Good thing we picked up our draft guru last year…
It’s funny there was a lot of in-fighting about Bracket within the Vacouver fanbase when the Wild signed him. Some gave him a ton of credit others did not.
I think he has a proven track record and was actually railroaded by their upper management based on everything I could find.
I remember the reason Brackett was fired was the GM Benning thought he had or wanted too much power. Something like Benning wanted more input on the draft board and Brackett wasn’t having it. The fans loved him there after he drafted 3 Calder candidates in a row. Not many other Brackett picks have played NHL games yet but they’re still young.
As of now, it looks like he missed on Podkolzin. Boldy didn’t look as promising last October when they tried to deal him so lucky that trade fell through.
Islanders showing some real grit in the ECF last night. Looked like Team No Salary Cap had them, but wow did the Islanders did not go away.
Great CF series, goes to show just how tough things are at the top when you can be stacked with talent like Team No Salary Cap and you’re still scratching and clawing into a game 7 to get to the finals. I definitely didn’t see this series going to 7.
It’s funny there was a lot of in-fighting about Bracket within the Vacouver fanbase when the Wild signed him. Some gave him a ton of credit others did not.
I think he has a proven track record and was actually railroaded by their upper management based on everything I could find.
A guy like Brackett makes insecure GMs nervous and they stat to view them as rivals for the GM office. Vancouver’s loss, our gain. I can’t see how anyone could view Brackett as anything but a great talent spotter, a total win for the Wild especially considering our terrible track record in the draft.
IMO BG has assembled the best management team the Wild have EVER had and not by a small margin. This is the first time in franchise history that the Wild appear to have a brain trust worthy of the name.
Hakstol named Coach of the Krakken. That came out of left field. I would have never guessed he would be a candidate but apparently he and Francis worked together on a Team Canada a while back.
I would have thought Tocchet was a shoe-in for the job… Maybe their strategy is to go young and develop vs Vegas’s show them the money strategy. If that’s the case I can see why Hakstol was the choice based on his UND days of developing 18-21 year olds..
It will be tough for Seattle to live upto the unattainable expectations of what Vegas has done in their short tenure…it’s almost unfair honestly…
Really hope that cross-check on Kuch makes the league start calling that garbage next season. The media and hockey twitter are all over it right now like it was some cheap-shot but anyone who watches the NHL knows that was a standard NHL cross-check to the back/ribs/kidneys that goes uncalled all season long. Turns out those do hurt, and now it knocked one of their stars out of the playoffs (cue the “he shouldn’t be there anyway” guys).
Could end up an impactful season for Kucherov, potentially causing the league to change 2 rules in one summer.
That certainly is a garbage play. There is no need for it in the game whatsoever. Neither player was near the puck, not around the net either.
There has been so many dangerous plays that have gone uncalled this playoffs its honestly embarrassing.
Once stars start missing games because of it, it will get the leagues attention… I agree the blatant cross-checks to the back when the players are facing against the boards need to be removed from the game, but it will always be a judgement call by the refs, so there will be some who call it tight and others who don’t, but I think it’s pretty easy to see the blatant ones…I think the Playoff Reffing in general needs to be majorly overhauled after this years swallowed whistles…
The thing with that cross check is that play goes uncalled all season long. Kaprizov took those shots all season and Parise has taken them throughout his career. The cross checking in the NHL is less now than 10 years ago but still way way above what it should be. Just an unnecessary play that puts a beating on their bodies.
The problem with the overall officiating in the playoffs is how much it’s changed from the regular season. What’s so hard about just calling it the same way they did for the entire regular season. Are the refs scared to call penalties in the playoffs? Is the league instructing them not to call penalties? All it’s doing is propping up the less skilled teams and creating more upsets… Oh and also generating a ton of negative media attention on the league and it’s officiating. Maybe that’s what the league wants, IDK.
Pretty interesting article if you have ESPN+ about the NHL officiating.
https://www.espn.com/nhl/insider/story/_/id/31696516/the-pros-cons-nhl-playoff-officiating
Kraken hiring Hakstol as head coach. Interesting choice.
Kraken hiring Hakstol as head coach. Interesting choice.
I didn’t see that coming either but as I mentioned above I guess he and Francis has a relationship with team Canada.
I think Caufield is starting to feel comfortable at the NHL level….scored his fourth of the playoffs tonight. I believe he has handful of assists too.
I think Caufield is starting to feel comfortable at the NHL level….scored his fourth of the playoffs tonight. I believe he has handful of assists too.
He’s been an elite goal scorer at every level he’s ever played at, the question now is will his body hold up to the beating it will take over the years…
I was initially pissed we passed on him for Boldy, but Boldy has developed nicely the last 2 seasons and has the frame and toolset to be a top 6 NHL player, time will tell…
What a playoffs by caufield so far and what a run for Montreal. They could beat anyone with how they play. Fun team to watch.
It’s was a crosscheck, just not malicious I guess.
What a run for Montreal, I thought they had absolutely no chance against Vegas. I think I even predicted Vegas in 3. But they’re playing some really good hockey right now. 3 of the their top forwards are 21 or under. And then you have the Staal/Perry line that’s been wayyyy better than anyone would have expected in the playoffs.
Pretty sad showing for the Western Conference in these playoffs.
ETA: Burgervan cellies harder than Dean Evason. Would love to see him get the cup just for the celly.
Get hot at the right time with a hot goalie with a defensive focused gameplan sprinkled in with some gritty vets and young offensive talent and you have a winning formula..
This is peak Corey Perry. I think you call this Marchessault getting Wormed.
Ha love it great move.
Get hot at the right time with a hot goalie with a defensive focused gameplan sprinkled in with some gritty vets and young offensive talent and you have a winning formula..
And with what I would say not a true 1C.
Should be a good game 7 tonight.
The thing with that cross check is that play goes uncalled all season long. Kaprizov took those shots all season and Parise has taken them throughout his career. The cross checking in the NHL is less now than 10 years ago but still way way above what it should be. Just an unnecessary play that puts a beating on their bodies.
The problem with the overall officiating in the playoffs is how much it’s changed from the regular season. What’s so hard about just calling it the same way they did for the entire regular season. Are the refs scared to call penalties in the playoffs? Is the league instructing them not to call penalties? All it’s doing is propping up the less skilled teams and creating more upsets… Oh and also generating a ton of negative media attention on the league and it’s officiating. Maybe that’s what the league wants, IDK.
I agree and I hope you’re right, but there is NO possible way because all this swallow the whistle stuff is happening because the league has ordered it to be that way. It simply is not possible that the league really wants the game officiated by the book, but the officials refuse to do it.
The Bettman NHL cares about one thing and one thing only: Parity. He will manipulate that rules and the game to any extent necessary to keep the teams playing and to manipulate fan interest and league revenue.
There is no possible way the officiating crews are just “missing” all these no calls. They are missing them because they have been told by Bettman to miss them because calling them costs the league money.
It’s simple math, every playoff series that goes to an extra game puts millions of dollars in the pockets of the owners and the league. Why would Bettman want to mess that up by starting to enforce the rules of the game?
The only way this will stop is for the players union to get a no-call clause in the CBA that says every “missed” crosscheck costs the league $100,000 in a fine that goes to the players. That won’t happen of course, but it just demonstrates how committed Bettman is to manipulating the game because that’s what it would take.
There is no possible way the officiating crews are just “missing” all these no calls. They are missing them because they have been told by Bettman to miss them because calling them costs the league money.
I agree with you but Bettman has commented that the officials are told to the officiate the playoffs at the same standard as regular season. Whatever that means. LOL
It’s was a crosscheck, just not malicious I guess.
Malicious or not, I heard it’ll require surgery and knock Kuch out for the 21-22 regular season… Back in time for 2022 playoffs 
<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>mplspug wrote:</div>
It’s was a crosscheck, just not malicious I guess.Malicious or not, I heard it’ll require surgery and knock Kuch out for the 21-22 regular season… Back in time for 2022 playoffs
Well done!
Russo just posted a nice article, rehashing many of the things regarding contract talks or lack thereof and at the end he had a lot of in-depth details about potential trade targets, UFA, etc.
The one interesting thing he mentioned when talking about the Expansion Draft that I hadnt considered before, could BG work out a deal for SEA to buyout Parise in exchange for a player/picks? That is interesting, I believe its been done before, perhaps not in expansion.
Russo just posted a nice article, rehashing many of the things regarding contract talks or lack thereof and at the end he had a lot of in-depth details about potential trade targets, UFA, etc.
The one interesting thing he mentioned when talking about the Expansion Draft that I hadnt considered before, could BG work out a deal for SEA to buyout Parise in exchange for a player/picks? That is interesting, I believe its been done before, perhaps not in expansion.
Trading Parise to a team willing to buy him out is an interesting thought. I don’t think that team is Seattle though. They have to be watching Vegas, who is already in cap hell trying to win a cup in year 4. Buying out Parise costs Seattle $7m dead money in years 2-4, which would cripple any initial cup window.
I do think a Parise trade could make sense to a team starting a rebuild with cheap owners. A Parise buyout costs very little cash but a lot of Cap Space.
Arizona and Buffalo are the two that jump to mind, both on internal salary caps with no chance to win any time soon. Buffalo is going to tear everything down to the ground this summer, and their owners don’t like to spend money. Arizona is desperate for draft picks and prospects, and the owner’s financial problems are well documented. I think Parise would love a buyout. He’d likely make more money out of it and he can go play wherever he wants.
So what kind of assets would it take to ship out $27m in dead cap? 2 firsts and a top prospect? I have no idea.
So what kind of assets would it take to ship out $27m in dead cap? 2 firsts and a top prospect? I have no idea.
That’s an interesting question for sure and I have no idea either, but I think it would start with something like you’ve said.
Imagine something like this…
Wild send Parise to Buffalo for purposes of being bought out, along with Dumba, 2 first round picks (one or both this year), prospect
Buffalo sends Reinhardt to the Wild and a second round pick.
I have a feeling that the only option with Parise is that the Wild buy him out or just keep him on the team. I think its going to be pretty tough to get a team to take him.
I just want the expansion draft to get here already haha
<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>tswoboda wrote:</div>
So what kind of assets would it take to ship out $27m in dead cap? 2 firsts and a top prospect? I have no idea.That’s an interesting question for sure and I have no idea either, but I think it would start with something like you’ve said.
Imagine something like this…
Wild send Parise to Buffalo for purposes of being bought out, along with Dumba, 2 first round picks (one or both this year), prospect
Buffalo sends Reinhardt to the Wild and a second round pick.
Why would Buffalo do that?
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