too thrilled to hear that he'll be stapled to Parise from/at the start.

Hopefully pre-season this year is beneficial to finding our lines.

 

[Dickie Dunn]

Can't say I'm too thrilled to hear that he'll be stapled to Parise from/at the start.

How come? Curious

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

How come? Curious

Because unless we're going to put Rask or Eriksson Ek between them, which would be foolish, we are dropping a 35 or 36 year old center between a 35 year old wing and 32 year old wing.

I don't mind that we have guys in their 30's on the team, but I'd like to spread them out a bit.

 

[Dickie Dunn]

Because unless we're going to put Rask or Eriksson Ek between them, which would be foolish, we are dropping a 35 or 36 year old center between a 35 year old wing and 32 year old wing.

I don't mind that we have guys in their 30's on the team, but I'd like to spread them out a bit.

Makes sense

 

[thestonedkoala]

Meh, I'm indifferent with this signing - because it's what I come to expect from Minnesota. Tread water, scramble near the end to make the playoffs and get stomped. Rinse, repeat. Zuccs doesn't do much for me, because this team's motto is make the playoffs at all costs. We lucked into Boldy (thank you Detroit and Edmonton), but in the past 10 years, I can't remember a team winning a Stanley Cup because of an impact signing. Boston? With Chara, maybe?