2024/2025 NHL/WILD Offseason-Season-Postseason Thread

Ripjiggen wrote:

I just meant it doesn’t exactly help his cause to raise his value.

Either will playing with Brazeau or Trenin as linemates

5×5 seems a little steep to me!

AnotherFisherman wrote:

5×5 seems a little steep to me!

not for a 23 yr old legit 2C that just put up 60 points with an ever rising cap… if they dont end up trading him perhaps the Rossi camp comes back and accepts it… just kinda feels like the writing is on the wall that they trade him for another center this summer…

I agree the 5×5 seems fine… until a couple weeks ago. I mean I was all for 7×7 or 8×8 in November. But right now it’s pretty tough to call Rossi a legit 2C. Legit 2C’s don’t get caved in the playoffs

tswoboda wrote:

Legit 2C’s don’t get caved in the playoffs

do they score 60 points in the regular season? He’s proved he can be successful in this league, now he needs to figure out how to elevate his game in the playoffs, pretty common issue for young players in their first playoffs…

He’s obviously face smacked into a confidence wall right now, no arguing about that… it makes him turning down 5×5 look bad right now..

It could be he just don’t want to be here any longer. Seems he’s been the Wild’s poster boy for trade bait for so long he probably has reached the just trade me already level. From his pov he’s done everything asked of him from this team. Yet all he hears is they are not happy with him and he’s on the trade block. Young centers who post 60 in a season just aren’t that plentiful. He’s playing hurt right now is my guess.

Ice Cap wrote:

It could be he just don’t want to be here any longer. Seems he’s been the Wild’s poster boy for trade bait for so long he probably has reached the just trade me already level. From his pov he’s done everything asked of him from this team. Yet all he hears is they are not happy with him and he’s on the trade block. Young centers who post 60 in a season just aren’t that plentiful. He’s playing hurt right now is my guess.

The criticism is warranted as his defense has been brutal at times, especially lately, but most young players have issues with their game they need to improve on…

In terms of the trade rumors, we’ve gone over this a ton, he was really the only player without trade restrictions that has value so naturally his name always comes up….

Lets see what his icetime looks like tonight…

Wow, Hagel just destroyed Barkov and he’s hurt… Florida thought it was cheap, Hagel got 5 minute major but not kicked out?

JoeMX1825 wrote:

Wow, Hagel just destroyed Barkov and he’s hurt… Florida thought it was cheap, Hagel got 5 minute major but not kicked out?

I saw that. Puck was nowhere nearby either.

JoeMX1825 wrote:

I have a feeling Zeev produces his 1st NHL point tonight…

I called that one…Thankfully he got saved by the Vegas too many man call after he turned it over at the blueline…

Marco!

Yeah… Rossi is awful.

As I’ve always said, give him 8×8

GusBus blew a tire on that one… wtf

My fault. I just turned the game on.
DT

Nyquist has already had 3-4 bad plays this game… gotta pull him next game, he has nothing left…

Damn there’s been some big hits in this game sofar!!

JoeMX1825 wrote:

Damn there’s been some big hits in this game sofar!!

Whole series has. Saw today somewhere that Foligno has the 2nd most hits in any 2-game stretch in NHL history.

Hynes messing with all of the lines tonight..

Hard Water Fan wrote:

My observation from 4 nations is that Faber is an elite player. Boldy is not.

I no longer stand by my comment on Boldy from February

Hard Water Fan wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Hard Water Fan wrote:</div>
My observation from 4 nations is that Faber is an elite player. Boldy is not.

I no longer stand by my comment on Boldy from February

love it!

Hard Water Fan wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Hard Water Fan wrote:</div>
My observation from 4 nations is that Faber is an elite player. Boldy is not.

I no longer stand by my comment on Boldy from February

Haha that is gold. Respect!

My son wanted to watch some of the NFL draft (ugh) so I missed the last two goals. But… 4-1 lead going into the 3rd period LETs GO!

It would be nice if it stays a 4-1 game so Bogo and Buium can take a regular shift rotation and take some minutes from the top4

Stupid play by Kirill, then not enough gas to backcheck to the net…

Wow. What a save by Gus!

Gus Bus.

Game 4 has been our Achilles heel the past X playoff series… Saturday’s game is HUGE

Great all around win, Huge bounce back game for Rossi! His first 2 NHL Playoff points!

Nyquist has to come out though for game 4, he’s done