Minnesota Wild General Discussion VI

[Lapa]

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[Wabit]

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Do we have too? That was a lot of from last year's offseason.

 

[Lapa]

Do we have too? That was a lot of from last year's offseason.

Sorry. Luckily we can fill this one up with some fresh

 

[57special]

But aren't all our seasons kind of the same?

 

[Wabit]

But aren't all our seasons kind of the same?

Pfft. The team that knocks us out of the Playoffs in the 1st round changes almost yearly.

 

[TaLoN]

Pfft. The team that knocks us out of the Playoffs in the 1st round changes almost yearly.

Occasionally it's the 2nd round.

 

[Wabit]

Occasionally it's the 2nd round.

So what you're saying is it better be 3rd round or miss the Playoffs completely?

 

[TaLoN]

So what you're saying is it better be 3rd round or miss the Playoffs completely?

No, just pointing out a fact, nothing more.

 

[Wabit]

No, just pointing out a fact, nothing more.

I know, just givin ya heck.

But it opens up a question on what happens if the Wild stay healthy and do miss the Playoffs? How long of a grace period does the new GM get?

 

[TaLoN]

I know, just givin ya heck.

But it opens up a question on what happens if the Wild stay healthy and do miss the Playoffs? How long of a grace period does the new GM get?

Depends on how we miss the plain playoffs.

Are we piling up injuries? 4 of our top 6 out for extended time? Hard to place blame.

Just hope for what never happens to a Minnesota team. Win a draft lottery that shouldn't exist.

 

[DeagleJenkins]

I know, just givin ya heck.

But it opens up a question on what happens if the Wild stay healthy and do miss the Playoffs? How long of a grace period does the new GM get?

personally, if we miss the playoffs or have a 1st round dumpster fire again and i dont see at least 2 top 9 forwards traded before next year ill be quite disappointed. he has wanted to wait and see for now, let the low ball offers fade away and get something good in return but if we just have a shit show and this core fails again, i say keep the vets but trade the youngsters and get some new fresh youth in here since we really cant do anything about the vets yet. Coyle/Nino/Zucker/Granny are the names i expect to step up or get the boot simply because the younger kids can grow still, those 4 have had 5 years now (?) to get their shit together.

 

[BagHead]

personally, if we miss the playoffs or have a 1st round dumpster fire again and i dont see at least 2 top 9 forwards traded before next year ill be quite disappointed. he has wanted to wait and see for now, let the low ball offers fade away and get something good in return but if we just have a **** show and this core fails again, i say keep the vets but trade the youngsters and get some new fresh youth in here since we really cant do anything about the vets yet. Coyle/Nino/Zucker/Granny are the names i expect to step up or get the boot simply because the younger kids can grow still, those 4 have had 5 years now (?) to get their **** together.

To be fair, Granlund and Zucker have gotten it together. If we're only counting the playoffs, then Granlund still has.

 

[2Pair]

To be fair, Granlund and Zucker have gotten it together. If we're only counting the playoffs, then Granlund still has.

None of them have been good in the playoffs

 

[Wabit]

None of them have been good in the playoffs

Granny is on a whole different level than Zucker in the Playoffs. He hasn't been great, but he still shows up and puts up some semblance of points every postseason.

 

[2Pair]

Granny is on a whole different level than Zucker in the Playoffs. He hasn't been great, but he still shows up and puts up some semblance of points every postseason.

Granlund has been bad, Zucker has been invisible. Nino is the only guy even close to producing respectable numbers for the role he's asked to play.

 

[Wabit]

Granlund has been bad, Zucker has been invisible. Nino is the only guy even close to producing respectable numbers for the role he's asked to play.

Nino has been as invisible as Zucker the last 2 Playoffs.

 

[2Pair]

Nino has been as invisible as Zucker the last 2 Playoffs.

As has every player on the team

 

[Wabit]

As has every player on the team

Big difference between 1g/4a, -1 (Granny); 0g/1a, -7 (Nino); and 1g/0a, -5 (Zucker).

 

[2Pair]

Big difference between 1g/4a, -1 (Granny); 0g/1a, -7 (Nino); and 1g/0a, -5 (Zucker).

Niderreiter also played half of your sample size on one leg. Again, none of them have been near good enough, but thinking that Granlund has been better than Nino is wrong.

 

[Wabit]

Niderreiter also played half of your sample size on one leg. Again, none of them have been near good enough, but thinking that Granlund has been better than Nino is wrong.

I'm not even sure Nino was on one leg. He was just fine for the Worlds shortly after the Wild were eliminated.

 

[2Pair]

I'm not even sure Nino was on one leg. He was just fine for the Worlds shortly after the Wild were eliminated.

Yes, the World championships are close to the same as NHL playoffs.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Yes, the World championships are close to the same as NHL playoffs.

He was saying that his supposed injury didn't seem to bother him there.

Either way, nobody has been great, so it's really just arguing for the sake of arguing.

 

[Binister]

Wild should start to tank soon.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Yeah. That'd be fun.

 

[Dickie Dunn]

Big difference between trying to bottom out and having it happen due to circumstance. Orchestrating one is an awful thing to do to fans, advertisers and season ticket holders. Having it happen due to circumstance usually involves a fair amount of ineptness and failure. Landing the next McDavid as the consolation would be cool but real unlikely and not worth years of god awful play.