Keep all league trade deadline talk here for the day. Any Wild trades, feel free to post a thread when it's confirmed with a link etc...
No reason to have Bonino past today.Please trade the rentals...
What the team should be doing if they aren’t going to be serious about improving the team is moving Hartman.
They won’t be able to afford him with the contracts they need to hand out in the offseason. Sure, getting rid of the garbage that is the pending UFAs is all well and good but they aren’t getting anything for them.
Hartman could return something worthwhile with how he’s played. Possibly another late first round pick or a second and another piece.
I don't disagree with this, but I don't believe Guerin is going to do anything to make the team less competitive heading into the playoffs. He won't mortgage the future for a rental now, but I don't think he's going to raise the white flag and become a seller, either. And moving a contributing member for futures is the action of a seller.
My bet is that we lose Hartman for nothing after the season.
Hartman is a UFA, right? I know the cap sites always list his expiry status as "RFA" but I thought there was something odd about his case.
I must be misremembering something, then. If he's an RFA I think we'd still have room to trade his rights in the offseason, especially if he keeps up a 40-ish point pace while swapping between wing and center.View attachment 421193
Hartman is a RFA, Russo has talked in the past about trading him because of his QA. However, I think he is worth keeping if we can move out some other guys.
I'm hoping that the Toronto and Boston trades kicked off an arms race. Making players like Bonino a little bit more attractive.I've got to think if Guerin is able to get something like a 4th or 5th for Bonino, he will. Is the value of a 6th or 7th worth more than Bonino for the rest of the season? Idk. I've got to think it's probably a wash considering the unlikeliness of a 6th or 7th ever wearing a Wild sweater.
My question is, how many teams are actually buyers for the MoJo/Bonino/Bjugstad players? There's a clear list of guys who are more sought after. If Glendening is off the table early, maybe Bonino is who teams take to next? Glendening is a better FO guy and is certainly a grittier and more physical guy.
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Hartman is a RFA, Russo has talked in the past about trading him because of his QA. However, I think he is worth keeping if we can move out some other guys.
This seems about right, to me. And I won't get all that angry about it, either. I just don't think that Bonino, Jpohansson, Bjugstad, or even Hartman will fetch enough of a return to worry about it. If a retained Hall only got a second, then they are going to get a 3rd at most, but likely later than that. It's good for the team to go into the playoffs and try to win at least one round.I don't disagree with this, but I don't believe Guerin is going to do anything to make the team less competitive heading into the playoffs. He won't mortgage the future for a rental now, but I don't think he's going to raise the white flag and become a seller, either. And moving a contributing member for futures is the action of a seller.
My bet is that we lose Hartman for nothing after the season.
This is the dream, but the reality is ...well, I don't know what it is. Boldy could come up and handle his business with aplomb, or look overwhelmed. Guess we would find out.move rentals, call up Boldy. Please Guerin, Please.
Don't want to burst the vet pending Ufa for picks bubble but when was the last time a GM traded those kind of players while in a playoff hunt?
Not very often I do believe. Don't get hopes up to be disappointed is all I'm sayinnn.
Yeah, it won't happen. Even if the goal is to eventually get Boldy called up (and I'm not convinced it is) those guys will be considered playoff depth, especially since they're all technically on the Center Committee.Don't want to burst the vet pending Ufa for picks bubble but when was the last time a GM traded those kind of players while in a playoff hunt?
Not very often I do believe. Don't get hopes up to be disappointed is all I'm sayinnn.
You would think that WPG would've been on the phone with their best offer for Dumba long before this.Yeah, it won't happen. Even if the goal is to eventually get Boldy called up (and I'm not convinced it is) those guys will be considered playoff depth, especially since they're all technically on the Center Committee.
I still strongly believe that now would be a good time to see what Winnipeg would offer for Dumba, but I'm not holding my breath on that one either.
I sure as **** would have been, but who knows how this stuff actually plays out. I only assume it hasn't happened because historically Dumba's name comes up constantly in these trade flurries, especially if Canadian teams are interested.You would think that WPG would've been on the phone with their best offer for Dumba long before this.