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Ask Russo: Wild’s eternal search for a star center...and more

https://theathletic.com/2...lvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Of note from this piece, former Amerks GM Randy Sexton is with Minnesota as senior advisor to the GM.

As they look for a No. 1 center a choice of Barkov or Jack was proposed and Russo went Barkov, but qualified it by saying he thinks the Cats are gonna try hard to get a contract extension done and also mentioned the risk of trading for a player with one year left on his contract. As to Jack, "if you’re going to give up the massive assets needed to get him, you better make damn sure you do your due diligence on this injury."

Russo also points out that the Wild will need shed money out to counter Jack's incoming $10M mentioning Dumba ($6M) and Fiala (who he thinks 5yr/$27.5M extension is low). Dumba, Rossi and two firsts "would get Buffalo's attention" but the money wouldn't work.

He also called Jack, "the captain of a perennial loser," although it's a chicken/egg thing as to who's at fault. “There have been questions about his character since he was 16, and he hasn’t done anything to change that perception,” Russo wrote in a previous piece. "Perception is reality sometimes, and like it or not, that perception is out there. But... At some point, you’ve got to swing for the fences because you’re not a serious contender when you’re trotting out Victor Rask to center Kaprizov or Fiala."
- Michael Pachla

rumor of the wild offering Kirill Kaprizov 8 mil a year, IMO does not make the wild a viable trade partner

too much crap cap

I mean greenway, ek and dumba does not move the needle for me

kid rock is sooooooooo....2000
- Michael Pachla

so is simon though

so it's apples to apples

Ask Russo: Wild’s eternal search for a star center...and more

https://theathletic.com/2...lvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Of note from this piece, former Amerks GM Randy Sexton is with Minnesota as senior advisor to the GM.

As they look for a No. 1 center a choice of Barkov or Jack was proposed and Russo went Barkov, but qualified it by saying he thinks the Cats are gonna try hard to get a contract extension done and also mentioned the risk of trading for a player with one year left on his contract. As to Jack, "if you’re going to give up the massive assets needed to get him, you better make damn sure you do your due diligence on this injury."

Russo also points out that the Wild will need shed money out to counter Jack's incoming $10M mentioning Dumba ($6M) and Fiala (who he thinks 5yr/$27.5M extension is low). Dumba, Rossi and two firsts "would get Buffalo's attention" but the money wouldn't work.

He also called Jack, "the captain of a perennial loser," although it's a chicken/egg thing as to who's at fault. “There have been questions about his character since he was 16, and he hasn’t done anything to change that perception,” Russo wrote in a previous piece. "Perception is reality sometimes, and like it or not, that perception is out there. But... At some point, you’ve got to swing for the fences because you’re not a serious contender when you’re trotting out Victor Rask to center Kaprizov or Fiala."
- Michael Pachla

Oh my.

Having Sexton there might help facilitate a deal.

Nothing illegal about two friends having a private conversation, right? 😉
- Powerslave

Yup. Congratulating him on a nice season is fine

rumor of the wild offering Kirill Kaprizov 8 mil a year, IMO does not make the wild a viable trade partner

too much crap cap

I mean greenway, ek and dumba does not move the needle for me
- homiedclown

And it wouldn't move the needle for Adams. Let someone else trade for Ek or Greenway, then.

And it wouldn't move the needle for Adams. Let someone else trade for Ek or Greenway, then.
- Powerslave

agreed

Common denominator of years past with three GMs and I think four coaches? The “young core”. They gave the keys to a young kid that was ill prepared to take them. A prima donna whiner, prone to injuries and not a leader.

Eichel, Reinhart, Ristolainen. Cause of the poor performances, or just riders on a mismanaged train? I would argue the former. Many legitimate NHL players have cycled through the door in this period of time, and they appear as if they forgot how to play hockey.

More than any other sport, locker room culture is a defining factor of a team. Patrice Bergeron and others instill and drive winning cultures. Jack Eichel drives a me-first losing culture, as do Reinhart and Ristolainen. If you don’t think part of ROR’s reason for losing passion wasn’t related to his inability to counter the “young core” and drag them and the rest of the team’s compete level along with him, you are sorely misreading the situation. There may mot be personal hostility between them, but ROR saw the light and wanted out.

Excise the cancer and move forward. Get rid of all three, strike the best deal you can and get the right guys in the room to create a winning culture. Look at a kid like Brady Tkachuk and how Ottawa played this year. Right to the end they battled, and if they had consistent goaltending all year may have knocked Montreal out of fourth. I’ll take their future over currently constructed Sabres all day long.

You may not “win” every trade in terms of the measurables, but if you get three guys with talent and the intangibles. You will be light years ahead of where the three of those guys will take you. Do it and build with the pieces you get in return, but must be very wise and diligent.

Don’t know if they have right front office personnel to do it, but only shot they have to turn things around.

wild have over 24 and a half mil locked up long term on 4 dinosaurs

parise, zuc, suter and talbot

so is simon though

so it's apples to apples
- homiedclown

true...their schtick is old and worn having reached it's zenith at least a decade ago

Oh my.

Having Sexton there might help facilitate a deal.
- Powerslave

or it might make it worse with sexton having the inside scoop of jack's real nature

wild have over 24 and a half mil locked up long term on 4 dinosaurs

parise, zuc, suter and talbot



- homiedclown

they also have $22m in cap space next year and a boatload talented young players and prospects...

but you're right, that's a lot locked up into those four players

Ask Russo: Wild’s eternal search for a star center...and more

https://theathletic.com/2...lvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Of note from this piece, former Amerks GM Randy Sexton is with Minnesota as senior advisor to the GM.

As they look for a No. 1 center a choice of Barkov or Jack was proposed and Russo went Barkov, but qualified it by saying he thinks the Cats are gonna try hard to get a contract extension done and also mentioned the risk of trading for a player with one year left on his contract. As to Jack, "if you’re going to give up the massive assets needed to get him, you better make damn sure you do your due diligence on this injury."

Russo also points out that the Wild will need shed money out to counter Jack's incoming $10M mentioning Dumba ($6M) and Fiala (who he thinks 5yr/$27.5M extension is low). Dumba, Rossi and two firsts "would get Buffalo's attention" but the money wouldn't work.

He also called Jack, "the captain of a perennial loser," although it's a chicken/egg thing as to who's at fault. “There have been questions about his character since he was 16, and he hasn’t done anything to change that perception,” Russo wrote in a previous piece. "Perception is reality sometimes, and like it or not, that perception is out there. But... At some point, you’ve got to swing for the fences because you’re not a serious contender when you’re trotting out Victor Rask to center Kaprizov or Fiala."
- Michael Pachla

Lol, that Barkov is always mentioned as someone with a year left on his deal who “they might can get from Floriduh.” Barkov is happy here, and the Captain is ready to lead his team to more success. The Panthers organization loves everything about Barkov. Zito will re-sign Barkov, there’s no way they would let him go. They will get an extension done for Barkov this offseason.

And it wouldn't move the needle for Adams. Let someone else trade for Ek or Greenway, then.
- Powerslave

I would take Greenway if the Wild can't protect him, he would bring some much needed snarl to this team.

they also have $22m in cap space next year and a boatload talented young players and prospects...

but you're right, that's a lot locked up into those four players
- Michael Pachla

Kirill Kaprizov is getting 8 mil

https://www.hockeywildern...ill-kaprizov-playoffs-nhl

Kirill Kaprizov is getting 8 mil

https://www.hockeywildern...ill-kaprizov-playoffs-nhl
- homiedclown

https://giphy.com/gifs/je...-money-3oEdv22bKDUluFKkxi

New blog

Common denominator of years past with three GMs and I think four coaches? The “young core”. They gave the keys to a young kid that was ill prepared to take them. A prima donna whiner, prone to injuries and not a leader.

Eichel, Reinhart, Ristolainen. Cause of the poor performances, or just riders on a mismanaged train? I would argue the former. Many legitimate NHL players have cycled through the door in this period of time, and they appear as if they forgot how to play hockey.

More than any other sport, locker room culture is a defining factor of a team. Patrice Bergeron and others instill and drive winning cultures. Jack Eichel drives a me-first losing culture, as do Reinhart and Ristolainen. If you don’t think part of ROR’s reason for losing passion wasn’t related to his inability to counter the “young core” and drag them and the rest of the team’s compete level along with him, you are sorely misreading the situation. There may mot be personal hostility between them, but ROR saw the light and wanted out.

Excise the cancer and move forward. Get rid of all three, strike the best deal you can and get the right guys in the room to create a winning culture. Look at a kid like Brady Tkachuk and how Ottawa played this year. Right to the end they battled, and if they had consistent goaltending all year may have knocked Montreal out of fourth. I’ll take their future over currently constructed Sabres all day long.

You may not “win” every trade in terms of the measurables, but if you get three guys with talent and the intangibles. You will be light years ahead of where the three of those guys will take you. Do it and build with the pieces you get in return, but must be very wise and diligent.

Don’t know if they have right front office personnel to do it, but only shot they have to turn things around.
- 33eagle

It’s what I’ve been saying. Move these guys for a boatload of picks prospects. You might not win each individual trade in a vacuum but you end up ahead in the end.

https://lastwordonsports....ew=true&preview_id=111756

rumor of the wild offering Kirill Kaprizov 8 mil a year, IMO does not make the wild a viable trade partner

too much crap cap

I mean greenway, ek and dumba does not move the needle for me
- homiedclown

Dumba would be a Cap dump though right? 2 years isn't horrible. He could be used as a trade chip at the '22-23 TDL by holding some Cap.
Same with Rask as a Cap dump...but for 1 year.
Those two clear the $10m cap hit for Jack

Now what's the return for Jack and for taking on 2 cap dumps?
*Jack's value = 3 premium pieces?
-Rossi
-Boldy
-Fiala
*What's the value for taking 2 Cap dumps? 2 pieces, 1 better piece?
-Lindberg (G), 2021-2nd?
-?

I didn't know that the Kracken were allowed to sign players to max deals right off the bat.

I didn't know that the Kracken were allowed to sign players to max deals right off the bat.
- Buff36

I'm curious, why wouldn't they have free reign like anyone else?

or it might make it worse with sexton having the inside scoop of jack's real nature
- Michael Pachla

What do you mean? 😂

https://lastwordonsports.com/hockey/?p=111756&preview=true&preview_id=111756
- Buff36

LOL the Leafs and Eichel

I'm curious, why wouldn't they have free reign like anyone else?
- IonSabres

Well doesn't a player have to be with a team for a year to sign a max deal