2024 NHL Draft: Play with no weenie, for Celebrini

[MNRube]

Kaprizov needs a legit 1c! Ek is a hellva player but he's a 2c on any team in the NHL. Boldy is coming into his own and will always be a threat. He needs some new moves on the rush lol. Rossi got alot quicker but easy to shutdown fast. This team will still struggle on 2025 ice. Our good d-man are getting old and need more than Faber, Pornstache and Hibbing-Chislsom.

Ek is a 1C and people need to learn to deal with that.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Ek is a 1C and people need to learn to deal with that.

I think he's 1C capable, in a vacuum. I don't think he's a 1C on a serious cup contender, unless the surrounding team is absolutely elite. I think we need Yurov to be better than Ek to set the center position right.

 

[f7ben]

I think he's 1C capable, in a vacuum. I don't think he's a 1C on a serious cup contender, unless the surrounding team is absolutely elite. I think we need Yurov to be better than Ek to set the center position right.

I think Kap Ek Boldy is a legit number 1 line on any contender , the issue arises when you have nothing beyond them as a threat.

 

[57special]

I think Kap Ek Boldy is a legit number 1 line on any contender , the issue arises when you have nothing beyond them as a threat.

Yup. JEE allows Kap and Boldy to play loose and take risks because he is so damn good defensively, and still contributes offensively. I also like Rossi's play. All we need is more top 6 talent, whether it be on the wing or C. I've never see Rossi play W, so i don't know if he'd be any good at it if shifted there. Most c's can shift to W, but there is the odd guy like Eric Staal who looked like bad when he played there.

 

[57special]

Heidt had a three point night, Parascak 5 in a 5-3 win last night. He has 92 points on the year. Only Catton has more among the 2024's.

Not saying that we should draft him where we are likely to be drafting, but the guy is on pace for over 100 points. Pretty impressive.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Heidt had a three point night, Parascak 5 in a 5-3 win last night. He has 92 points on the year. Only Catton has more among the 2024's.

Not saying that we should draft him where we are likely to be drafting, but the guy is on pace for over 100 points. Pretty impressive.

And a righty.

 

[57special]

So, are we now on track for finishing out of the bottom 11, which eliminates any possibility of getting Celebrini in the draft lottery?

 

[AKL]

So, are we now on track for finishing out of the bottom 11, which eliminates any possibility of getting Celebrini in the draft lottery?

This organizations consistent ability to draft between 12 and 22 is desired by few and matched by none. A true masterclass.

 

[keppel146]

Maybe the best we can hope for at this point is Eiserman falling to us in the 10-15 range

 

[f7ben]

Maybe the best we can hope for at this point is Eiserman falling to us in the 10-15 range

For sure one of Iginla , Catton or Eiserman would be the hope. I’d imagine those guys are all gone by 11 and we will have the 12th pick or something perfectly Minnesota

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Maybe the best we can hope for at this point is Eiserman falling to us in the 10-15 range

Or that Buium's draft stock doesn't jump from the mid-season rankings.

For sure one of Iginla , Catton or Eiserman would be the hope. I’d imagine those guys are all gone by 11 and we will have the 12th pick or something perfectly Minnesota

If the 12th pick is so horrible, we should definitely explore some trades with it.

 

[f7ben]

Or that Buium's draft stock doesn't jump from the mid-season rankings.


If the 12th pick is so horrible, we should definitely explore some trades with it.

You mean like packaging 12 with Zucc to move up to 15 or so?

 

[Minnewildsota]

You mean like packaging 12 with Zucc to move up to 15 or so?

Move up from 12 to 15?

 

[f7ben]

Move up from 12 to 15?

Yes!!!! If we are packaging the zuccster with 12 you don’t expect to actually move up in the draft do you? it’s additions by subtraction or something!!

 

[north21]

Kap willing us into the playoffs, trade him!

 

[BagHead]

Playoffs
The Wild are now 6 points back of VGK for the final wild card seed. Vegas is on pace for 97.13 points. To reach 98 points, the Wild must pick up 27 of a possible 32 points, a record of 13-2-1.

Best Draft Pick
The Wild are 4 points ahead of the Flames in the standings, who are in possession of the 5th worst record in the West, 10th worst overall, The Flames are on pace for 84.51 points. To reach 84 points, the Wild must only pick up 13 of the remaining 32 points, a record of 6-8-2.

Current Pace
The Wild are on pace to pick up 17.22 points, a record of, roughly, 8-7-1. This current pace gets them a single spot outside of the playoffs, and the 14th overall pick.


I don't mean to be a downer, I'm just being realistic when I say I really wish the Wild would stop winning these meaningful games against the teams behind them, entertaining as it might be in the short term.

*edited because of a couple errors, corrected.

 

[north21]

Playoffs
The Wild are now 6 points back of VGK for the final wild card seed.

If we do happen to make up, I guess knocking out vegas would be ok but a little more tanking would help.

 

[BagHead]

If we do happen to make up, I guess knocking out vegas would be ok but a little more tanking would help.

I actually think it may be more likely that we'd knock out LA, given all the strengthening Vegas did to their roster, but that definitely doesn't taste as good as knocking out Vegas would.

 

[f7ben]

The preds are on pace for lower point total than Vegas or LA.

 

[BagHead]

The preds are on pace for lower point total than Vegas or LA.

True! Redoing it for Nashville, the Preds are on pace for 96.91 points. The Wild would still need 98 points to pass them at the current pace (Nashville comfortably holds the tie breaker), which is a record of 13-2-1.

Basically, it's the exact same as VGK. The only difference in my mind is that Nashville has been the best team in the league in the last 10 games and is increasing their point% every single game. I don't know for certain if they can keep it up, but they'll be the hardest of the three to catch up to if they do.

 

[Spurgeon]

True! Redoing it for Nashville, the Preds are on pace for 96.91 points. The Wild would still need 98 points to pass them at the current pace (Nashville comfortably holds the tie breaker), which is a record of 13-2-1.

Basically, it's the exact same as VGK. The only difference in my mind is that Nashville has been the best team in the league in the last 10 games and is increasing their point% every single game. I don't know for certain if they can keep it up, but they'll be the hardest of the three to catch up to if they do.

Wild play the Knights & Kings twice

Rest of our schedule isn’t very intimidating either. It’ll ultimately come down to how they play in those 4 games imo.

 

[Digitalbooya]

True! Redoing it for Nashville, the Preds are on pace for 96.91 points. The Wild would still need 98 points to pass them at the current pace (Nashville comfortably holds the tie breaker), which is a record of 13-2-1.

Basically, it's the exact same as VGK. The only difference in my mind is that Nashville has been the best team in the league in the last 10 games and is increasing their point% every single game. I don't know for certain if they can keep it up, but they'll be the hardest of the three to catch up to if they do.

We are gonna go 13-3-0 and miss by one point.

 

[BagHead]

We are gonna go 13-3-0 and miss by one point.

I mean, it's loosely 13-2-1 because we don't know that the last team will finish at 97, that's just what they're on pace for. Of course, I agree fully with you, we'll miss by one point.

 

[DANOZ28]

my guess is we lose to wpg; 2-avs; 1 of the la gms; 2- vegas. thats 6 losses. leaves us 10 wins 20 points. 91 pt season.

 

[f7ben]

my guess is we lose to wpg; 2-avs; 1 of the la gms; 2- vegas. thats 6 losses. leaves us 10 wins 20 points. 91 pt season.

That should be good for picking 14th. Which would be absolutely a perfect ending to the most predictable sports market.