forthewild
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He played in Edmonton so he's used to putting trash out of his mind. Its the only way he made it out sane.
Player Discussion Devan Dubnyk II
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He played in Edmonton so he's used to putting trash out of his mind. Its the only way he made it out sane.
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DANOZ28
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my bud sent me a text a couple days ago that said the wild may have to expose dubnyk to expansion due to a rule that says you have to expose one goalie under contract for 17-18. anyone know if thats true?
ThatGuy22
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Russo has reported the team (Fletcher) thinks the Wild would be able to expose Michelek even though they have the ability to exempt him completely.
Russo checked with Bill Daly who indicated the Wild would have to expose Dubnyk as of today.
So conflicting reports, but I tend to not worry about it as there will be plenty of good goalies exposed, and Vegas is much more likely to want one of our D or exposed forwards(Staal/Zucker).
If nothing changed contract-wise between now and then that would be true. But all they have to do is get Stalock extended for a season and he can be the exposed goalie.
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Dr Jan Itor
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Dubnyk's a good story and I'm glad he landed in Minnesota for his career turnaround.
Man, I remember right before we traded for him when we just had Backstrom and Kuemper splitting time in goal with no decent long-term options. Yikes.
Man, I remember right before we traded for him when we just had Backstrom and Kuemper splitting time in goal with no decent long-term options. Yikes.
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That's probably my favorite part of HFBoards. Re-reading old signing threads.
If I remember correctly, the one for Spurgeon's 3 x 2.6 million Bridge deal is especially hilarious, given that it was probably close to one the best non ELC value deals in the NHL over that period.
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Please don't re-read the old Barker/Leddy thread. I don't think I show very well in that one.
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I bet the Brodin draft one is a good one to look at... Probably sounds like an owl in there....
"Who? .... who??? ... Who?...."
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Still of the same opinion. This is just the 2nd year of his 6 year contract but he is playing amazing this year. (And no I didn´t edit)
Dr Jan Itor
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It actually looks like quite a few people knew who he was (I didn't) because quite a few people were extremely ticked off.
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The length never bothered me with how it was structured. Even if he was bought out after year 4, the dead money penalties were very manageable.
I didn't like the term with Dub's contract, the pay was fine at the time. Same as I didn't like the 3rd year on Staal's contract.
After the goalie injuries the Wild had Harding, Backstrom, Kemps (Playoffs and every X-mas), term was a legitimate concern. It probably still is, goalies don't decline well.
After the goalie injuries the Wild had Harding, Backstrom, Kemps (Playoffs and every X-mas), term was a legitimate concern. It probably still is, goalies don't decline well.
I was one of them getting antsy last year, happy its working out.
I was mostly concerned that his performance after the trade was just a fluke and wouldn't be worth the cap hit period. I think that concern is pretty much eliminated now.
I didn't like the way he played in the playoffs. We'll see, this year, but he has been terrific so far this year. Thing is, it looks sustainable. He isn't flailing around making acrobatic saves, just getting in the way of the puck, then inhaling it once he makes the initial stop. In other words, I don't see a lot of lucky saves. More a lot of good positioning.
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