Player Discussion Kevin Fiala

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Sort of the same logic, I guess, but being willing to give up future picks isn't quite the same as wanting to construct a team with the purpose of doing poorly.

Same end result, though

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Same end result, though

As long as you're able to climb out of the pit.

 

[fentonsbrainchild]

Not to beat a dead horse or open a can of worms, but this is the same logic that us pro-tankers have been using all season. We’re not the typical team that drafts high. Great D, good wingers, good prospect pool. lots of pieces in house, just need to get that 1C. If we could have been bad for this one year, gotten the right guy at the top of the draft, we could have been real good as soon as next season. Now we’ll have to find the C another way. I just hope there’s an avenue to get it, or we’ll be wasting next year too.

I was pro-tank before it got out of reach, the problem with only needing a 1C is our infrastructure won’t allow us to get the studs barring tremendous luck.

 

[AKL]

I was pro-tank before it got out of reach, the problem with only needing a 1C is our infrastructure won’t allow us to get the studs barring tremendous luck.

Which is what I’m hoping for at this point.

 

[TaLoN]

Chatting with Zach Parise: Joking with rivals and kids,...

Fiala’s become a popular fixture in Parise’s household.

He said that his daughter has so much affection for the Wild’s budding star, “at their school, they did a local sports hero thing and they all know that the twins are my kids, so I’d say 90 percent of them wrote that ‘Zach Parise’ is their favorite,” Parise said. “Except my daughter. She wrote Kevin Fiala. That’s how things are going in our household right now. He’s been playing awesome.”

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

This is an interesting thing hockeywilderness is going:
Fiala can Zuccarello in the 1st round, Fiala got all 50 of the first votes. He’s up against Parise now.

 

[BagHead]

That is cool! Too bad they didn't host it on their own site, I would have loved to vote.

 

[AKL]

Fiala is currently losing to Parise which is unacceptable but I only get 2 votes

 

[IHaveNoCreativity]

So how does everyone feel with this trade now ?

 

[Digitalbooya]

So how does everyone feel with this trade now ?

Shoulda got a 1st added at the time. The way Fiala has played has made up for it.

 

[MuckOG]

Shoulda got a 1st added at the time. The way Fiala has played has made up for it.

Expecting a 1st might be a stretch, but at the time it should've been more than just a player for player swap.

 

[kfan22]

Expecting a 1st might be a stretch, but at the time it should've been more than just a player for player swap.

Yep we were trading the better more proven player at the time to a team going all in for the Cup

 

[IHaveNoCreativity]

Yea I feel the same, most people around the game do aswell. He should have came back with something and the consensus is that Fenton’s trades have set the team back years.

Basically...

Fiala below average trade
Coyle bad trade
Rask one of the worst in a long long time

is how Fenton’s trades are seen. If Fiala turns into a 1st line player then the Wild won’t miss that extra asset so much.

 

[57special]

While I agree that the trades weren't great, you can't forget that cap space we gained. Nino's deal looks bad right now, and MiG's did also.

 

[Digitalbooya]

While I agree that the trades weren't great, you can't forget that cap space we gained. Nino's deal looks bad right now, and MiG's did also.

Which we used to get Zuccarello

 

[57special]

Yeah, such a bad move by Fenton. The fact that we have to protect him in the Seattle ED just adds insult to injury. Because of that, we might lose one of Greenway or Kunin.

 

[SupremeNachos]

Yeah, such a bad move by Fenton. The fact that we have to protect him in the Seattle ED just adds insult to injury. Because of that, we might lose one of Greenway or Kunin.

I'd rather lose Greenway between those two.

 

[57special]

I'm not sure, myself. Kunin is more consistent, and maybe a better player right now, but is ultimately pretty ordinary. Maybe next year he merges as more of a goal scoring threat.

Greenway is physically dominant when he is on. He just needs to find a way to do it consistently. He doesn't have to be banging on guys for 82 straight games, but he does need to be using that long stick of his all the time, and work on his skating so he can maneuver better.

 

[Minnesnota]

Greenway needs to be better conditioned if he's gonna be a player that shines consistently.

Kunin brings it every shift, so that's a positive. He also looked like a much better player under Evason with 5pts in 7gp. Small sample size though.

 

[grN1g]

Greenway is considered a slob and helpless/clueless in regular life skills amongst teammates according to Parise and russo interview, obviously a fun jab to Greenway due to the nature of the question which brought up the topic but also mentioned gaming late nights and showing up tired to things. Kind of concerning.

 

[57special]

Agree that Kunin has better intangibles. Just seems to have ordinary tools. Greenway...you don't see that kind of potential often. Not so much as a point scorer(though he has nice vision), but as a player who can dominate play otherwise, so the point scorers can do their thing. At this point, we need to see both play for another year. Should have a better idea at the end of next year who is what.

 

[SupremeNachos]

Agree that Kunin has better intangibles. Just seems to have ordinary tools. Greenway...you don't see that kind of potential often. Not so much as a point scorer(though he has nice vision), but as a player who can dominate play otherwise, so the point scorers can do their thing. At this point, we need to see both play for another year. Should have a better idea at the end of next year who is what.

How many big bodied guys put most of the puzzle together though? I see more of a power forward in him than I did Coyle because Greenway doesn't shy away from using his size. It's the rest of his game that is wildly inconsistent.

 

[2Pair]

Agree that Kunin has better intangibles. Just seems to have ordinary tools. Greenway...you don't see that kind of potential often. Not so much as a point scorer(though he has nice vision), but as a player who can dominate play otherwise, so the point scorers can do their thing. At this point, we need to see both play for another year. Should have a better idea at the end of next year who is what.

What are the intangibles Kunin has over Greenway?

 

[57special]

What I Would love to see more is Greenway driving the net with the puck.

One underrated thing he did last year that didn't get on the scoresheet was his net front screens. For goalie, it's like having a small house in front of you. I also love the way he can stickcheck a guy from behind without getting a penalty. Very few players can do that.

 

[Al Lagoon]

What are the intangibles Kunin has over Greenway?

Obviously a leader and very competitive - you don't captain a WJC team without that. Kunin plays larger than his average frame: imagine if Greenway did the same on a consistent basis.