News Article: Minnesota Wilds Drafting History!

[2Pair]

Then they let him go to vegas because "hes only a 3c" even though he had shown he can do more at every level prior and he puts up 55 points in 76 games

Haula was let go because he couldn't even handle the 3rd line role. And because he was a douchebag. Kind of funny that Vegas also instantly replaced that 55 points in 76 games player

 

[GuerinUp]

Haula was let go because he couldn't even handle the 3rd line role. And because he was a douchebag. Kind of funny that Vegas also instantly replaced that 55 points in 76 games player

he was taken as a player in a expansion draft, and he handled the 3rd line fine. which as history has shown, was one of the worst things thats happened to this organization. Lost one of the best centers our organization has ever drafted statistically(minus koivu), and tuch on top of it.

 

[a79krgm]

I didn't see a mention of AJ Thelen … What a train wreck of a pick! The kid wasn't even good enough for the Aeros
The Wild were looking for another Burns type, off the board draft steal and they got .... well we all know.

 

[thestonedkoala]

I didn't see a mention of AJ Thelen … What a train wreck of a pick! The kid wasn't even good enough for the Aeros
The Wild were looking for another Burns type, off the board draft steal and they got .... well we all know.

What actually happened to Thelen? I mean he was booted off his team for?

 

[MuckOG]

What actually happened to Thelen? I mean he was booted off his team for?

I'm not sure that Michigan State ever said what he did, other than he was dismissed for "rules infractions".

 

[2Pair]

he was taken as a player in a expansion draft, and he handled the 3rd line fine. which as history has shown, was one of the worst things thats happened to this organization. Lost one of the best centers our organization has ever drafted statistically(minus koivu), and tuch on top of it.

Losing Haula was one of the worst things to ever happen to the Wild organization? Are you serious with that?

 

[2Pair]

I'm not sure that Michigan State ever said what he did, other than he was dismissed for "rules infractions".

Thelen got booted from MSU for drinking

 

[GuerinUp]

Losing Haula was one of the worst things to ever happen to the Wild organization? Are you serious with that?

losing haula AND tuch, is. And given the way our roster is sitting right now, itd be hard to argue him not being our #1c if he was still here.

 

[thestonedkoala]

I'm not sure that Michigan State ever said what he did, other than he was dismissed for "rules infractions".

Party too hard?

 

[HotDish]

losing haula AND tuch, is. And given the way our roster is sitting right now, itd be hard to argue him not being our #1c if he was still here.

If he was going to be our 1C they should sign him since he is a UFA currently.

I do agree he got the short end of the stick here, but in my mind there is no use in crying over spilled milk. Hindsight is 20/20 at the time it was the right move to make.

 

[GuerinUp]

If he was going to be our 1C they should sign him since he is a UFA currently.

I do agree he got the short end of the stick here, but in my mind there is no use in crying over spilled milk. Hindsight is 20/20 at the time it was the right move to make.

ive heard he wants a fair amount of money, which is why he probably hasnt been targeted. ive also heard hes sitting on offers from a few teams. maybe the wild is one of them. This is all heresay from reporters and people on forums so who knows what the truth is to it. I havent seen how much hes healed since his injury though, has he really lost alot of speed? i mean otherwise i feel he fits the type of centers it seemed guerin was looking for as far as speed goes. But youre right, hindsight is 20/20. lets move on from this discussion

 

[57special]

He is now a bit above average in speed, as opposed to being in the top 10% like he was when he was younger. The busted
knee cap, or whatever the injury was to his knee, was pretty serious, and slowed him down a bit.