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Forum: Armchair-GM17 mars 2023 à 11 h 50
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<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Shibbal18</b></div><div>Yeah who would want to join a young team that's expected to be in the cup conversation over the next decade</div></div>

That's a funny comment.

Quit acting like a player whose has spent the entirety of their NHL playing career in one location wouldn't have some semblance of loyalty to that organization.

And that right there is the rub. Spurgeon has spent his entire NHL career in Minnesota. He is the franchise leader and best defenseman the Wild have ever had. He's the team's Captain. Only the 2nd full-time Captain in team history, the first being of course Mikko Koivu. Furthermore, he's raised all 5 of his children along with his high-school sweetheart wife Danielle right here in Minnesota, where they were born. It's the only place they've known outside the occasional trips to Edmonton to see the Grandparents.

So, you know... that could actually mean something to the player.

There is more to waiving a NMC then, "Oh... that place has a bright future. I think I'll abandon my home for the last 13 years to go play for them."

We get it, the Sabre's are an up and coming team with a bright future.

But you know what? So is the team that said player already plays for. I mean, Minnesota currently has the best prospect pool in the league despite not having close to the same level of picks that Buffalo has had. And yet, their future is just as bright and already have the benefit of being a playoff team, something Buffalo can't as yet claim.

Are there issues the team is dealing with cap wise? Yes. But it's not as if they can't afford to ice a team that's competitive with careful planning and due diligence. But the simple fact remains that Minnesota is just as primed to be cup contenders as Buffalo for the next decade once the deadcap goes down in two years.