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Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 11 at 10:31 a.m.
Thread: new ideas for MN
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>EccE</b></div><div>Don't know about that Roy trade... If Minnesota wants to break out of the eternal curse of the mid, it doesn't make sense. It just makes the Wild even more mid. What we have here is the Wild trading their already mid pick for a even more mid pick. In return, they get a mid player on a mid contract that fills out a role in the middle of their lineup. A role that Khusnutdinov or some other promising young talent could pursue.</div></div>

Lol yes the entire fate of the franchise hangs in the balance of a 7 spot swing in the middle of the draft....picking 13 and overpromoting a prospect is surely gonna turn it all around!

Roy is a pretty solid player - he's big, difficult to play against, has term at a fair number and shows up playoffs. Khusnutdinov clearly isn't NHL ready and could probably do with close to a full year in Iowa. Gaudreau is awful, so I don't need to see him as a 3C anymore. No other prospects are really ready for 3C duties.

Look how effective Paul has been for Tampa for an idea on what the upside here is.

At the end of the day, I'd probably prefer to keep the pick. But I don't think something like this automatically perpetuates mediocrity anymore than the alternative does.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 10 at 3:40 p.m.
Thread: new ideas for MN
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>SpiderSpiderSpider28</b></div><div>Philly wouldn't do that, Lambos hasn't progressed great, I can't imagine anyone in Philly's FO could be high on Khusnutdinov after watching him religously all year, and 20th OA just doesn't make the trade worth it for a guy who has been extremely promising this season.

Funny enough: I could see Philly be willing to make a similar swap with Laughton and the Florida pick with Minnesota, but they'd almost certainly have to add another piece into the mix</div></div>

Ya I wouldn't do it as Philly and didn't really expect a positive reception to that one, but wanted to see if from MNs side.

Lambos and Khus could be re-worked, but if Forester is basically off the table, then there's probably not an overlap to be found.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 1 at 1:09 p.m.
Thread: Last Year of Cap Hell - Aggressive
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ryminister_92</b></div><div>Side question: at what point do you think it’s fair to consider firing the GM instead?

He’s the one responsible for the terrible cap issues and he’s already fired and hired coaches and nothing has changed. I feel like a fresh view on things might be the way to go</div></div>

Guerin still has some leash with the owner. He signed a multi-year extension this past summer and will almost certainly get a couple of seasons without the dead cap to prove his "plan."

If I'm trying to forecast out any events that could really ramp up the pressure, I think two standout to me:

1) If he does trade Rossi. Big decision that would no doubt raise eyebrows in the fanbase, so the return would be critical in the court of public opinion.
2) Kaprizov. NMC for these last 2 years of his deal. If he doesn't get an extension and there's a looming threat of him walking as a UFA, things will be tense.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 29 at 1:09 p.m.
Thread: Losing the dead weight
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>CoolHandL</b></div><div>Good thought. I suppose it depends on whether he looks like he belongs in those first 9 before the ELC starts ticking. We all know how that usually goes, but the fact that they signed him after only one year of junior after getting drafted tells me they might have that type of plan. And everyone would rather see him and/or the other kids than a re-tread like Mojo on the second line. I'm not too worried either way, next year is another year of waiting time before the cap room finally comes back.</div></div>

Yeah and realistically, optimizing the ELC isn't the end all be all. If burning a year means a better development path, I'd strongly consider it. You can always send him back to the WHL later in the year, if it isn't working as well as you'd like. Though I do imagine we'll have a pretty good idea one way or another after camp, preseason, 9 games, etc.

And you're right about next year being another lame duck, let's all wait for the dead cap to expire season.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 29 at 11:42 a.m.
Thread: Losing the dead weight
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>CoolHandL</b></div><div>Agreed, just send them through waivers. Or Mojo could be traded fairly easily, I'd think.

And I don't think Flower would need to be paid 3.5 again. 2M or so, is my thinking. Otherwise this looks alright. I really do wonder whether Heidt makes a push for the team, especially if Mojo/Freddy are jettisoned.</div></div>

Yeah the issue with Mojo is that they won't actually waive him. I think if he was given the ultimatum of "AHL or trade", he would waive the NTC, but Guerin isn't gonna do that. Even if it works on paper and in theory.

Heidt probably won't be ready IMHO, but it will be fun to see if he can get his 9 games and what he does with them.

Tbh, one thought I had with Heidt (if he does impress but maybe not quite full-time) is if they'd ever consider something like what Anaheim is doing with Carlsson - a deliberately reduced schedule. You obviously want him playing, but I do wonder if 40-45 NHL games is better than 68 WHL games for a guy like him.