Player Discussion Kevin Fiala
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I don't know if there was more to it on the radio show other than the summary on the Athletic, but this is from the article.
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Wonder if him not signing as anything to do with the GM change. Fenton praised Fiala as a potential superstar in this league, sure his agent thought he would pay above market value. With GMBG there is no "my guy" mentality and maybe the offers are more in line with his production.
Ya, Guerin has no stake in Fiala. It wouldn't be a great look for the team as a whole, but if Fiala's demands are out of line, then MN can trade his rights to someone else, and Fenton would be blamed for the whole cock up.
Granlund didn't have a good year with NSH, and will probably be a difficult sign for the notoriously stingy Preds, who have other vets they have to worry about. I wonder if they would go for a do over? I sure would.
Granlund didn't have a good year with NSH, and will probably be a difficult sign for the notoriously stingy Preds, who have other vets they have to worry about. I wonder if they would go for a do over? I sure would.
I like the idea of trying to get him back in free agency. But we still have the center issue, and putting more big money into a wing might create and issue unless they trade some other wing(s) for a center.
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I could see us looking back on this in the end saying "and we ended up with nothing to show for Granlund"......
We now have Zucc for the next however many years, and he's on par with Granny as an offhanded RW. It wasn't just with the Preds Granny was off, the last few months here he wasn't good (by the previous seasons standards) either.
I don't read much into Fiala not being signed yet. The GM change had to have put a lot of the negotiations in limbo with all the RFAs. It seems that there are a lot of unsigned RFAs around the league right now. Trouba/Nylander RFA holdout effect?
The chances of Nashville only getting a year and change of Granlund from this trade are substantially higher than that of Minnesota getting "nothing" from it.
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I honestly couldn't care less when we get Fiala back. Let him sit if he wants to. Wild are going to be shit this year and Fiala won't be the difference maker.
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He can physically do it. He just couldn't do it to the level that we wanted.
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Unlikely. It doesn't sound like he was thrilled with his role in Nashville and there was reportedly some friction with the coach. I realize that every player says that they're "eager for a new start/opportunity" after getting traded, but there was probably a fair bit of truth to that with Fiala.
Not that his first few months in Minnesota were amazing or anything, but we're still at the tail end of the honeymoon phase here. These drawn out negotiations are just becoming the new normal with RFAs.
Why is it a veteran misses training camp and it's no big deal. A young player misses it and he's going to have a bad season? Fiala isn't a rookie anymore. He's been to a few camps. Or is it that he is new and uh...
I must pay even less attention to this time of year than I realized. When have veterans missed camp in the past?
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Agreed. We don't need Fiala. More ice time to guys like Sturm. But, I think the Wild will surprise everyone. It's not really THAT impossible for the team to make the playoffs. The Wild already has one of the best blueliner depth in the league. All they need are some veterans to have big years … and to stay healthy.
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