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

mahtofire14 wrote:

That’s like 4 back door tap ins from a KK feed that we’ve whiffed on…..

its time to put Hartman back at 1C and at least see if last year’s chemistry comes back…. Nothing is happening 5-5 for the Wild…

Even if they reverse this Goudreau was offsides I believe.

Wow. It looked like Goudreau was 3 feet offsides live. Guess not.

JoeMX1825 wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>mahtofire14 wrote:</div>
That’s like 4 back door tap ins from a KK feed that we’ve whiffed on…..

its time to put Hartman back at 1C and at least see if last year’s chemistry comes back…. Nothing is happening 5-5 for the Wild…

lol and then they score a 5-5 goal…

And it can happen that quick with the top line. What a great play.

mahtofire14 wrote:

Even if they reverse this Goudreau was offsides I believe.

Wow. It looked like Goudreau was 3 feet offsides live. Guess not.

I thought the same and they never showed a single replay of it?

We’re not helping our goalie’s at all. Gustavson and Fleury deserve better.

That’s a big win when they clearly didn’t bring their game tonight.

Wow, snuck out with the win tonight. Sigh of relief….

I’m predicting a hat trick for Kaprizov Saturday, just think he’s about to explode for a goal rush…

You should rag on him instead that seems to work better.

Are the Avs going to make the playoffs? Not looking good for them.

Hot take, but I really like Steel at 1C. With that being said, you could probably put a traffic cone between Kaprizov and Zuccarello and it would still look good.

I still want to see Rossi in that spot, but I don’t think that’s happening anytime soon.

CaptainMusky wrote:

Are the Avs going to make the playoffs? Not looking good for them.

It’s hard to see them missing it with the amount of talent they have on that roster, but nothing is impossible.

I really do think Landeskog missing from this team is a bigger issue than people acknowledge. He’s a point-per-game player, in addition to being the heart and soul of that locker room. In my opinion, he’s a top 3 captain in the league, probably behind Crosby and Bergeron.

Ripjiggen wrote:

You should rag on him instead that seems to work better.

He’s kind of impossible to rag on, but I get you…just feel like he’s kind of getting frustrated setting guys up with golden opportunities and they don’t finish, I think he’s going to be shooting more often….

CaptainMusky wrote:

Are the Avs going to make the playoffs? Not looking good for them.

They’ll be there and they’ll be in the mix for the cup. They’ve been pretty banged up for the last month. Once they get healthy I expect they’ll start rolling.

The ONLY clip of the Gaudreau goal last night I could find (Why?) Ekker did a hell of a job extending the puck over the blueline ahead of him and Freddy did his best Kent Hrbek impression with the long leg stretch…

It’s been awhile since a reckless speculation post to stir the pot, based on the recent play of the team, I wouldn’t be surprised with the following moves GMBG could make by the trade deadline & offseason, hear me out…

* Trade Greenway asap, sign Duhaime at a 3 x $1.5 extension to fill his spot on the Ek line for half the caphit…
* Trade Hartman this offseason, he’ll have 1 more year at his bargain $1.7aav so he’ll have good value and the odds of paying him the raise he’ll expect after next year is iffy for me (What are you paying him to play? 1st line Center? middle 6 Wing?)…I really liked Sami Walker (ELC) playing with Boldy the few games he was up…Where does Hartman fit on this team in 2-3 years when guys like Khusnidhinov/Yurov/Ohgren are possibly ready?
* Trade Dumba at the deadline if the return is worth it if not, then just keep him, I see no benefit trading him for another defenseman with term left like what’s been rumored…
* Don’t re-sign Gaudreau unless its for $2 million aav or less, he shouldn’t be more than a 4th line center on this team moving forward if they beleive Rossi will take over at 2C next year and have plans of signing a potential 1C solution? Deano will fight it, but GM makes the call…
* Figure out what Gus’s long term plan is with the team, do they sign him as a Wallstedt insurance card/future backup? Term will be important and I think he has 3 years left of RFA status?
* Sign Boldy to a 2 year bridge deal in the $5aav range with the thinking of an 8 year deal afterwards…
* Can they sign Steel cheap as an insurance card?

I think if these moves were to happen, the Wild could clear enough capspace to make a significant trade for a 1C/2C Center option that would fit under next year’s cap limit (that’s the year that’s important capwise) before the $4-$5 million cap increase happens in 2024/2025 and helps counter a big chunk of the last year of the cap penalties…

I like all those scenarios Joe if they were to work. Unfortunately it never seems to pan out. I do like Hartman long term and he would be a bit pissed to get traded after he took such a bargain deal to stay here. Plus his fiance is from here so that would be burning a bridge, but its a business.

Hartman deal won’t be long term I don’t think anyway. The chances of Yurov Ohgren and Khuds all working out in your top six is probably slim to none.

Ripjiggen wrote:

The chances of Yurov Ohgren and Khuds all working out in your top six is probably slim to none.

Thanks a lot Debbie Downer!

Ha just being realistic. Most guys just don’t make it. Would be sweet if they all did, but the percentages show you that is probably not happening. Just like I don’t think all of our D that we drafted are going to be our next six D when all is said and done.

Right, its a pipedream right now and something to be excited about, but as we all know so many of these guys never pan out. There are likely some off the radar surprises too.

JoeMX1825 wrote:

It’s been awhile since a reckless speculation post to stir the pot, based on the recent play of the team, I wouldn’t be surprised with the following moves GMBG could make by the trade deadline & offseason, hear me out…

* Trade Greenway asap, sign Duhaime at a 3 x $1.5 extension to fill his spot on the Ek line for half the caphit…

Is it just me or does Greenway not bring much to the team? I get that he’s a good defensive forward but he really doesn’t do much on the offensive side of things. He’s supposed to hit but he really doesn’t even do that

Ive always had high expectations for Greenway. Last year he finally somewhat lived up to where I thought his game should be, but I agree he doesnt really do anything that fantastic. He is a big guy but not a physical presence at all. I think we could move him and likely not get set backwards much if at all with Duhaime.

And he is banging the chef.

Ripjiggen wrote:

Hartman deal won’t be long term I don’t think anyway. The chances of Yurov Ohgren and Khuds all working out in your top six is probably slim to none.

I’m just thinking in terms of spots even available in the top 6 the next few seasons, you can pencil in Kirill, Boldy, Zuccy and 2 centers whomever they end up being, so there’s 5 of the top 6….does Hartman warrant being in that group? If not, then the only other place he could play would be on the Ek line and Duhaime is a younger, cheaper, better skating version of Hartmnan, there’s no way you play him on the 4th line with his next aav…There’s just limited spots for him to play at the aav he’ll likely command…

and the loyalty angle because he signed a low aav on a previous contract isn’t a real thing, GMBG could get fired this offseason and the incomming GM has ZERO obligation to follow through with somebody elses promises or loyalty agreement…

wormdunker wrote:

And he is banging the chef.

This is a juicy rumor. You talking the one from the video with Kirill and Kulikov last year?

CaptainMusky wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>wormdunker wrote:</div>
And he is banging the chef.

This is a juicy rumor. You talking the one from the video with Kirill and Kulikov last year?

watch the latest Beyond Our Ice episode….

Reaves is awesome in the episode! I’ll admit I hated him on other teams, I thought he was way too cocky on the ice with all of his antics, but love him on our team…funny how that works…

Well I thought I might add a new flavor to this thread. Its been floated, lets just say that. True? no clue. I think its hilarious because he is such “dude” it feels like it could be true.

Sick of wheels, date a chef.

wormdunker wrote:

Sick of wheels, date a chef.

I was going to say at least isnt eating a whole pizza every day anymore. Shes not bad to look at, but if you saw that episode where she made tator tot hotdish she was way off!