I agree that JEE may have more value contract considered then Kap. I also am looking at 25-26 as the first year this team may compete and at that point we likely have Rossi , Yurov and Khusnidinov down the middle. A player like Ek is never expendable but I think we might be in a position to capitalize on his value.
I thought I elaborated pretty well there. I’d trade either or both players for high first round picks with no lottery protections.
So where does that put Rossi or Yurov then? Both younger who fit the core. Neither of them are suited to 3C and we have Khusnutdinov who’s perfectly suited to 3C and fits the core.
That puts them in a position to either also contribute on the wing, or themselves be traded later, or any number of other possibilities while they learn from your established two-way guy who is in his prime and playing the best hockey of his career.
Like I said , I’m looking to sell high on Ek. He’s my favorite player. As it sits I would trade him straight up for Levshunov or Demidov. I think they are both home runs and fit the age group of our real window much better.
Okay, cool. Feel free to notify your people. Meanwhile I'll be sitting here wondering if there's, like, any other Wild fans that would go for that and checking if I fell asleep at my keyboard and am dreaming.
As good as JEE is, the Ducks don’t really need him. And while Kaprizov is theoretically worth our unprotected 1st, we would never do it because the odds of him re-signing with us beyond his current contract are very low. And we won’t be a contender during his current contract either.
I considered all that as well with the Ducks and Kap and was hoping there was just some intangible value like the owner demanding butts in seats and a superstar player lol. Kap can put butts in seats.
In hopes that we could get a younger Kaprizov who’s cost controlled and isn’t about to have trade protection and possibly leave in 2026 for nothing. It’s like you aren’t reading any posts here for reasoning on why this makes sense.
With Kaprizov there's a rationale. A tortured one, but a rationale. It's Eriksson Ek that makes me go "wait a minute what the actual f***".
The stated reason for Kaprizov is a presumption that he's not going to extend. So even with the talent gap, there's at least something that could resemble a sane reason. How likely that circumtance is is not something I'm in a position to evaluate, tho.
I don’t think you understand what it’s like to be a MN sports fan. We finally got our elite miracle player in Kap and his entire tenure here and also his prime years we got strapped with 14 million dead cap meaning all we could ever do was tread water. No winning and no rebuilding. Now the only fitting end to this is he walks for nothing. We all see it coming. We have until this summer to either trade him or make sure he’s locked up.
Yeah, if y'all don't think he's going to skip town, then that's just as insane if not moreso. I'm not a Wild fan and I haven't paid attention to that situation, so I wouldn't know.
Hon, I'm a Jackets fan. We envy you your "problems".
I lived just north of Ft Wayne from 2015-2019. I went to quite a few jackets games and always enjoyed your barn. I also like Columbus as a city. It sucks things haven’t panned out when they looked to be headed in the right direction for the Jackets.Hon, I'm a Jackets fan. We envy you your "problems".
