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Forum:
Armchair-GM
21 hours ago
Thread:
Necas and KK to Vancouver
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Canesfan21_</b></div><div>If Ryan Hartman is your 1C that’s a you problem lmao</div></div>
That poster isn't a Wild fan and Hartman is not the 1C. Regardless of either of those facts, Wild don't do this and Hartman says no.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Thu. at 2:20 p.m.
Thread:
A lot of blocked shots and a little draft capital
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Boltsy</b></div><div>Because they've got, almost, a $15mil buyout penalty from Parise and Suter this year. They're rebuilding. Perbix is younger, cheaper, fairly dependable. They've only got about $6mil in cap space left and this opens up another $1.3 in space for them. They could definitely use that to help upgrade a position. Not saying it's an amazing deal for them. Could be that TBL have to toss in a little something more. Also, Perbix is a MN native and it's a feel good story for the fans, maybe?</div></div>
How do you figure they're rebuilding? Trading away a few depth players at the deadline isn't rebuiding..
Do a quick ACGM and you'll see they're good on cap next year, they're actually in a better position than Tampa for cap next year.
That's great Preblix is from Minnesota, we'll take him for free I guess if he's homesick or something but Middleton isn't going anywhere unless it's an overpay. 100% the Wild could get a better offer at the deadline from a playoff team wanting to add some size and physicality to their defense.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Thu. at 1:46 p.m.
Thread:
A lot of blocked shots and a little draft capital
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Boltsy</b></div><div>Because they've got, almost, a $15mil buyout penalty from Parise and Suter this year.</div></div>
And Middleton is already comfortably within that
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Boltsy</b></div><div>They're rebuilding.</div></div>
They're not
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Boltsy</b></div><div>Perbix is younger, cheaper, fairly dependable. </div></div>
(Worse)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Boltsy</b></div><div>They've only got about $6mil in cap space left and this opens up another $1.3 in space for them. They could definitely use that to help upgrade a position.</div></div>
6M in space with very little left to do and several ELC's taking roster spots
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Boltsy</b></div><div>Not saying it's an amazing deal for them. Could be that TBL have to toss in a little something more. </div></div>
Because it's not a good deal for them
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Boltsy</b></div><div>Also, Perbix is a MN native and it's a feel good story for the fans, maybe?</div></div>
Literally don't care at all
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Wed. at 10:37 p.m.
Thread:
Rossi TBL and Necas
Damn, the Hurricanes were 8th in goals in goals this year playing a system that greatly supresses offense?
Wow, they could score like, 800 goals if they just didn't play that system
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Wed. at 9:18 p.m.
Thread:
Rossi TBL and Necas
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>seanrushton</b></div><div>I mean it's quantity... I wouldn't say that it's quality tho</div></div>
Pick 13 will be a good player
Hartman is a 20g 45-50 pt 2nd line player
2nd round pick
Solid LD with 2nd pair upside
For
57 point (his pace for the last 3 seasons) 2nd line wing who wants to get paid like he scores 75-80 points
No thanks.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Wed. at 5:19 p.m.
Thread:
Prospect for Necas
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ledge_And_Dairy</b></div><div>Debatable. Fiala really only had that one season of high production before the trade. I would put them around the same caliber</div></div>
It's not really all that debatable when you consider that
1) Fiala's one season was still much better than Necas' one season
2) Fiala's other seasons were still better than Necas' other seasons
3) Necas by and large has had much better linemates during his time in Carolina than Fiala had in Minnesota
But yeah, if you just look at their production in the three seasons prior to their trades (assuming Necas is moved this summer)...well it's still not actually that close. Fiala averaged a 75 point per 82 game pace, Necas is at 57 per 82.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Wed. at 4:30 p.m.
Thread:
Prospect for Necas
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>seanrushton</b></div><div>Benries is still a work in progress in my eyes and only has one season of top-6 production</div></div>
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>seanrushton</b></div><div>And you are basing that on one season of production</div></div>
As opposed to Necas who has a long track record of what? 40-50 point play?
Potential (and position) matters. Two-way play matters. Seattle isn't sending you Beniers for Necas, not even close.
Forum:
Fauteuil - DG
Wed. at 5:58 p.m.
Thread:
KK and Necas
The Wild do not even consider that trade. Really bad value.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Wed. at 11:29 a.m.
Thread:
Sergachev
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>DopeGM</b></div><div>I’m not saying the picks are thrown in, but I do think TB demands picks and they wouldn’t be critical to Minny’s future from here with such a great pipeline. It might be advantageous for Minny to take back a 27 pick to spread out their prospects.</div></div>
Counterpoint: Tampa's GM has a history of not caring about draft picks and being more than willing to pay the price to get a player he wants. If he's making this deal, it's because he thinks Rossi/Middleton plus ~$5m in cap savings for other roster upgrades gives him a better chance to win a Cup than Sergachev.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Wed. at 10:50 a.m.
Thread:
Sergachev
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>DopeGM</b></div><div>In a bit of a rush and just trying to find a home for Gus. Sorry Canes fans! The main point was to try to find a home for Aergachev</div></div>
Gus to NJ generally has been accepted here, with the trade either being Gus and a swap of 2024 1st round picks or Gus for a 2nd. Rare moments on this site when both fan bases seem ok with the proposed trade.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Wed. at 10:44 a.m.
Thread:
Sergachev
Yurov is signed to the KHL for next year, so he's not coming over just yet. Maybe Heidt makes the team out of camp and there is your ELC top 6 player to save some cap.
Only way I'd consider this as the Wild is if it's Rossi and Middleton for Sergachev with no picks. The salary cap exists and Tampa saves quite a bit on their cap for next year which should be incentive enough for them to do it. They sacrifice on defense, but improve at forward and with them bringing in McDonagh, they can probably afford to downgrade Sergachev to Middleton.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Mon. at 11:09 p.m.
Thread:
NJ fans want Gustavsson
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>RazWild</b></div><div>You're on a roll today. 🤣</div></div>
I had some time :)
Forum:
Armchair-GM
May 18 at 1:27 p.m.
Thread:
IMO Necas is worth about the same as the Cat maybe slightly more
Hes worth less than debrincat who is a premier goal scorer in the nhl. Necas isnt.
With no contract in hand necas is worth a late 1st and a b/c tier prospect. Teams arent going to offer more when they also have to overpay him.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
May 18 at 1:24 p.m.
Thread:
IMO Necas is worth about the same as the Cat maybe slightly more
I think he’s worth the same as Fiala minus a downgraded Faber.
B to B+ prospect and a late 1st
Forum:
Armchair-GM
May 18 at 3:35 p.m.
Thread:
Necas
Regardless of what the Wild could offer Carolina, I don’t think they could give out the contract Necas would want, AAV-wise. The dead cap hamstrings them for one more year. I see them signing a David Perron or perhaps Patrick Kane on a one or two year deal to play with Rossi instead. Trade Gus to a needy team for a 2nd. Then they’ll decide what to do with Rossi next summer. It’s still a holding pattern in Minnesota.
Also, JEEk is the most off-limits player on the team.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
May 18 at 3:24 p.m.
Thread:
Necas
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Caniac2000</b></div><div>Canes pass. Necas is a 60-70 point winger. Rossi had 40 points. Minnesota probably don't have the assets for Necas</div></div>
Necas has been over 60 points ONCE in his career. 2 of the past 3 years he had 53 or fewer points. I think if you're expecting people to value Necas like a 60-70 point player, you will be disappointed in any trade made in real life.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
May 15 at 10:51 p.m.
Thread:
Minny
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Digitalbooya06</b></div><div>Fletcher's downfall was that he traded picks to get **** players (Hanzal, Stewart, Moulson, etc). Or the putrid Tuch+Haula to Vegas for expansion protection. We are still feeling the ramifications from some of those trades.
I think the issue not being taken into account is that you are not making your team better. You're treading water. Not good. Not bad. Perfectly Minnesota errrr I mean mediocre.
Look at all the top teams. Plenty of them have key free agent signings. I mean, look at Dallas: Marchment, Pavelski, Duchene, Smith, Steel, Suter, Hakanpaa, etc. Florida: Verhaeghe, Rodrigues, Mikkola, OEL, Bobrovsky, etc.
You don't have to go crazy. Like I said, if we could get Boeser, Frederic, and Perbix, I think we are sitting pretty. Maybe we don't need to trade Spurgeon for that to happen. But I have more of an issue with Spurgeon the player than his contract. I doubt that his two surgeries suddenly made him better. He's still a limited midget that has to rely on "smarts" that can be bulldozed and taken advantage of by bigger players. He doesn't play well in the playoffs. These things might be fine if the rest of our dmen were 6'3" bruising dmen. They are not. Our defense is so soft.</div></div>
I'm not against free agent signings in the right deal for the right player, but it's not generally smart to go after the big ones. The bigger they are, the less smart it is. Those are roles meant for guys like Boldy who come up through your system and sign by 7x7, which should be a bargain by the time it's over. Or Rossi, who you'd lock up to some kind of similar deal and hope for similar results.
If you don't have those pieces set before you start signing free agents, you will still be treading water. Not good, not bad, just perfectly Minnesota errr mediocre. The Wild have been proving this for 20+ years. You can't get the high end pieces through free agency, but trying to add the free agents before you have the high end pieces from the draft will keep you as a team who enjoys yearly first round exits.
If Yurov is a true 1C, and Faber is a true 1D, and Wallstedt is a true 1G, then you have the pieces in place, especially with guys like Boldy, Rossi, (insert defenseman taken 13th overall this summer), to start signing all the free agents with the money left. But we're not there yet.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
May 15 at 10:05 p.m.
Thread:
Minny
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Digitalbooya06</b></div><div>Cap space also helps keep players like Faber around, who Russo is already talking about receiving $9M+ per year. Rossi will need an extension. Kaprizov? Yeah, he's pretty important and will need a fat extension.
Cap space is also important in creating depth for the team. This is a one line team currently with an important player or two amongst a sea of misfits in the bottom 9. You know how good this team would be if they could persuade a couple of key free agents to join the team? They don't even have to be high priced guys. You could probably get Boeser at a discount because he wants to be here. Sam Bennett, Trent Frederic, Nick Perbix, etc. Plenty of quality depth to be had.
**** dude, I'd take someone that actually plays. Being good doesn't matter if you can't stay healthy. Being good doesn't matter when the playoffs roll around and you fold up like a cheap tent.
Spurgeon is the epitome of why this team never makes it past the first round of the playoffs. Keep being attached to mediocrity. Great ****ing strategy.</div></div>
I think Faber's contract won't be an issue as that's when the worst of the buyouts drops off. Kaprizov's contract only requires an additional 3-4M from where he's at now, so that's easy (Zuccarello's 4M drops off that same summer). I haven't done a deep dive to see how much cap space we're actually projected to have in the summers of 2025 and 2026, so I can't really say for certain what the cap space looks like those years. Should have a few guys on ELC's in the next year or two though, which helps with cap space and highlights the importance of not trading 13th overall picks when you get them.
Point is I don't think Spurgeon's contract is an impediment to extending anyone they want to between now and the time it ends in 2027. The only guys who are going to command big money between now and then that aren't already making big money are Rossi and Faber, and it sounds like Rossi may not even be here for his next contract. Plus, you trade Spurgeon, and I'm not sure we're a playoff team anyway unless you can immediately replace him. We'd pretty much be watching last season again.
Still, signing free agents generally requires overpaying them with both term and AAV. That's basically what Fletcher's entire tenure was, and that resulted in jack. Great teams are usually home grown, they lock their guys up to lower AAV's than they'd get on the open market, and they have a few ELC guys playing like non-ELC guys. You build through the draft if you want to be a great team, not through free agency.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
May 15 at 5:45 p.m.
Thread:
Minny
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ZachArmel</b></div><div>Why not?</div></div>
Because the salary cap exists
Forum:
Trade Machine Proposals
May 15 at 8:43 a.m.
Thread:
Prospects for NHL talent
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>penguinswin</b></div><div>Do you want me to mention that even Wayne Gretzky got traded? There is always a price. JEE is NOT on the trade block, but I am hard pressed to call him untouchable. If this is it or not can always be debated</div></div>
99 was for sale. Literally. This isn't the same situation and you know it.
Bob Gainey, Jere Lehtinen, and Patrice Bergeron were never traded. Also this is a cap league and JEE is underpaid for what he brings. It makes the Wild a lot worse now, and probably doesn't make them any better later.
And the fact he hasn't won a Selke is complete BS.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
May 14 at 4:08 p.m.
Thread:
Buyers party
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>SMH</b></div><div>The disrespect Matheson gets here is unbelievable</div></div>
It's because your fanbase overrates him while simultaneously trying to move him in every thread. He's an average middle pair OFD, but I have straight up seen Canadiens fans tell people he's a #1, or a top pair guy at least, because he scored 60 points (largely on the PP). Put him on a real team with real top pairing defensemen and he's not touching those numbers again.
Stop shoving him down everyone's throat as if he's some universally highly valued top pair defenseman, and start treating him like the player he is, and you won't see as much disrespect towards him.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
May 14 at 1:44 p.m.
Thread:
Marner
As has been established, Minnesota won't trade for Marner. Please consider the team that isn't the Maple Leafs when you make proposals.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
May 13 at 3:12 p.m.
Thread:
Foote goes home
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>RazWild</b></div><div>Hard disagree.
Greentree may be something of a late riser. But no thank you. Helenius is twice the prospect Greentree is. I would take Helenius who is a likely JEE 2.0, over Greentree, who is more likely a Green<strong>way</strong> 2.0 than a Boldy 2.0.
Furthermore, Catton could absolutely be there at 10. Especially if there's a run on defensemen through the 6-9 pick range. Which is highly likely given this years D class.</div></div>
Greentree is the player who plays to score, doesn’t play to win. Was on one of the worst CHL team in years. So it made sense why he looked so good in prospect game (no roles, no system, no coaching), and so badly at U18 (specific roles, system, coaching). I think he drops pretty far.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
May 12 at 6:46 p.m.
Thread:
Minnesota Wild
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>KingExLeafs</b></div><div>Leafs don't need Brodin. They can sign a defenceman in free agency. Rossi is unproven. And trading a top 5 right winger for a goalie makes little sense.
I don't think the Wild have the assets to pull off a Marner trade, not unless they want to give up Faber.</div></div>
I’d take this deal in a heartbeat if I’m the leafs. 3 key pieces for the price of 1 and a meh player who doesn’t fit in
Forum:
Armchair-GM
May 12 at 4:17 p.m.
Thread:
Rossi is available but READ ME
As expected, nobody reads, everyone thinks their prospects are untouchable and suddenly the traded player is awful. If only there was a way to monetize predicting how CF threads would unfold.
I remember being told Fiala wouldn't return jack **** bc MN had no leverage and that everyone's favorite team DEFINITELY didn't have interest.
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