tomgilbertfan
#WhyBother
Yes, let's trade a top-4 defenseman and a prospect for... Another prospect.
Matthews would be a prospect unlike the Wild have ever had. He's not some huge unknown, guy is tearing it up in a men's league right now.
Yes, let's trade a top-4 defenseman and a prospect for... Another prospect.
Matthews would be a prospect unlike the Wild have ever had. He's not some huge unknown, guy is tearing it up in a men's league right now.
Plenty of players tear up Europe, yet fail to make an impact at the NHL level.
I'm not saying Matthews will or won't - But he's hardly a sure thing.
I'm just scared of moving a good player only to have him really take off when under a coach that actually encourages a little freedom, creativity, and knows how to put the player in the best position to be successful.
Some things about Matthews: a few days older and he would have been drafted in 2015. Already had a back injury. NLA is not as good as SHL or Liiga.
Some scouts certainly have Laine ahead of him.
Doubt the Wild will be confronted with that particular decision but it's possible.
Fair enough. However, my opinion of Liiga has gone down a tick considering Granlund rocked it up over there and has never found his game in the NHL.
I feel that with every young forwards. Not the old guys. I especially feel that with Nino, Zucker, and Granlund.
If the NHL started using Olympic sized ice, Granlund would be a top 20 point scorer in the NHL.
Guys.
We won't be able to get a top-3 pick in this year's draft.
I'm just scared of moving a good player only to have him really take off when under a coach that actually encourages a little freedom, creativity, and knows how to put the player in the best position to be successful.
Nope, because we will make the playoffs.
could we flip this at the draft or something similar? (Just brainstorming spent about 30 seconds thinking about value before you start screaming)
Detroit gets- Brodin + Nino
MIN gets - 1st + Nyquist +?
Unless it is Larkin coming back from Detroit...I am not interested.
Value is terrible there btw .
Det can just add in something to sweeten the pot and I'd do that lol. the question being, is Detroit willing to throw back another pick because I wouldn't see this hurting the wild too bad. yes we'd miss brodin but if a young guy can step in like olofsson or reilly, then we'd have two first's this year which is huge. Who knows if Detroit is even interested. I did see Nyquist had a NTC on his last two years of his contract.
brodin+Nino+ (wild late pick if needed)
1st+nyquist+2nd or 3rd?
Lets not get ahead of ourselves.
I guess I just had the thought that :
brodin = nyquist
nino essentially =1st (bc nino is not doing too hot. if this pick can turn into a asplund/tufte/kunin/brown the risk might be worth it. )
det adds another pick or whatnot and we get a hopeful player in the 2nd which we need, like steel/bitten/grundstrom/day.
I don't see nino breaking out
I see brodin as replaceable
and we get back a couple extra picks CF has traded away. just my opinion