Player Discussion Jason Zucker

[Avder]

Any chance we can turn the title of this thread into a Player Discussion:Jason Zucker.

My eyes do a triple take every time I click on the board thinking we extended him again(even though we can't at the moment).

Maybe I'm alone in that though.

Oh fine.

 

[Slick Willy*]

The boy just keeps producing. Sign of a goal scorer that goal tonight.


I'm wishing at this point that we had him locked up for a few more years. He's doing a lot more than than Coyle is.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Weak goal... Doesn't count.

 

[elnewby]

Weak goal... Doesn't count.

Bust.

 

[Slick Willy*]

Weak goal... Doesn't count.

He had about three inches worth of room to get that in there. Garbage goa on one hand, and skill on the other.

 

[Al Lagoon]

Let's trade him for Boychuk!

 

[Wild11MN]

Let's trade him for Boychuk!

Wasn't the mutually-agreed upon common offer at the beginning of last year always Zucker for Niskanen (before his good year)? I think this was the one where Pitt and our fans both liked the trade.. which almost never happens on the trade boards.

 

[Loopy0ne]

Feels like that heart is translating to production. I didn't think it would happen after those injuries but happy to be wrong.

 

[nickschultzfan]

Let's trade him for Boychuk!

Ha. Both Zucker and Boychuk have been good this season. But who would have thought that Zucker would be helping the team out more than almost all other forwards.

 

[ThatGuy22]

I just laugh at all the grief people like me took this summer for "penciling" Zucker into the lineup, when he wasn't "ready" or that we should have traded him.

Wild need people to shoot, and that's Zucker's favorite thing.

 

[nickschultzfan]

I just laugh at all the grief people like me took this summer for "penciling" Zucker into the lineup, when he wasn't "ready" or that we should have traded him.

Wild need people to shoot, and that's Zucker's favorite thing.

Same people who said Scandella was a bum.

 

[ThatGuy22]

Same people who said Scandella was a bum.

Likely. Any inconsistency and the player will never make it.

 

[Al Lagoon]

Maybe we can consider this next time folks want to get rid of Dumba after a bad game.

 

[Jarick]

People wanted Dumba in the minors so he could work and develop just like Scandella did.

 

[Al Lagoon]

People wanted Dumba in the minors so he could work and develop just like Scandella did.

Some did - some wanted to trade him, just like Zucker was at the top of the trade list for more than a few last summer.

 

[MNRube]

Zucker is just what we needed. An energizer bunny who shoots constantly. Parise lite without the hockey sense and with more speed. I wanna see 16-9-22 as a unit.

 

[elnewby]

Heck of a game tonight. Didn't get a goal, but he still had a positive impact on the game.

Dumb penalty in the 1st. It was nice to see some real emotion though, you could tell he had a little extra all game.

 

[Al Lagoon]

Heck of a game tonight. Didn't get a goal, but he still had a positive impact on the game.

Dumb penalty in the 1st. It was nice to see some real emotion though, you could tell he had a little extra all game.

Agreed, he just keeps looking awesome out there, definitely the shining light of the youth at the moment.

 

[DANOZ28]

i dont remember many people saying scanny was a bum, i did think we could upgrade his spot for more production. so far hes proving me wrong. as for zucker i've always liked him, i still think he was under paid and last summer i was saying he didnt belong in iowa so either find him a roster spot or trade him. sure glad hes proving plenty wrong this year.

 

[P10p]

If Minnesota swung a deal along the lines of Granlund for E. Stall we could have 3 almost identical lines

Paries-Stall-Coyle
Zucker-Koivu-Nino
Haula-Brodz-Vanek

Very similar in terms of playing style especially those top 2

 

[tomgilbertfan]

We'd also be in cap hell next year. With no cap increase we'd have under a million dollars to get a 3rd d pairing and fill out 3 spots in the bottom 6.

 

[ThatGuy22]

i dont remember many people saying scanny was a bum, i did think we could upgrade his spot for more production. so far hes proving me wrong. as for zucker i've always liked him, i still think he was under paid and last summer i was saying he didnt belong in iowa so either find him a roster spot or trade him. sure glad hes proving plenty wrong this year.

I do, I read through a few Scandella threads from a few years ago. Lots of busts being thrown around about him.

 

[TaLoN]

I just laugh at all the grief people like me took this summer for "penciling" Zucker into the lineup, when he wasn't "ready" or that we should have traded him.

Wild need people to shoot, and that's Zucker's favorite thing.

Zucker is SO MUCH BETTER this year than anything he's shown previously it's crazy! If he came in and played like the past two years, he'd still be in Iowa right now.

This isn't abut him just shooting, this is about him developing into a legit player finally!

I said all offseason that he had to show serious development to make the team, and he did. There was nothing set in stone about his position in the lineup, he had to earn it.

My biggest gripe about his game before, was how he seemed to play the game on an island, never utilizing his linemates. That happens to be one of his biggest strengths this season...utilizing his linemates to find not only more scoring chances for himself, but actually generating for others as well!

 

[TaLoN]

Same people who said Scandella was a bum.

I never called Scandella a bum.

 

[00xtremeninja]

hipster moment......

I've been all about Zucker since he first put on a Wild sweater

end hipster moment.

Seriously though, never gave up on him and he has shown that he has worked on his game to fit with the team. Hope he stays in MN for a long time.