GDT: WDSF Game 4: Golden Knights @ Wild - 7:00 PM CT - NBC, TVAS, SN

[guitarhunterdude]

Or, this is my hot take, the Wild just aren't that good (yet) and they are playing a very good team.

What does this even mean? Our so-called core pieces in Ek, Fiala and Kaprizov are all at the age where forwards generally peak, so I don't know where we should be expecting this magical improvement to come from.

They aren't that good. They aren't going to be that good. They aren't going to be bad enough to get a real talent in the draft to build around. We're right back to being first-round cannon fodder for the foreseeable future unless Rossi's a superstar (possible, but unlikely)

 

[Minnesnota]

Evason is looking more and more like Todd Richards during this series. He looks like a deer in the headlights at this point.

The regular season, the defense and Kap and quality goaltending made things easy for him. Now that he actually needs to do some coaching, he has no clue what to do.

Gerard Gallant is available, for now.

 

[BagHead]

Kaprizov is following in Gaboriks footsteps.

The guy who put up 22 points in 29 games for the Wild, and later on put up 22 points in 26 games for the Kings, en route to a Cup win? He wasn't great for New York, but he was damn good for everyone else.

 

[Soldier13Fox]

What does this even mean? Our so-called core pieces in Ek, Fiala and Kaprizov are all at the age where forwards generally peak, so I don't know where we should be expecting this magical improvement to come from.

They aren't that good. They aren't going to be that good. They aren't going to be bad enough to get a real talent in the draft to build around. We're right back to being first-round cannon fodder for the foreseeable future unless Rossi's a superstar (possible, but unlikely)

Huh? I think you may be reading too much into it. I think the addition of Boldy and rossi (and the subtraction of several other players) makes us instantly better next year, regardless of how it's spun. Ultimately we are playing a very good team with a goalie that is playing insanely hot. I think our core fwds of juice box, Fiala, and ek are just fine.... They just need a few. Ore pieces around them.

 

[DisbeliefInDW]

Gerard Gallant is available, for now.

DeBoer will soon be available again as well,

 

[Minnesnota]

Fiala has turning the puck over in the neutral zone on lock.

 

[GordieGallant]

Not at all, Gaborik's first playoff, he was fricking spectacular!

Ok I guess he’s not then

 

[berdush]

between all this mess, only Foligno-Ek-Greenway line earned credit this series.

 

[TaLoN]

The Wild had nothing this game from the moment the goal was overturned.

It gutted their spirit and have had nothing in this game since.

 

[NHL1674]

Kaprizov is following in Gaboriks footsteps.

It's his first damn season! And without a quality center! Are you kidding me?

 

[The Enemy Within]

The Wild had nothing this game from the moment the goal was overturned.

It gutted their spirit and have had nothing in this game since.

The sad part is I feel like most of us in our heart-of-hearts felt that was going to happen after that deflating eventuality.

 

[2Pair]

DeBoer will soon be available again as well,

I'm not really an Evason fan, but Scotty F'n Bowman isn't winning anything with Rask and Hartman as his centers.

 

[guitarhunterdude]

It's his first damn season! And without a quality center! Are you kidding me?

At age 20 Gaborik had 17 playoff points in 18 games. At 24, 3-1-4 in 5 games. He is in his prime and should be able to carry his line if he's the star everyone's crowning him as.

 

[Minnesnota]

The Wild had nothing this game from the moment the goal was overturned.

It gutted their spirit and have had nothing in this game since.

At least they have that veteran experience from Parise!

 

[NHL1674]

At age 20 Gaborik had 17 playoff points in 18 games. At 24, 3-1-4 in 5 games. He is in his prime and should be able to carry his line if he's the star everyone's crowning him as.

You're right. Let's trade him.

 

[guitarhunterdude]

You're right. Let's trade him.

I would do it for the right price. Maybe we can get Bedard/Wright and actually have a core piece worth building around for once. Kap is nice but he's a complimentary player, not the guy who can carry a team to the promised land. He ain't gonna be worth the 8.5/8yrs we'll probably give him.

 

[NHL1674]

I would do it for the right price. Maybe we can get Bedard/Wright and actually have a core piece worth building around for once. Kap is nice but he's a complimentary player, not the guy who can carry a team to the promised land. He ain't gonna be worth the 8.5/8yrs we'll probably give him.

So when ya gonna change your avatar?

 

[TaLoN]

At least they have that veteran experience from Parise!

That's been the worst aspect of this team for years.

Other teams get pissed off by such things... the Wild have always thrown in the towel.

Spurgeon as Captain isn't doing much to change that.

We need someone who gets fiery and pissed off from time to time...

 

[2Pair]

I would do it for the right price. Maybe we can get Bedard/Wright and actually have a core piece worth building around for once. Kap is nice but he's a complimentary player, not the guy who can carry a team to the promised land. He ain't gonna be worth the 8.5/8yrs we'll probably give him.

Name the last team to make it to the "promised land" without at least 3 superstars? Trading your best player in hopes to acquire someone who could become your best player, doesn't get you anywhere

 

[Soldier13Fox]

I would do it for the right price. Maybe we can get Bedard/Wright and actually have a core piece worth building around for once. Kap is nice but he's a complimentary player, not the guy who can carry a team to the promised land.

OH man...

 

[Webster]

Fiala-Hartman-Zuccarello now, coach actually replaced Kaprizov.

 

[guitarhunterdude]

So when ya gonna change your avatar?

Nope, still enjoy watching the guy play in the regular season, and would continue to do so.

 

[2Pair]

Fiala-Hartman-Zuccarello now, coach actually replaced Kaprizov.

He replaced Foligno

 

[guitarhunterdude]

Name the last team to make it to the "promised land" without at least 3 superstars? Trading your best player in hopes to acquire someone who could become your best player, doesn't get you anywhere

That's kinda my point. We need to bottom out and draft those guys. A stud 1C prospect would just be the start.

 

[TaLoN]

Fiala-Hartman-Zuccarello now, coach actually replaced Kaprizov.

Foligno was booted from the Ek line actually...put Kap with our only real center.