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Forum: Armchair-GMSun. at 8:25 p.m.
Thread: Minnesota Wild
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>KingExLeafs</b></div><div>Brodin hasn't had a full 82 game season since 18-19. Rossi was drafted in 2020 and put up only 40 points last year. Good player, but not elite. And again, trading a Selke nominated 90-100 point winger for a goalie makes no sense.

I'd prefer the Leafs trade for picks and prospects and take back very little salary in a Marner trade.</div></div>

Uh-huh.

You're right, Minnesota would absolutely trade one of the best defensive defenseman in the league and one of the few you can count on one hand who can skate with and shutdown McDavid on the regular.

A young 22 year old 2C who missed a crucial year of development and who still managed to score 40 points, 21 of them goals, in just his FIRST FULL ROOKIE SEASON. Or did you miss the part where Rossi was a top 3 Calder player for 97% of the season?

And finally to add stupidity to it all. A solid 1B goalie who can play at a Vezina caliber when he's on a roll.

So, yes. Minnesota HAS TO give that up for 1 year of a RW they DON'T need.

Just have Guerin sign the trade forms now. 🙄
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 11 at 5:54 p.m.
Thread: Trades
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Digitalbooya06</b></div><div>2C for 2nd pairing dman is pretty in line with value. I agree that Rossi has more value than Marino, but I also don't think Devils fans would be too excited for a Gus&lt;&gt;Holtz swap. Who do you have as the target for trading Rossi?</div></div>

I just don't value Holtz all that much.

I mostly just wouldn't trade Rossi unless there's some type of forward upgrade or similar player coming back. Knies is one guy I'd do it for. Obviously the Cutter Gauthier talks would have been good with me. There's plenty of other young guys or prospects, but Holtz is currently worse and doesn't project to be better, as a winger. Marino is what he is at this point, an inconsistent 2nd pair guy. Neither of those pieces excite me more than Rossi and I'd be looking for someone that excites me as much or more than Rossi does.

For the record, I understand why people like Holtz and are drawn to him as a target, he's just not for me. I might be trying to put together a list (thread) of my ideal Rossi targets, but I don't want to commit to that yet.