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Sorry, say wut? This is his first bad year in like... 4 years. After his father died. I'm willing to give him a pass.
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Sorry, say wut? This is his first bad year in like... 4 years. After his father died. I'm willing to give him a pass.
He was less than stellar for much of last year as well...
Well... less than stellar by Minnesota Wild Defense standards. He's still good, but he's on a team full of good D-men and his game looks weakest...aside from the rotating 6th/7th/8th D-men.
That is why he will be moved to save his $4mil cap hit.
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He's still the 4th best Dman on our blueline.
It's this cap hit and our depth at LHD that is making him the odd man out.
I think it's time to take a big breath and relax about both Dumba, and Scandella. We've still got plenty of season left. Let's let it play out, and move one, neither, or both of them at the end of the season if need be. It's great that Olofsson looks like he belongs out there, but he has only played a few games in the NHL, looks skinny as hell, and has a history of injuries. He shouldn't be relied on to replace anyone yet, let alone be be a solid .dman in a playoff run.
I can easily see Scandella turning back into a reliable, better than average #3/4 Dman. Can also see Dumba stringing together a Series of games where he is a difference maker, and almost single handedly wins a few games for us. We've seen it before. Brodin, Spurgeon, or Suter can get injured in the next couple of weeks. We don't want to look over and see Scandella playing for Vancouver because we made a trade for freaking Jannik Hansen.
I can easily see Scandella turning back into a reliable, better than average #3/4 Dman. Can also see Dumba stringing together a Series of games where he is a difference maker, and almost single handedly wins a few games for us. We've seen it before. Brodin, Spurgeon, or Suter can get injured in the next couple of weeks. We don't want to look over and see Scandella playing for Vancouver because we made a trade for freaking Jannik Hansen.
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We are not moving Dumba or losing him to Vegas. Fletch has already said multiple times he will not be traded. He's going to get better. Defenseman take years to develop, its common knowledge. Stevens is the best coach he could have right now.
Saga of the Elk
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I agree with all this and hope it's true. Dumba is top ten in d scoring for U24 players, top 50 among all defensemen. He has more points than guys like Chara, Sami Vatanen, and Aaron Ekblad, one less than guys like Justin Faulk, Tyson Barrie, Andrej Sekera, and Shayne Gostisbehere. That's pretty good company for a young defenseman. I know that's not all there is to it either, but scoring from the blueline is a pretty crucial aspect of any team's success.
I don't understand why we would trade Scandella right now, it feels so shortsighted.
It essentially makes it a certainty that we would lose our other D-man in expansion.
The only way it makes sense is if Fletcher is planning on exposing Zucker or he knows Haula + something else is enough to protect our other D-man.
It essentially makes it a certainty that we would lose our other D-man in expansion.
The only way it makes sense is if Fletcher is planning on exposing Zucker or he knows Haula + something else is enough to protect our other D-man.
TwiztedHeat
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Boyle is absolutely getting a 1st, maybe conditional, but after the Eaves trade and Berglund re-signing, prices are going to get stupid.
It depends on the return. If the return is good enough, you'd have to take it. I doubt they're looking to just give him away.
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After the season.. What about trading Scandella+ for Carolina's Brett Pesce? 6'3" expansion exempt 22 year old RHD with 14 points in 56 games and is +12. Could be a good replacement if Vegas decides to choose Dumba over a forward.
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TwiztedHeat
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Slavin and Pesce are not getting traded. They'd move Hanifin and Faulk before the aforementioned duo.
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We keep Dumba and Scandella and go after The 6'6" Hanzal for second rd pick
We need Dumba and Scandy for the PO push as well as ED
We need Dumba and Scandy for the PO push as well as ED
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Hanzal and Boyle will both get a 1st this year. Hanzal is better but almost guaranteed to get injured. Boyle is the better FO guy and would probably be better suited to handle 3/4 C duties.
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It was something like Chychrun + Hanzal, but I'm not sure. It was a dream. I'm dreaming about NHL trades. Send help. Or nudes.
Jesus comma Brodin
Effing Norris-Byng Brodin
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