Hard no from the wild there. Probably on the no chance at all tier. This team won’t give up prime assets for a rental who’s going to get overpaid. I would expect minimal moves from the wild at the tdl and likely no picks/prospects going out unless the return is an early 20’s player on a bridge deal. Not a category Leddy falls into.

For value sake beckman projects as a 2nd line wing with 30 goal potential and khovanov ceilings a 2C if the team can get his mediocre motivation under control. The chief scout the wild lured from Vancouver said beckman is a 1st round scorer they managed to get in the 3rd.

I can't see the incentive for the Wild here. Two decent-to-good prospects and a 2nd for a rental who wasn't even worth anywhere near that a month ago. This is a pretty resounding no.

Vegas has no reason to sign another bottom 6 forward. They have a ton of them that are good.

We like getting depth guys go low picks. I think it will be a 2023 6th/7th with a condition on said player tho instead. Maybe not Gagner but your point it valid if true

That would be a healthy profit on Leddy

Didn't know that much about them. I knew they were decent, didn't realize they were expecting to be that good.

That's cool, don't even know what you are talking about?

Yea beckman should have gone in the 1st. Khovanov is one of those “all the talent in the world, but where’s the motivation?” Players

I don't know if it's right to say he should have gone in the first. He was a very raw prospect at the draft. Most draft eligibles out of the CHL have two, some maybe even three years in the league before the draft, Beckman only had the one. So he was adjusting to a much tougher level of competition while showcasing for the draft. He still has a lot of...flaws? For lack of a better word? That might prevent him from making the transition to the NHL. He's still pretty raw. He's making strides in the right direction though.

The Jets might have a slight interest, but for the 3rd alone max maybe. They definitely wouldn't throw anything else on top for a meh backup.

Stecher is a defenseman something you might want to at least check next time.

Personally I'd be happy with a 3rd for Greiss.

Agreed, I think Leddy brings in a late 1st or a 2nd and a decent prospect. At the TDL with 50% retention every team in the playoffs will be able to afford him.

Comrie is just to fill the void and make space for the jets, if he's not playing good then no real value there

That's understandable, learning more every day here

Colorado has no reason or need to make that trade. Technically they are ahead of schedule and have no pressure to make changes. Beaucage will easily be better than Fabbri and since Detroit chose to protect Smith over Namestnikov I don't see him having a whole lot of value.

It's still two assets for one that probably isn't an improvement on anything the Jets have already. If Greiss needs to play, the Jets aren't going anywhere in the playoffs anyway.

love the leafs getting ganger

Horrible proposal. Wild don't need, want nick leddy. They already have their d locked up. Gm Guerin doesn't care about hometown player situation. Especially nick leddy age

Well I didn't realize how highly touted those prospects were but I think the fit is there. After Brodin its Kulikov and Merrill on the depth chart of they have Goligoski play the right side. More or less depends on Addison I think.

Incorrect...

Brodin-Dumba
Goligoski-Spurgeon
Kulikov-Merrill/Addison

Goligoski will play on the left. There's no reason for him to play on the right. Of the three, Merrill will pull that duty, not Goligoski.

Likewise, Dumba won't be moved at the tdl, there's no point to do that. If he's moved at all, it'll be next offseason. Acquiring Leddy makes zero sense.

The prospects involved have already been touched upon, so I won't get into that. But no one has touched on the fact we still have Dumba... soooooo...

Huh? Not really
Jared spurgeon, Calen addison
Jonas brodin, matt dumba
Alex G, Kuliov

Guerin doesn't want old players like leddy, and leddy value right now is barely a 3rd round pick

Also incorrect.

So long as a player can still play; Guerin isn't opposed to either keeping, acquiring, or signing an older player. Age really has no bearing on it, so long as the player provides some other intangible benefit to offset their age and aren't looking at the Wild as some sort of working retirement plan.

Bonino was 33 when Guerin traded for him.

Cole was also 32 when Guerin traded for him as well.

Goligoski is 35, a year younger than Suter.

Kulikov is 30, hardly a spry chicken in the prime of his career either.

Unlike Parise and Staal, who both don't have much left in the tank, the players listed above can all still play effectively well at an NHL caliber level to varying degrees despite their age.

Leddy is no different than those listed above, and happens to be the same age as Kulikov, is still a legitimate Top 4 defenseman and likely won't see any major reduction in playing ability for at least another 4-5 years. He is still easily worth a c-level prospect and a 2nd round pick before retention and/or a contract extension, just not two B-level prospects as was proposed here.

Suter is different from the others because even though he can still play, there are concerns and rumors about his lockerroom culture and presence on the team. Everyone listed above minus Parise and Staal are well known to have a great lockerroom presence on top of their solid play.

So you had an intelligent response and very reasonable arguments. If Leddy were an option for Minnesota would say Beckman and a second be too much of an ask?

Yes because wild aren't trading a top prospect for a player who doesn't have much value left. He was a cap dump and hasn't been good