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MNBassman

MNBassman
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14 mai 2015
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Wild du Minnesota
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Full-time outdoorsman/part-time GM for the Minnesota Wild.
Forum: Armchair-GM 1 avr à 9 h 33
Sujet: Long shot deadline deal
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>phillyjabroni</b></div><div>Yo what's good? I reached out to you a month or so ago about potentially joining the GM Game on CapFriendly. I know last time you said you didn't have enough time, but if you're interested in helping me as an assistant GM just to get your feet wet, I'm looking to add some. There wouldn't be any time commitment or anything that takes a ton of time, but I'd want your input on trades and the upcoming draft.

Most of the communication rolls through Twitter (almost everyone creates a "burner" account for the game purposes). Let me know what you think.</div></div>

Thanks for the offer! I’m actually going through a divorce right now and I just don’t have my mind invested in stuff like this right now...

Please consider me again in the future though. Thanks!
Forum: Armchair-GM 2 fév à 12 h 31
Sujet: This is not happening pure fantasy
True story: i used to be a Wild season ticket holder and I decided to let my tix go around 4-5 years ago. I just didn’t like the direction idiot owner, Craig Leipold, and lap puppy GM Chuck Fletcher were taking the team. WAY too many all-in tdl moves giving away draft picks for a team nowhere near ready to be legit Cup contenders...
Anyway, i received a call from none other than former Wild player, Wes Walz trying to convince me to keep my tickets. He told me the Wild were in talks with Pittsburgh to acquire Malkin. He asked me, (paraphrasing) “would having a top 10 player in the world on the Wild make you reconsider?” I paused, thought about it for a moment, then replied, “No! The last thing the Wild need is another old player on a long term contract...even if the player is Evgeni Malkin!” Walz said, “Really?” I said, “Yes, really!” Call me back if they trade for a super star under 25.” Walz didn’t know what to say...

So...i imagine you can guess my interest level for the Malkin trade you are proposing here...
Forum: Armchair-GM 1 fév à 13 h 44
Sujet: Gambling on centers at TDL
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>wabit</b></div><div>You're betting 100% that the guys drafted by a team that isn't great at drafting. This new guy isn't any better than what MN had before. Hitting on top-10 picks and not much else and he's getting lauded as the draft savior. The old Wild staff; that everyone hated; has a similar/better track record with non top-10 picks than VAN has since 2007.

Staal is a 20g, 50p center in his sleep. Seeing the team without him makes me realize how good he really was.

If I'm Fiala and Kaprizov, I'm looking for a way off this team as soon as possible. If I'm Boldy, 2 more years of college is looking better and better.</div></div>

I am 100% confident that it wont take a drafting savant to find players with higher ceilings than Kunin and Donato.

As for Staal...is he better than anyone the Wild currently have not named Ek? Without a doubt! Is he something the Wild can build an honest to goodness, bonafide Cup contending team around? Not even close! The only thing to really consider between Staal and Johansson is who will get more at the TDL...and that is tbd. This season doesn’t matter for anything other than draft position...with, or without Eric Staal.
Forum: Armchair-GM31 jan à 15 h 00
Sujet: Gambling on centers at TDL
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>wabit</b></div><div>They'll be the 4th team even with this putrid roster. SJS, LA, ANA, and AZ are in the same or worse condition.

Long term health isn't giving up on 24 yo RFA that haven't even played 150 games. You do what Fenton did: sell them as 27 yo with 300+ games when you know what they are as players and know they aren't core players. Long term health isn't having 4-5 FWD spots open up and maybe 2 prospects to fill them. Long term health isn't giving $6m+ contracts to 30+ players like Zucc and Spurgeon. Long term health isn't giving all the old guys prime playing time when they don't deserve it anymore. This is just bad roster building from top to bottom. Add in a clueless coach and "this is your Minnesota Wild, Wild, Wild"

Staal doesn't suck. Watch any game this year and the guys (outside of JEE) playing center suck. Warm body Koivu is an upgrade to them; which is sad to say.

PIT, STL, WSH, LA, TB, and CHI all won Cups with Dontoa/Kunin quality players on their roster. Vegas' entire team is Dontao/Kunin type of players. All these teams had elite talent players. MN has had the depth, but not the elite talent players. Now they have Fiala/Kaprizov that could be in the group of elite talent players, but no depth to make the team work (EDM, BUF).</div></div>

Most of what you said here is the pastor preaching to the choir. We agree on most things concerning the Wild, but...Staal does suck! I would have helped him pack his bags! Kunin and Donato are easily replaced and I completely expect Khusnutdinov to be a far superior player than Kunin could ever dream of being...not that that would take much...

All the players acquired for the departing worthlessness are nothing more than yo fill a roster for the purpose of tanking. Unfortunately, as you pointed out, the CA teams and AZ might be do bad the Wild can’t even tank the season properly... We all need to evaluate these moves in 3-5 years and see what the draft picks turn into. This season was s a wasted season anyway...
I am all for any strategy that might possibly get the Wild elite talent because I am sick and tired of 20 years of a predictably crappy team!
Whew! I feel better now.