Michael Russo: Wild signing a number of players today

[grN1g]

its fine. we're fine lol.

 

[Spurgeon]

The Wild care if it's one way vs two way. If Folin faltered and didnt play well...they don't want to pay him an NHL salary in the AHL.

Leipold starting to tighten his checkbook? That's never been an issue in the past. Folin was never going to be in the AHL. Let's be honest.

 

[Ban Hammered]

Leipold starting to tighten his checkbook? That's never been an issue in the past. Folin was never going to be in the AHL. Let's be honest.

You don't know that he wasn't going to be there. And it's asset management. When everyone we've signed today has been 2 way deals...it's clear the Wild want options.

 

[tomgilbertfan]

 

[Wabit]

Leipold starting to tighten his checkbook? That's never been an issue in the past. Folin was never going to be in the AHL. Let's be honest.

I don't think he would have cleared waivers, unless he completely forgot how to play. He's an experienced RHD and many teams would have taken the chance on him to fill that spot on their team.

 

[Bazeek]

Working our way through the Rau family tree.

 

[TwiztedHeat]

according to who?

 

[Spurgeon]

You don't know that he wasn't going to be there. And it's asset management. When everyone we've signed today has been 2 way deals...it's clear the Wild want options.

I do know that based on his play the past few seasons and the fact we have absolutely no 3rd pairing RD. It was time for him to be a permanent fixture and the team cheaped out. It wasn't going to affect the cap whatsoever.

Look at the quality of players signed to 2-way deals. Folin is better than every single one of them. Does Fletcher just plan to sign everyone to a 2-way deal? Great way to build a team!

Leipold got his $17M check and now he's holding onto it tightly.

 

[Wabit]

I almost think GMCF is counting on the preseason waiver wire to fill in the holes of the team.

 

[Teddy10Beers]

I thought the overriding reason we did not give Folin a QO is that we were afraid of what he would get in arbitration (and arbitration was a given in his case). We tried to negotiate a contract before the QO deadline and for whatever reason it did not get done. I have a hard time believing that we were insisting on a 2 way contract; that's the same as telling him to go pound sand given how long he had been with us. Perhaps Folin wasn't all that excited about returning and wanted a fresh start somewhere else. He and his agent surely knew that the Kings had interest in him.

 

[tomgilbertfan]

Russo:

Matt Cullen and the Wild indeed continue to talk this morning, so there's a chance he forgoes retirement or a chance of three-peating to return to Minnesota for a 20th NHL season.

I do hear the Wild has gotten back in on Chris Kunitz, so don't know if that'd change things with Cullen if the Wild went that route. Originally, Cullen and Kunitz were intrigued by coming here together, but then the Wild acquired left wing Marcus Foligno and it sounded like things cooled off with Kunitz. But now I hear it may have rekindled.

 

[Spurgeon]

I don't think he would have cleared waivers, unless he completely forgot how to play. He's an experienced RHD and many teams would have taken the chance on him to fill that spot on their team.

Very true. He definitely wouldn't make it through waivers, which is why we should've just signed him to a 1 way. $850k is a bargain for Folin.

 

[TwiztedHeat]

Just retire Cullen...go out on top.

 

[Bazeek]

I thought the overriding reason we did not give Folin a QO is that we were afraid of what he would get in arbitration (and arbitration was a given in his case). We tried to negotiate a contract before the QO deadline and for whatever reason it did not get done. I have a hard time believing that we were insisting on a 2 way contract; that's the same as telling him to go pound sand given how long he had been with us. Perhaps Folin wasn't all that excited about returning and wanted a fresh start somewhere else. He and his agent surely knew that the Kings had interest in him.

Ditto.

I also wonder if Boudreau's input isn't a factor here. If he didn't particularly trust Folin and wanted some more physicality on the bottom pairing it'd make sense that the Wild were ready to move on.

Now, I have no idea who they'd be after or how they plan to fill that third-pairing RD spot, but I'm pretty sure it's not Reilly or Murphy.

 

[Ban Hammered]

K. If he chose that then more power to him. Im still not going to whine that we didn't sign Postma.

 

[TwiztedHeat]

K. If he chose that then more power to him. Im still not going to whine that we didn't sign Postma.

But now you have to worry about value. Who plays 3rd RHD? Prosser getting a 1 way?

 

[Ban Hammered]

But now you have to worry about value. Who plays 3rd RHD? Prosser getting a 1 way?

Im fine with Prosser there. Not like he hasn't shown he can be capable. The armchair GM's will complain but oh well.

 

[TwiztedHeat]

Im fine with Prosser there. Not like he hasn't shown he can be capable. The armchair GM's will complain but oh well.

Prosser was fine playing with Scandella or Brodin, he will not be fine playing with Olofsson.

 

[TaLoN]

Prosser was fine playing with Scandella or Brodin, he will not be fine playing with Olofsson.

You know this how?

 

[TaLoN]

Working our way through the Rau family tree.

Yeah, but this Rau was the actual talented one.

 

[TwiztedHeat]

You know this how?

By watching Prosser play hockey, the thing we'd be signing him to do.

 

[TaLoN]

By watching Prosser play hockey, the thing we'd be signing him to do.

Without seeing him play with Olofsson... what he does matters.

 

[Spurgeon]

Im fine with Prosser there. Not like he hasn't shown he can be capable. The armchair GM's will complain but oh well.

Folin >>> Prosser

 

[TheeNorthStar]

YAY!

 

[TaLoN]

Folin >>> Prosser

At the end of the season and in the post season that wasn't the case at all.