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

Today’s Daily Faceoff podcast (Frank Seravelli) says the Wild are one of the front runners on trading for David Juricek, Flyers are also very interested in him as well…Columbus would probably want Rossi + or maybe even Yurov + in return, not sure the Wild would do that…Would they consider moving Ohgren or Heidt? I think so… its going to take a significant player/prospect to get a #6 overall pick a few years ago + RH shot D with size…I’d include Lambos in the trade as well as Columbus would likely want some young 1st round talent D prospect back to sort of replace him…

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Did you hear what happened to Biz at a AZ restaurant? 6-7 Drunk golf buddies made a scene at a local restaurant he was at and Biz asked them to take it outside and then they all jumped him, it ended up continuing outside the restaurant and Biz got pretty beat up…he’s fine and is willing to drop the charges if they face him 1-1 vs 1-7…He talked about it on the Spittin Chickets podcast today…

Mug shots came out today and a couple of the guys look more beat up than Biz. I’m wondering if we ever see security cam footage of the whole brawl

This was one of the all time best chiclets episodes. No chance it happens but it would have been incredible if they got Jeff Marek to come on as full time host

with the recent David Jiricek rumors gaining steam, what COULD the Wild’s defense look like for the GMBG Cup Window starting next season?

Here’s our D currently under contract for next season:
Faber x 8 years left at $8.5
Spurgeon x 2 years left at $7.5
Brodin x 3 years left at $6
Middleton x 4 years left at $4.35
Bogosian x 1 year left at $1.25

Here’s a few others who will make the team/get re-signed:
Buium x 2-3 ELC years left
Hunt x ? RFA
* Chisholm is a Group6 UFA and will likely sign elsewhere

Here’s our top D prospects likely to stay in Iowa:
David Spacek (still 1-2 years away if not traded)
Carson Lambos (I think he’ll get traded this year)
Jack Peart (still 1-2 years away of not traded)

So where could a top D prospect like David Jiricek fit if the Wild were to trade for him? He still has 1 more ELC year and then several years of RFA control, so they can play it out longer term with him as a replacement for Spurgeon unless he forces his way into the lineup earlier. He would likely be the 7th Defenseman for the 1st year, then as a Bogosian replacement the year after (or sooner if he gets traded) and then a Spurgeon replacement the year after that if all things stay the same as they are right now…

JoeMX1825 wrote:

Chisholm is a Group6 UFA and will likely sign elsewhere

Better chance he ends up an RFA. Only needs to play 32 more games this season

tswoboda wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>JoeMX1825 wrote:</div>
Chisholm is a Group6 UFA and will likely sign elsewhere

Better chance he ends up an RFA. Only needs to play 32 more games this season

details… details… I doubt they re-sign him with Buium likely on the team and Hunt as a fresh RFA with a few years before Arb rights…

Who knows, maybe they don’t QO Chisholm in fear of arbitration, just pointing out they will likely have the option. They clearly like Chisholm more than Daemon Hunt right now so I doubt that changes next season

AK Guy wrote:

Forehand, backhand, shelf. Dang that Nino…

We’re going to have another Wild killer if Billy Gee gets his way and trades Rossi. You heard it here first, Rossi will be doing what Nino did last night to the Wild early and often if Guerin trades him.

To quote the sage poet Denny Green, the Jets were who we thought they were. Got to have no D lapses and got to stay out of the box to beat them. We did neither after the first.

No power play goals. Again.

The Wild seemed to get cute after the first, too many thread the needle attempts, to many tries at passing it into the back of the net. Predictable results.

JoeMX1825 wrote:

Based on Leopold’s statements, the plan is to sign a top6 guy this offfseason anyways…

Then Leopold needs to bring in a new GM who can make a deal like this happen. Guerin isn’t that guy. Guerin likes grinders and his idea of “grit” and “FU”, whatever that is. The Wild are way too tied down with long contracts and NTCs for players that even without those things would be tough to move. Doing a true top 6 deal for an EXISTING true top 6 guy (NOT a “should be” prospect) with the hand Billy Gee has dealt himself? Not seeing it.