C Marco Rossi (2020, 9th, MIN) Part II

[Baaaaaaaaaaaaah]

Lucky he can still play hockey. Should go straight to Iowa and make up for lost development. Zero rush after what he went through.

 

[vildurson]

He should start in AHL and earn his place in the top. First guy in when one of your centers get injured. Otherwise, let him log high minutes in AHL and see where he is at. Preferably let him play like 7-8 games in big league to get a good look, or if he is good, let him stay in NHL.

 

[FlappyGiraffe]

Rooting for this guy, hope he can become an impact guy for the wild despite us being divisional rivals

 

[Captain Clutch]

It won't take long for Rossi to make it into the Wild top 6, the kid is an absolute stud, he's gonna light it up.....quickly

 

[Wallet Inspector]

It's a shame he missed nearly an entire development year. Otherwise he could probably step into Minnesota's top 6 in 2021-2022

 

[Chrisinroch]

It's a shame he missed nearly an entire development year. Otherwise he could probably step into Minnesota's top 6 in 2021-2022

And it sucks for Guerin who missed a key evaluation year before having to make roster decisions on centers and help sign Kaprisov

 

[wings5]

 

[wasunder]

I'm really rooting for this kid. I was high on him pre-draft and thought he would be a top line player. With the year he had, it would be such a great story if he overcomes it and comes into the NHL firing in all cylinders.

 

[Hi ImHFNYR]

A quick search says most people recover fully even without any sort of treatment which is fantastic.

Did they ever confirm if he had any damage done to his heart or not? I'm guessing he was lucky and didn't bc they'd probably have said otherwise by now

 

[57special]

A quick search says most people recover fully even without any sort of treatment which is fantastic.

Did they ever confirm if he had any damage done to his heart or not? I'm guessing he was lucky and didn't bc they'd probably have said otherwise by now

If his heart was damaged he wouldn't be playing. Right now his main obstacles are getting his fitness level and game reflexes back, and making up for lost playing time. I hope that MN takes it easy with him, and doesn't stick him in the NHL prematurely due to their need for a top 6 C. A little patience now will pay off down the line.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

great news!

 

[Hi ImHFNYR]

If his heart was damaged he wouldn't be playing.

Yea that's what I was saying. Though I didn't know if there were maybe some slight issues he may have had that he was able to recover from.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Goal and 2 assists in the Olympic Qualifier Friendlys. Also scored this shootout goal

 

[WADEugottaBELAKthat]

I thought it was funny when a poster mused that Marco Rossi could potentially be the first player to get both the Masterton and the Calder in the same season!

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Here’s a video of the nice little shot

 

[EnglishJet]

So if he keeps this up he stands a real good chance of cracking the NHL lineup this year eh? He looks sharp!

 

[MNRube]

So if he keeps this up he stands a real good chance of cracking the NHL lineup this year eh? He looks sharp!

On one hand Guerin didn't call up Boldy for the Vegas series despite Boldy being well over PPG in AHL, but on the other hand Rossi only has to beat out Victor Rask, Nico Sturm and possibly Ryan Hartman for a spot. Smart money is he spends the first part of the year in Iowa.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Rossi finishes with 1 goal and 3 assist in 5 international games for Austria

 

[Captain Clutch]

Even amongst the elite company he was drafted with (Raymond, Holtz, Perfetti, Stutzle, Quinn), this kids drive to get better and make a big impact stands out, my guess is that after Guerin is forced to watch Victor Rask flail about for the first 3rd of the season, Rossi gets the call-up and they're never able to send him down after that.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Even amongst the elite company he was drafted with (Raymond, Holtz, Perfetti, Stutzle, Quinn), this kids drive to get better and make a big impact stands out, my guess is that after Guerin is forced to watch Victor Rask flail about for the first 3rd of the season, Rossi gets the call-up and they're never able to send him down after that.

He watched Victor Rask flail all of last year and decided he was fine with it again

 

[Captain Clutch]

Yes but Guerin didn't have a viable alternative last year, now he does.

 

[57special]

Rossi needs time.

 

[bossram]

Excited to see how he does with Iowa. I was a massive Rossi fan in his draft year. I think a season of getting back up to speed will show that he's still an elite prospect.

 

[57special]

Excited to see how he does with Iowa. I was a massive Rossi fan in his draft year. I think a season of getting back up to speed will show that he's still an elite prospect.

Agreed. Hopefully the AHL will be back to full strength this year. Rossi will have his hands full at first adjusting to the increased skill, strength and speed there. If he handles it easily, then he might get a peek at the NHL this year. Iowa should have a good team this year, so he will have support.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]