Player Discussion Nick Bjugstad

[Wild11MN]

Just re-signed and didn't have a thread other than the previous trade thread.

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[Bazeek]

Half-expected him back, but not this early. I like it.

 

[Circulartheory]

Not like we have a plethora of forward prospects moving up from the AHL so good signing.

 

[2Pair]

Going to be a lot of guys like him signing pretty cheap deals just to stay employed. The $2M-$3M-ish players are going to be the guys that get squeezed the most by the flat cap.

 

[BagHead]

Cheap contract for a known quantity. Sounds good.

 

[guitarhunterdude]

Figured we'd end up throwing another 1-300k at him, so I'm good with this. He certainly is a serviceable 4th liner.

 

[thestonedkoala]

Meh; guess that solves the right handed shot issue.

 

[nstarjim]

I apporove this

 

[57special]

Barf.

 

[Legegendsofthenorth]

Is what it is right. We all kind of expected a deal like this. Doesn't move the needle but decent depth guy

 

[2Pair]

I wonder if there's any possibility that this signing is so the Wild have enough forwards to expose in the expansion draft? Right now, it means nothing, but that might change with a trade?

 

[123TripleDoge]

Quick and easy

 

[57special]

I guess we can tell Kaprizov we got him his Center.

 

[Bazeek]

I guess we can tell Kaprizov we got him his Center.

I think it's more telling Sturm that we kept his winger.

 

[nickschultzfan]

I like it. When injuries hit, low key signings like this keep the team moving forward instead of being stuck in the mud.

Edit - Not to mention, it is good to see management working on or right after a holiday.

 

[2Pair]

I think it's more telling Sturm that we kept his winger.

I thought we already put Sturm between Greenway and foligno

 

[BagHead]

I thought we already put Sturm between Greenway and foligno

Easy guy, we still have to not obtain a center before that can happen.

 

[2Pair]

Easy guy, we still have to not obtain a center before that can happen.

I have full confidence in Guerin's ability to not obtain assets

 

[TheSauceBoss]

GMBG stringing together two good deals to kick off the off-season.

 

[Minnesnota]

I wonder if there's any possibility that this signing is so the Wild have enough forwards to expose in the expansion draft? Right now, it means nothing, but that might change with a trade?

Kind of what I'm thinking.

This signing effectively means Minnesota has 3/2 Forwards exposed. Trading any one of:

Rask
Foligno
Greenway
Bjugstad
Hartman
JEEK
Sturm
Parise (NMC)
Zuccarello (NMC)

would put us at 2/2.

 

[nickschultzfan]

I have full confidence in Guerin's ability to not obtain assets

I am ok with this.

Rossi-JEE-Sturm FTW.

 

[2Pair]

I am ok with this.

Rossi-JEE-Sturm FTW.

you really shouldn't be

 

[ThatGuy22]

I just can't wait until we protect Bjugstad instead of Sturm...

 

[Bazeek]

I just can't wait until we protect Bjugstad instead of Sturm...

If they pick Sturm just send Bjugstad and see if they can tell the difference.

 

[Wasted Talent]

If they pick Sturm just send Bjugstad and see if they can tell the difference.

"I bet Minnesota would have protected this guy if they knew he would grow 3 inches in the summer" - Unnamed Seattle exec