Taking another stab

Équipe: 2021-22 Wild du Minnesota

Date de création initiale: 7 avr. 2022

Publié: 10 mai 2022

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

Making some big changes on the roster for us in the off season. NJD seem very interested in Fiala but the fit seems difficult. Same goes with Ottawa. A lot of these trades are risky and would have to really rely on Judd Brackett and his staff but if he gives the green light I would not hesitate to make these moves.

The Toronto trade I think gets rejected based on the hype around Knies. A bad season next year would change this trade dramatically. My logic here is that Toronto is a team that should be in the SCF with the talent they have so mixing up the chemistry and getting a bit bigger and more physical could help in the playoffs. Like I said, Toronto probably rejects this but I think the values are close. Wild get a player that could impact the roster after next year and be on a ELC while still in the cap hell years.

The Fiala trade is super difficult. I know NJD and Ottawa fans would love to make a trade work but the pieces coming back aren't what the Wild need right now. From NJ we would need a major piece coming back and I think they are out on that idea. Ottawa it really depends on the draft pick coming back. If it's too high they keep it and if it's 7,8,9 or 10 we just don't get a player back that helps us in our window. LA has a surplus of centers and it is log jammed. Kopitar will always be a top 6 player until he retires and is a HOF. You just signed Danault to a long term deal last year and Byfield is projected to be a stud. They have a great problem to have. Too much talent up the middle. Therefore, LA distributes the talent from center to get a player at wing that can help push them up the latter and be contenders. Turcotte was a top pick a few years ago and was regarded as a complete package. A few years have gone by and it seems like hes slipped from that projection, or maybe not. Maybe it's just too much depth for him to get a fair shot in the NHL.

My ideal trade for Fiala is to NJD as I think he could do the most damage there with Hughes and the talent they have but we would need Holtz or a prospect of that caliber back. Same thing as Ottawa, if they move up the draft board I think they keep it and go after a less talented winger and take the long road of development. Also a great place to be in for them as well.

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