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Forum: Armchair-GM3 mai 2023 à 13 h 41
Sujet: Wild right before cap hell ends
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Jeffrey4649</b></div><div>I've heard Yurov hasn't signed for 2023-24 in the KHL meaning he could be here to play in Iowa next fall. Ohgren is signed to play in the SEL next year but after that should be here ready for full time NHL action. Khusnutdinov should be NHL ready when he arrives in the fall of 2024.</div></div>

Yurov signed a 1-year deal with his KHL team after they replaced their coaching staff. However, it's interesting he opted for the non-traditional 1-year term vs. the normal 2-year. Probably has something to do with his desire to play with Kaprizov and the time is ticking with the latter's contract and all. Öhgren will probably play a year in Iowa after next season since he likely won't receive huge minutes in the SHL (still decent minutes tho). The key for him is consistency. Khusnutdinov will be NHL ready for sure tho. He's already played like 139 KHL games.
Forum: Mock-Draft2 mai 2023 à 20 h 17
Sujet: Mock Draft with small explanations
The last thing Minnesota needs is yet another undersized LHD. We already have an offense-only defensemen in Addison and that isn't going well. Currently, we have...
LHD: <strong>Carson Lambos</strong> (1st, 2021), Ryan O'Rourke (2nd, 2020), Daemon Hunt (3rd, 2020), Kyle Masters (4th, 2021), &amp; <strong>Jack Peart</strong> (2nd, 2021)
RHD: Calen Addison (trade), <strong>Brock Faber</strong> (trade), David Spacek (5th, 2022), &amp; Ryan Healey (4th, 2022)
Those in <strong>bold</strong> have Top 4 potential, the rest are easily NHLers.

For this draft, we are targeting forwards. And judging by Judd Brackett's past drafts, we are gonna lean towards guys that are decent skaters, leaders, high character + hockey IQ, and drive the offense for their team. I'd love for us to draft guys with higher ceilings, especially in the goal scoring department but that doesn't seem to be in the cards as JB prefers to be a bit more conservative by focusing on solid, 2-way forwards.
Forum: Armchair-GM25 avr. 2023 à 1 h 10
Sujet: Off Season Moves and Next Years Roster
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Samsoc22</b></div><div>Didn’t know about the Wild’s goalie depth so thanks for going a little in-depth about it I appreciate it. I also appreciate that you understand hockey and realize Hart would be Vezina caliber on a good team like the Wild. There’s too many clowns in this comment section that think they know hockey that think that Hart is some random goalie. The ask is probably too much and realistically should probably be just the picks but if they already have that kinda depth they shouldn’t even kick the tires on it. Thanks for your insight!</div></div>

To add to what others have said, the Wild are the <em>last</em> team that'd be looking for a future goalie. For context:
a. Gustavsson was arguably a top 5 goalie this season (2nd lowest GAA) and is only 24.
b. Behind him, we have Jesper Wallstedt who is considered by most to be the best goalie prospect in the world. Wallstedt made the All Star team as a rookie in the AHL this season.
c. Hunter Jones was a 2nd rd pick in 2019 and although he's been a disappointment so far, goalies take longer than normal to develop and he has shown strides recently that give hope.

All in all, the Wild have 2 franchise goalies in their system so wouldn't be interested in Hart at all. Especially for that price. Our GM (Guerin) and head coach (Evason) cannot stop gushing over Faber. In fact, Guerin specifically targeted him in the Fiala trade. I could only see the Wild giving up such a haul as the one you proposed for a bona fide young, franchise center. Someone like McDavid, Matthews, et al. Which is unlikely to occur. Rossi is our only prospect that <em>could</em> become a franchise center -- something we've never had before.

Hope that helps. :)
Forum: Armchair-GM25 avr. 2023 à 0 h 12
Sujet: Raddysh
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>exo2769</b></div><div>gopherit shouldn't that also be in MIN's best interest too? MIN needs to have those up and coming ELCs while the dead cap is in place too, no? A 2023 pick won't be NHL for 3-4 years.</div></div>

We have youngsters but Evason would rather fill our roster with veterans than give prospects proper game time to develop. As for your point on 2023 picks, I would agree if it weren't for this draft being a generational one. That being said, I do see how enticing it is to wait until to TDL for a Hagel/Jeannot return. My thought process with trading prospects over picks is the former allows you to speed up your retool w/o impacting your tank for the next 2-3 years. But I understand that GMs typically want to make their own selections.

How long do you expect the hawks rebuild to take?
Forum: Armchair-GM24 avr. 2023 à 16 h 16
Sujet: Rebuild moves forward
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MnWildPersonality</b></div><div>Minnesota isn't doing this. You aren't getting two goid prospects from Minnesota for Taylor, then just body players / ahl / depth. David spacek is a top d prospect , and Caedan is becoming a top C prospect and for Minnesota to add 2nd round pick isn't happening</div></div>

With all due respect, imma have to disagree with you on this. I think Minnesota accepts or at the very least seriously considers it. The main piece we'd want is Raddysh. In order to get him, we'll have to sacrifice at least <em>one</em> of our top prospects. If I'm Guerin, I'd try to fixate on obtaining Raddysh and that's it. I like the other 2 players you included but I don't see roster spots for them given our abundance of depth pieces in our system, as well as the fact that Evason &amp; Guerin prefer grizzled veterans over youngsters when filling out the roster.

All that being said, I think the value is fair and I'd accept it if I were GM. :)
Forum: Armchair-GM11 avr. 2023 à 20 h 7
Sujet: Billy G
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>RazWild</b></div><div>There's nothing going on with Rossi. He's been near a PPG down in the AHL, and his level of play is impressive when considering he missed an entire year of crucial development due to Myocarditis.

If you're asking why he wasn't in the NHL this year. It's because Guerin/Wild organization don't like rushing prospects and even though Rossi wasn't playing bad, he was playing sound defensive hockey at a minimum, his offense wasn't where they wanted it at the beginning of the year so he got sent back down. The plan, initially, was just to get his confidence and scoring ability back on track then call him up again. However, the play of other call ups, namely both Connor Dewar and Mason Shaw kept them in the lineup. Ergo... there wasn't a realistic spot for Rossi on Minnesota's roster until the injury to Joel Eriksson-Ek a couple of games ago

Thems the breaks. 🤷‍♂️</div></div>

I'd STRONGLY recommend reading <a href="https://hockeywilderness.com/news-rumors/minnesota-wild/marco-rossi-is-ready/" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">this article.</a> I think it does an excellent job breaking down how Rossi's game has grown this year and where it hasn't -- particularly w.r.t. aggressiveness on the boards. Which is something Evason values highly.