GDT: G4: Wild vs Kings 7pm (BSN)

[Obvious Fabertism]

You can’t be serious, Spurgeon is not getting any younger. I really hope you guys get creative.

Spurgeon will be down to a 10 team NTC next season, is that the kind of creativity you are looking for from the Wild?

 

[Play]

Spurgeon will be down to a 10 team NTC next season, is that the kind of creativity you are looking for from the Wild?

I didn’t mean it like that, dude

 

[Obvious Fabertism]

I didn’t mean it like that, dude

I’m being somewhat serious, if the Wild do not advance this season, I think Spurgeon goes on the market.

 

[TaLoN]

Islanders fan coming in with moderate peace

What’s the plan with the Wild? What moves are going to be made by deadline? What would you guys like to see I guess is a better question.

A team with Kaprizov and Boldy leading charge, it’s hard not to root for this team. Up until we meet in the finals of course

Plan? There's a plan?

 

[AKL]

Guerin just extended Foligno, Zuccarello and Hartman for multiple years. Spurgeon (the captain) is not going to be traded with three years left on his deal.

 

[Play]

Anyway, I really hope Brody and Kaprizov stay with the team once Cap hell is done

 

[MNNumbers]

NHL.com showing Fleury to start. Can anyone confirm?

 

[Nino Noderreiter]

Anyway, I really hope Brody and Kaprizov stay with the team once Cap hell is done

I think that this will be determined by the Wild front office's ability to use the cap space to bring in 1-2 high end players (at Boldy's caliber or better) to play with versus adding more mediocrity (Foligno's).

Hopefully having Foligno, Hartman, and Gaudreau locked up for the medium-term future means that we invest in high-end talent and trust our youth to be able to fill out the 4th line.

 

[f7ben]

NHL.com showing Fleury to start. Can anyone confirm?

That’s what’s being reported

 

[Obvious Fabertism]

I think that this will be determined by the Wild front office's ability to use the cap space to bring in 1-2 high end players (at Boldy's caliber or better) to play with versus adding more mediocrity (Foligno's).

Hopefully having Foligno, Hartman, and Gaudreau locked up for the medium-term future means that we invest in high-end talent and trust our youth to be able to fill out the 4th line.

Hence my Spurgeon comment, gotta give to get, Spurgeon has the kind of league wide value that brings an actual talented Center into play for a return. A guy like Leon Draisaitl has two years left after this making $8MM AAV. Spurgeon three at $7.75. If the Oilers fail again and Draisaitl asked for the moon to stay, you gotta think they consider a major shift. And there aren’t many better targets for them than a Defensive top 4 RHD with leadership abilities that has owned them for the last decade.

Options like that could start becoming available next season if the cap rises.

 

[AKL]

There is not a universe where a deal around Spurgeon and Draisaitl is even remotely considered by Edmonton

 

[Nino Noderreiter]

Hence my Spurgeon comment, gotta give to get, Spurgeon has the kind of league wide value that brings an actual talented Center into play for a return. A guy like Leon Draisaitl has two years left after this making $8MM AAV. Spurgeon three at $7.75. If the Oilers fail again and Draisaitl asked for the moon to stay, you gotta think they consider a major shift. And there aren’t many better targets for them than a Defensive top 4 RHD with leadership abilities that has owned them for the last decade.

Options like that could start becoming available next season if the cap rises.

This will never happen. If they trade Spurgeon it will be to clear cap space and they will get pennies on the dollar... maybe a 1st round pick or something similar and a young player with some potential if there is some fit issue.

 

[Obvious Fabertism]

This will never happen. If they trade Spurgeon it will be to clear cap space and they will get pennies on the dollar... maybe a 1st round pick or something similar and a young player with some potential if there is some fit issue.

Obviously it’s less than likely, but he asked for creativity to get a star player and I gave a scenario. Throw in one of our young prospects you aren’t sold on and a pick or two in your mind if it helps

 

[TaLoN]

Fleury starting...

 

[Wabit]

This will never happen. If they trade Spurgeon it will be to clear cap space and they will get pennies on the dollar... maybe a 1st round pick or something similar and a young player with some potential if there is some fit issue.

It'll be a Burns type of return. A 3rd + stuff

 

[Minnewildsota]

Fleury starting...

He played well last game. Gus in his last game, did not. It makes sense.

 

[AKL]

Fleury starting...

@Jesus comma Brodin what are the odds on a Fiala hattrick

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

They're not trading Spurgeon.

 

[MNNumbers]

Anyone have full lines confirmed?

 

[Webster]

Stop Trevor Moore, he has 3 goals for the Kings already.

 

[Sweetnut]

Anyone have full lines confirmed?

From the teams site:

FORWARDS​

97 Kirill Kaprizov - 38 Ryan Hartman - 36 Mats Zuccarello
90 Marcus Johansson - 14 Joel Eriksson Ek - 18 Sammy Walker
17 Marcus Foligno - 23 Marco Rossi - 89 Frederick Gaudreau
21 Brandon Duhaime - 26 Connor Dewar - 20 Pat Maroon

DEFENSE​

25 Jonas Brodin - 2 Calen Addison
5 Jake Middleton - 7 Brock Faber
4 Jon Merrill - 6 Dakota Mermis

GOALTENDERS​

29 Marc-Andre Fleury
32 Filip Gustavsson

 

[MK9]

Would be nice to see Kap undress the mouth breathing, oxygen thief Doughty again tonight.

 

[GordieGallant]

The love affair with Fiala continues.

 

[Circulartheory]

Predicting Walker is going to get a point tonight

EDIT: Just imagine, he develops into any actual offensive NHL player.

 

[AKL]

Kinda nutty that Walker is getting top six opportunities before Rossi, hope he makes the most of it