He's already had technically 3 seasons under his belt as well, and I feel like people think he's older than he really is. He only has had one full season due to injuries, so his development has been set back.
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He's already had technically 3 seasons under his belt as well, and I feel like people think he's older than he really is. He only has had one full season due to injuries, so his development has been set back.
HotDish
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anyone else sign up for the Russo zoom Q&A with Guerin? I'll try and share any juicy dets.
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unfortunately nothing really new.
- They would take Yaroslav if he is BPA
- Lots of confidence in Judd Brackett, sounds like when he came over he shifted and moved their draft board alot when he joined. So i would guess he has a lot of control over our drafting now.
- Are not going to move Dumba unless they get something they are happy with.
- Open to trade for any position if it makes the team better.
- Praised Brodin a lot.
- Open to moving up/down/stay put in draft.
- Dispelled the rumor that Leipold said to draft more Minnesotans (this was the stupidest question IMO)
- They view Boldy as a Winger
- Disappointed that Menell went to the KHL since it sounded like the team viewed him pretty high in their eyes. Plan to keep him and get him back, but sounded like they were a bit upset he pulled the plug early. However, they do understand he did what he thought was best for himself and that is what matters.
- Depending on how long NHL season is there could be a chance Menell and Khovanov get called back, but Guerin can't say for sure since they don't know all the details about 2020/21 season.
a lot of the questions were nothing burgers because obviously Guerin can't talk about players in contract with other teams and they can't tip their hand on players they wish to draft.
I'm glad he addressed the "draft Minnesotans" thing, if only to shut people like McGuire up.
It's interesting they value Mennell so high, but are jammed at defense. Could be a reason why he isn't pulling the trigger yet on a Dumba trade.
HotDish
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I think they haven't pulled the trigger on a trade with Dumba is because they may want to start a bidding war. So far it sounds like Calgary and Winnipeg are interested. Wouldn't mind seeing if Tampa wants to do anything or see if teams that miss on Petro would be calling too.
Dumba's issue as well is that he's owed 12.6 million on a 12 cap hit and that's a lot of money. They also need to keep him in terms of the expansion draft. Lots of little webs to untangle here.
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At this point, they should just throw him on the 1st line and see what he can do. Maybe Fiala and Zucc could elevate his game to a higher level. BG seems to be really high on him for some reason, but I have no idea why. I don't think he has the talent or work-ethic to be a Top 6 C.
Zucc - Rask - Fiala
Kaprizov - Ek - Kunin
Parise - Johansson - Bjugstad
Foligno - Sturm - Hartman
Trade Donato + Greenway for futures, 1C package additions, or similarly skilled RWs (Would much rather trade Parise and keep Donato around if possible though)
BG is stuck with him, is probably why and really, there isn't anything more he can say about Rask that fans don't already know. He's high on Rask, because there aren't any other good centers on the roster.
Outsider here and I agree. I really like Kunin's game and I think he can forge a solid career as a 2nd line player. I don't think he'll ever drive a line but he'll be a good complimentary piece. I actually thought coming into the draft, he reminded me a lot of Kyle Palmieri. I think if the Minny staff is patient with him and puts him in positions to succeed, I can see Kunin hitting 5o points in his prime years.
I know for a fact Boston was back and forth between McAvoy and Kunin with their first pick and that when they selected McAvoy, the talk was then trading up with their 2nd 1st round pick to get a shot at drafting Kunin. That was quickly shot to pieces when the Wild picked Kunin with the next pick.
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Spurgeon
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Here's something for you guys to discuss, an interesting article in a Norwegian newspaper today.
One of Sweden's most respected NHL-journalists, Per Bjurman, believes that Guerin wants to re-tool and build a new team around Zuccarello. Bjurman says it's because Zuccarello is a very good leader, loved by his teammates, and represents the culture that Guerin is looking for in the locker room.
The article started about a guy in Norway who runs a hockey podcast, and he's a little worried about Zuccarello's future. That's why the paper contacted Bjurman who's definitely one of the insiders in this league.
You'll need a translator..
«Zucca»s lagkamerater forsvinner – NHL-ekspert bekymret
One of Sweden's most respected NHL-journalists, Per Bjurman, believes that Guerin wants to re-tool and build a new team around Zuccarello. Bjurman says it's because Zuccarello is a very good leader, loved by his teammates, and represents the culture that Guerin is looking for in the locker room.
The article started about a guy in Norway who runs a hockey podcast, and he's a little worried about Zuccarello's future. That's why the paper contacted Bjurman who's definitely one of the insiders in this league.
You'll need a translator..
«Zucca»s lagkamerater forsvinner – NHL-ekspert bekymret
No offense to Zucc, but building a team around a 33 year old winger that's played here for all of a year is absurd.
HotDish
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I think Zucc deserves another shot in the top6 to start off the season.
However,
If the team is building around any winger. Fiala and Kap are ahead of Zuccarello.
Dr Jan Itor
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There are a few Swedes on this team...
I'm not going to comment more on this, just wanted to let you know about the article.
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