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Forum: NHLmer. à 21 h 45
Sujet: NHL TEAM PROSPECT POOL NEEDS
Team - Wild
Need(s) - Top Line, Goal Scoring Center

All positions are currently filled with quality prospects:
LW: Öhgren, Beckman, Lorenz, Milne
C: Rossi, Khusnutdinov, Bankier, Haight
RW: Yurov, Walker, Petrovsky, Novak
LHD: Lambos, Peart, Hunt, O'Rourke, Benoit
RHD: Faber, Spacek, Healey, Masters
G: Wallstedt

We also have quality in our current roster that we've locked up for the next <em>2</em> to <strong>4+</strong> years:
LW: <strong>Kaprizov</strong>, Johansson, <em>Foligno</em>, Shaw
C: Hartman, <strong>Eriksson Ek</strong>, Gaudreau, Dewar
RW: <em>Zuccarello</em>, <strong>Boldy</strong>, Sundqvist, Duhaime, Reaves
LHD: <em>Middleton</em>, <strong>Brodin</strong>, <strong>Merrill</strong>, Goligoski
RHD: <strong>Spurgeon</strong>, Dumba, Klingsberg, Addison
G: Fleury, Gustavsson

Furthermore, we should have enough cap space to retain Johansson, Gaudreau, Shaw, Duhaime, and Gustavsson. Addison as well but we'll most likely trade him for assets this offseason as we aren't comfortable committing to 3 undersized defensemen down our righthand side -- Spurgeon (5'9"), Faber (6'), Addison (5'11"). Especially given the lack of size on our current roster and within our farm system.

Rossi will pair nicely with Kaprizov on the first line but we need a top quality center that:
a. can drive our 2nd line
b. can score goals to take pressure off of Kaprizov &amp; Boldy
c. posses some athletic advantage, like size and/or speed

Khusnutdinov is killing it in the KHL but is allergic to the net. I see him as Granlund 2.0. Which is fine on it's own; however, we have an abundance of passers on the current roster &amp; farm. It's unlikely Bankier PPG play in the WHL will translate into the NHL. Same with Petrovsky. I have high hopes for Haight but his ceiling is still unknown at this point.

Other than a franchise center, we don't need anything else. Maybe a goalie prospect to replace Gustavsson years down the line as the backup to Wallstedt since Hunter Jones doesn't seem to be working out.
Judd Brackett is in charge of our drafting decisions which means we'll to continue to draft BPA, with a preference towards players that score high on skating, compete, character, leadership, and hockey IQ.
Forum: NHL Signingsmer. à 19 h 58
Sujet: New York Rangers signed Filip Chytil (4 Years / $4,437,500 AAV)
<div class="tweet"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Filip Chytil, extended 4x$4.4M by NYR, is a young shoot-first middle-six two-way centre. Very good at carrying the puck in transition and creating shots from dangerous areas of the ice. Finishing touch can be a bit streaky. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NYR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">#NYR</a> <a href="https://t.co/7TPklavT93" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/7TPklavT93</a></p>— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) <a href="https://twitter.com/JFreshHockey/status/1641217941512368139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">March 29, 2023</a></blockquote>

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<div class="tweet"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The New York Rangers have re-signed Filip Chytil to a four-year deal with an AAV of $4.4375M. Wow, that's a huge steal for the Rangers! Chytil is playing at 2nd line level this year already and we believe he'll improve yet in next years. Great job by Drury! <a href="https://t.co/yDzmJBTNKp" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/yDzmJBTNKp</a></p>— Andy &amp; Rono (@ARHockeyStats) <a href="https://twitter.com/ARHockeyStats/status/1641222272865259521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">March 29, 2023</a></blockquote>

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Forum: Armchair-GM20 mars à 3 h 3
Sujet: Addison for Yager
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>RazWild</b></div><div>He's fine. Especially considering he missed a whole year of crucial development due to Myocarditis.

He's doing great in the AHL right now. There's nothing wrong with letting him overbake down there where he's getting top ice time and being *the guy*.

But there's a small contingent of Wild fans who are irrationally ready to give up on him just because he's not already playing for the Wild in a top six role or hate the fact he's under 6'0" tall.</div></div>

To be clear, I haven't given up on Rossi. In fact, I <em>assume</em> he'll center our top line moving forward. Whenever I talk about needing a "1C", what I <em>actually</em> mean is that we need <em>another</em> 1C to drive our 2nd line. Since I believe you need to have 2 first line quality centers in order to be considered a true cup contender. I also think JEEK is best suited on the 3rd line &amp; special teams. I believe Khusnutdinov will be the next Granlund; which by itself is great but becomes problematic when you begin to factor in the lack of goal scorers we have on the roster and in our system. Kaprizov &amp; Boldy are the only two I consider to be top goal scorers. Yurov, Beckman, Walker, Öhgren (maybe), and others I consider to be decent goal scorers but not in a game breaking way.

Ideally, we'd have a center with top line talent (like Boldy) to drive our 2nd line. Even better is if the center is a natural goal scorer (to take pressure off Boldy), fast (since Boldy seems to do well with faster players), and physical (again to draw some physicality away from Boldy).
Forum: Armchair-GM20 mars à 0 h 36
Sujet: Sold On S and J Not K
I agree that Johansson and Sundqvist have looked great.
I'd do the Johansson deal.
However, no way am I spending that much money &amp; term on Sundqvist. If he doesn't resign for cheap, I'd let him walk. I'd rather give more playing time to Walker, Beckman, and other young players.
I'd also prioritize resigning FreddyG since he's looked great the past two seasons.

I don't get this site's obsession with trading Goligoski. He's killed it analytically the past two seasons and has shown little-to-no interest in playing elsewhere; rather the opposite, he'd rather retire with his hometown team.

I'd keep Hunt since he's shown more promise than ROR imo.

It's unlikely we sign Livingstone as he's a VAN native. LaCombe would be nice but I doubt he doesn't sign with the team that drafted him given they will provide him with more opportunity / playing time. Plus, the Wild are loaded with D prospects so he'd have to compete with ROR, Hunt, &amp; Lambos for the #6 spot.
Forum: Armchair-GM19 mars à 21 h 41
Sujet: OTT Dynasty
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Claesson4Norris</b></div><div>Largely looks alright, but I'll give a few thoughts on what I think you're off about.

There's no reason to think Tyler Boucher will ever be more than a 4th liner. Decent physical skillset (physical, good shot, skating), but he can't stay healthy and he's not a consistent offensive threat even when he is.

Greig is gonna be at least a 3rd liner, as soon as next year. Has shown well at the NHL level this year, despite being in over his head as a 2C when he's been up. All the pieces are there for him to be an extremely effective player in the NHL. Skates well, good snap on his wrister, plays hard to get under players skin, and he's got really underrated hockey sense which let's him be so effective away from the puck.

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Also bridging Jake Sanderson would be a mistake. They need to make a long term play for him this offseason, like they did with Stützle. This dude is gonna be special. I'd even be willing to swap out Cat for a cheaper top 6 winger to keep that money open.</div></div>

I appreciate the feedback and agree on all points, especially your final two. IDK why I bridged Sanderson, I'll change it to an 8 x $7M/yr. As for putting Greig on the 4th line, I originally had him as the 4C simply to complete the "perfect" line down the middle: Stutzle, Norris, Pinto, Greig. Even though Greig is more suited on the 3rd line. Then I made some changes and forgot to place him back on the 3rd line. I'll make the changes now. Thanks.
Forum: Armchair-GM19 mars à 21 h 30
Sujet: OTT Dynasty
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>OutDoorRinkBoy</b></div><div>All these contracts are overpayments for Gambrell, Gaithier, Kelly, Lodin, Pinto, Sokolov, even Bernard-Docker, I think the Sens should trade D-Cat. And we definitely need better Goalies.If this team is the team in 2024-25, they would be really bad and I would consider not even being a fan anymore. But I apreciate you saying this team has a bright future, cause I think they do.</div></div>

$925k is the figure most teams are signing their rookies at so it was the floor I stuck with. As for the others, I looked at 1 or 2 OTT ACGMs and based them on that.

I think this team is loaded down the middle and has a solid top 2 lines (F &amp; D). They'll need help on goaltending and probably more goal scoring. Otherwise, I like their future.
Forum: NHL Signings19 mars à 14 h 36
Sujet: Buffalo Sabres signed Devon Levi (3 Years / $1,566,667 AAV)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Dahlin_On_Me</b></div><div>Our goaltending and team defence is atrocious. This is a step in the right direction. <strong>We need another legit top 4 shutdown defender</strong> and team defence to clean up our own end and playoffs could actually be a realistic expectation in 2024. Could happen in 2023 but seems like a stretch this year. Fingers crossed 🤞</div></div>

Wild fan here. I assume Samuelsson is one of the "legit top 4 shutdown defender(s)" you are referring to. Is Power not a shutdown defender? I'm curious as to what BUF fans feel about Power, Dahlin, Jokiharju, Lyubushkin, &amp; Stillman. Along with Ryan Johnson (who's killing it for my Minnesota Golden Gophers).

To me, BUF, OTT, &amp; NJD are set to become the dominant dynasties of the 2020s.