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Yes there's truth to the rumors, not sure of the extent though. He was pretty much benched in the third period Saturday, and taken off the PP entirely. Sunday it looked like he was basically benched for the third period again, until they pulled the goalie and he was on the second 6v5 unit, not the first. But then he scored the third goal, and assisted on the game tying goal, and suddenly all was forgiven. But some of his quotes and body language seem to indicate he's not happy with his treatment at the moment, and I can't blame him.Thanks, saw him listed as a LW. I assume you’re a Wild fan? Any truth to the rumours of him being in the coaches doghouse? Any idea what he’d be looking at for his next contract?
Not sure what he's looking for on his next contract, but I know he wants term. Russo speculated he was looking for like 8M, but I'm not sure that's accurate. I'm sure he was looking for somewhere in the low 7's after back to back seasons pacing for 67 points per 82 games with bottom six linemates. As it is, he's having a down year, and still on pace for 55 points, again with bottom six linemates. Can't really blame him for being frustrated at this point when it seems he can't do anything right in the eyes of the coaches or management, even though he's been our second best forward for going on three years now.