2022/2023 NHL/Wild Offseason-Season-Postseason Thread

This is the team we’ve been waiting to see. Simple, fast, physical.

Must be the Reavo boost

mahtofire14 wrote:

This is the team we’ve been waiting to see. Simple, fast, physical.

This is spot on though. Funny how they start getting the bounces when they finally get some pucks to the net.

Yep. Totally different team tonight

tswoboda wrote:

I’m sure they’ll get a stud like Kadri, Copp, Trocheck, Strome, Danault, Granlund, Duchene, Hayes, Bozak, or wait for it…. TAVARES.

That’s the list of UFA centers who signed with new teams for $5m+ AAV in the last 5 years – Tavares is the only franchise #1C on that list. The Wild better start investigating who slept in Nordy pajamas as a kid.

Bingo…Don’t care how much money they have. By then KK may choose to leave anyway.

tswoboda wrote:

I’m not surprised by the move it all, they need D’Lo to get tougher last year and they’re smaller now than then. If Reavo spot starts and fights or makes a physical presence every game he gets in then ok I get it. But if he is in the lineup every single game with no healthy scratches then this was a terrible move even if they got paid to take him.

He in fact can not skate or do anything else besides hit guys on the forcheck – He is a fighter and that’s it. He was the worst player in the league 2 years ago and only getting worse. All I can see D’Lo in the playoffs last year – am I the only one who saw what a liability he was? I now take back everything I said about the Wild having a good 4th line.

One positive I can see is he’s always a locker room and league favorite character so I’m sure Billy G loved that. And in his defense he’s been on really good teams for a long time so you can say he knows how to be part of a winning culture.

But I still hold fast that he’s the worst actual hockey player in the NHL.

Agree. Not a fan of the move but I guess having him in the press box vs Jost is just what this team needs.
Some skill vs 0 skill. Talk about adding depth. Honestly don’t see how he fits when the wild talk they want to run 4 lines consistently. That is when they are at there best. He can play like one shift a period. He is not going to protect anybody because nobody is going to fight him. BG saying he will help win board battles is hilarious. So he runs a guy puck is loose then what is he going to do.
Sorry but this isn’t the Ryan Reaves of ten years ago.

JoeMX1825 wrote:

Reeves to Wild for a 2025 5th round pick

MN loves its fighters, so he’ll likely become a fan favorite with his personality… its a cheap move by GMBG to hopefully light a fire in terms of team toughness…

Those are the picks we need to help move around in the draft.

Great game for Boldy.

I guess Reavo can fill in for Duhaime now. Out at least Friday.

Wild’s best game of the year and the Jet’s would probably tell it was their worst. Nice to see Boldy get his points maybe that will ignite him. Gustaffson looks to be improving he’s making some stops he wouldn’t have earlier. Maybe he needed to be thrust into a situation like this. Kind of like throwing your kid off the dock to learn to swim.

I was at the game last night, the games vs the Jets are always good.

Great effort from the Wild, one of their most complete games of the season. Even better, no sitting back and trying to protect a 2-0 or even 3-0 lead. They had their foot on the gas most of the way, the Jets only managing to tilt the ice in their favor for 2 significant pushes. The Wild were all over Connor Hallebuck was more like Connon Wheresthepuck and they probably should have had 7 or 8.

Boldy was back on the points tally and played his best game in weeks, but he’s still trying to make cute blind and forced passes way too often.

The biggest difference was the Wild were putting pucks on the net and look what happens. Man it drives me crazy going back a few games how often Wild players could completely and totally miss the net and not by a small margin. There must be a stat for that? Anyway, last night they were constantly forcing Hallebuck to make saves and the resulting chaos was everything we needed.

The D looked much more polished and in control than they’ve looked most of the season.

I love the Reeves move. Way too many liberties getting taken on Kaprisov by the likes of players like Drew Doughty. Going to be really fun to see Deano send Reeves out there to take care of business and not risk a high-value guy like Foligno.

Sorry but DD is not going to fight Reaves. He is not an idiot. Well he is but not that big of one.

Ripjiggen wrote:

Sorry but DD is not going to fight Reaves. He is not an idiot. Well he is but not that big of one.

Well then, purposed served right?

How is that purposed served. DD will still be on the ice every time KK is. Reaves may get one shift and if DD doesn’t fight him which he won’t he serves zero purpose.

The whole team just looked better last night. I was actually really impressed with Dumba’s play

Ripjiggen wrote:

How is that purposed served. DD will still be on the ice every time KK is. Reaves may get one shift and if DD doesn’t fight him which he won’t he serves zero purpose.

Kopitar, Kempe and Fiala will start grumbling on the bench and between periods when they catch some cross-checks, slashes and face washes from Reeves in retaliation to liberties taken on Kaprizov… They’ll definitely key an eye open for him taking a run at them if they end up on the ice together… That’s his impact

Here’s my thing with Reaves. He brings nothing but intimidation. Now, that does have it’s place especially with the way people have been going after KK. But there’s really only 3 or 4 guys that will even accept a fight with Reaves. Yes he’ll bring some energy and some hits but is that worth ruining whatever line he is on?

I also think it was odd timing with Foligno and Greenway coming back to the lineup.

If Reaves is on the ice against there first line they will be in trouble and he will be a -double digit player in no time.

I find it funny that people gripe about signing a veteran like Goose to be our 7th D and people are excited about a 13th forward that can’t skate and has been a healthy scratch for half dozen games in a row was scratched in the playoffs because he couldn’t keep up, and has one fight outside of fighting Moose, and will most likely be out of the league next year.

JoeMX1825 wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Ripjiggen wrote:</div>
How is that purposed served. DD will still be on the ice every time KK is. Reaves may get one shift and if DD doesn’t fight him which he won’t he serves zero purpose.

Kopitar, Kempe and Fiala will start grumbling on the bench and between periods when they catch some cross-checks, slashes and face washes from Reeves in retaliation to liberties taken on Kaprizov… They’ll definitely key an eye open for him taking a run at them if they end up on the ice together… That’s his impact

Why do you need Reaves to take cheap shots. Can’t others cross check and slash. Seems to me that because the wild are constructed the way they are…Small…we need to over compensate with a guy that can’t play hockey.

It’s not as if he has been protecting Zinbanjed Fox and Pannarin this year.

brandmoney wrote:

The whole team just looked better last night. I was actually really impressed with Dumba’s play

You must have missed Dumba out of position fitting burned coming out of the offensive zone a couple times, stumbling over his own skates, over committing in the offensive zone without anyone to back him up last night. Same ol’ Dumba being Dumba. Just didnt get punished for it.

Ripjiggen wrote:

If Reaves is on the ice against there first line they will be in trouble and he will be a -double digit player in no time.

I find it funny that people gripe about signing a veteran like Goose to be our 7th D and people are excited about a 13th forward that can’t skate and has been a healthy scratch for half dozen games in a row was scratched in the playoffs because he couldn’t keep up, and has one fight outside of fighting Moose, and will most likely be out of the league next year.

of course Deano (or any coach) most of the time isn’t going to put the 4th line out against a 1st, but there’s that old rule about home team gets last change, so it happens alot and that 4th line sometimes cant change after the faceoff, so they play it out until they can…

“Excited” about Reaves is a stretch… but the friggin GM can see the reasoning for it so fans might want to hold their negative opinions until we see how it plays out…. and the Goligoski love looks good right now after an OT winner, but foolish if you paid attention to every other game he played before it…

Reaves being out of the league next year is probably accurate, but Goligoski likely will be as well (or at least the Wild will cut him)

Dude is a minus 5 in 12 games averaging 8 1/2 minutes but hey he will make a few big hits in his debut after he takes 20 strides to get there and the puck is already gone. Get into a scrap his first game and people will be jacked. Then will go back to being a 35 year old fighter that can’t skate. But hey he brings some swag can’t wait.

He was brought into NY after Wilson was beating the hell out of the Rangers. Never fought him most likely because Wilson can skate a bit and play the game and now was about to be put on waivers because, well he can’t play hockey.

JoeMX1825 wrote:

“Excited” about Reaves is a stretch… but the friggin GM can see the reasoning for it so fans might want to hold their negative opinions until we see how it plays out….

I still like BG but this is another move that he has made because of emotional reasons. Goose get’s a retirement contract that straps the team because they are buddies, Flower same story, now Reaves because BG is pissed that we have a bunch of Sallies on our roster.

Now, Flower has been much better before he got hurt and Gologoski hasn’t been bad enough to sit for a month straight but BG seems to overreact on things.

How does Gooses contract strap the team? Flower signed for one of the lowest contracts for a starting goalie in the league. Don’t see how either of those straps the team. I am fine with both moves.

I just think Reavo is a one trick pony that doesn’t bring any other intangibles and is a liability on the ice if he is not dropping the gloves.

Ripjiggen wrote:

How does Gooses contract strap the team? Flower signed for one of the lowest contracts for a starting goalie in the league. Don’t see how either of those straps the team. I am fine with both moves.

I just think Reavo is a one trick pony that doesn’t bring any other intangibles and is a liability on the ice if he is not dropping the gloves.

Didn’t need Goose and could’ve used that money to sign a solid depth forward that would’ve added more value to the team.

They had plenty of money to do that. They are currently 3.6 under the cap after taking on Reaves contract. Let’s not forget they only had six healthy d to start the season. Didn’t strap them whatsoever.

Ripjiggen wrote:

They had plenty of money to do that.

Then maybe we could’ve signed a top 6 forward. I’m not bashing any of this. I just think Billy makes some decisions without thinking them through completely.

mahtofire14 wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Ripjiggen wrote:</div>
They had plenty of money to do that.

Then maybe we could’ve signed a top 6 forward. I’m not bashing any of this. I just think Billy makes some decisions without thinking them through completely.

That was supposed to be Jost…

Don’t disagree but Goose and Flower had little to do with that.

Goose decision was made before last season even started. Outside of a few weeks at end of season he played very well. I still believe the Flower Cam split was right decision. Unfortunately Cam didn’t like that. I will also take Flower over Cam all day currently.

Goligoski can be bought out after this season with zero cap penalties, that was always part of GMBG’s plan, especially with Faber likely rolling into the lineup after the Gophers season is over. They’ll promote O’Rourke or Hunt to be the 7th Defenseman next season on their ELC contract…

No argument that Reaves is a 1 trick pony, but if he can instill a little physical confidence in guys, protect Kaprizov from fewer cheap hits and keep the locker room loose its a worthwhile trade imo, especially for a 2025 5th rounder…

And he plays where when Hartman is back and or Rossi gets brought back up?

If you need to bring in an outsider to keep your locker room loose doesn’t that say more about the current group leading the locker room?

O’Rourke and Hunt are a ways away still by all accounts and not sure why you would want a rookie being your 7th D. Not exactly a great development plan. I mean why wouldn’t they have done that with Addy last year instead of Benn. He was much further along development wise than either Hunt or O’Rourke.

Rip are you serious? What’s zucc or kaprizovs plus minus right now? Doesn’t say much with that stat regardless.