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I might just watch tonight...

I found that interesting too. At first I thought Gallant wanted too much to be just an interim coach and finish out the season so they could do a search. But then I read they gave Hynes a four year deal. So yeah, maybe they are cheaping out on the coaches...

Jesus, bully the players? Really? I agree, what does he call he did two weeks ago in Sweden? Fika? At first I was excited about Guerin coming in here, taking names and kicking butt. And what he did last season using the cap space was impressive. But then once he frees up cap space, he proceeds to chew it up by signing Zuccarello, Foligno, and Hartman, three players that could have fetched something at the trade deadline if the team tanked as it is doing now. Or if they had another good season, they get paid. And I have no problem paying these guys. It's the NMC's he's handing out. He chews up the cap space and then locks the team in. This is almost worse than Fletcher...

Holy Christ the Wild have hired a clown...looks like he raided Don Cherry's closet...

The Wild have zero cap space right now (roughly $40,000). The Wild can only call up certain players from Iowa to keep them under the cap threshold. Basically, any Iowa player making more than $800,000 won't be called up because the Wild will exceed the cap. And Guerin shot the team in the foot handing out all those contract extensions with NMC's and expecting a bunch of 30-somethings to keep performing at a high level.

Does anyone know what exactly Darby does?

According to Russo, Gallant would have cost too much. Sounds like Hynes will cost just under $2M, which was about what they were paying Evason. Russo also said the team feels that with the Western Conference so weak this season, there is a good chance they can right this and get into the Playoffs. He said right now 82 points would get the Wild into the Playoffs. And he speculated that the Playoff edict is coming from Leipold...

That wasn't Jack Edwards, was it?

Lateral move at best...

Enough of the love affair with former Nashville and Pittsburgh cast offs...

I can see why BG went with the NMC's. He's concerned about keeping Kaprizov around. If he didn't try to keep up the façade of the team goal being to make the playoffs, I seriously doubt Kaprizov would re-sign with Minnesota. So to show he is serious about making the Playoffs, he re-signs Zucarello, Foligno, Johansson, etc. and gives them what they want, hoping that they keep up their production and the team keeps making the playoffs.

Boy, the NHL just can’t seem to get out of its own way…

Has the NHL stated why he can’t wear the mask?

Unless he trades for a Connor McDavid, not much is going to change. This team is a mess right now.

It's nice to see the Baby Wild having success. Until they get their farm system straightened out, I don't hold much hope for the Wild to progress in the Playoffs.

I find it interesting that the San Jose Sharks are the worst team in the league, and are stocked with a plethora of Wild draft picks...Granlund, Kunin, Sturm, Kahkonen...

What a BS call on Hartman…

Need to stay out of the box…

Poop …

Hey, don’t interrupt the man’s quality time…

Ok, decent penalty kill…

I found this on The Sporting News The Sporting News - NHL Salary Cap Rules Explained What counts towards the NHL's salary cap? When it comes to the salary cap, there are a number of factors that contribute to it. Any player that is on the NHL roster has what is referred to as an AAV (annual average value). It's calculated by adding up the contract's total salary and signing bonuses, divided by the number of years in a contract. That goes towards a team's cap hit. Any player on an AHL roster with an AAV of over $1.075 million and on a one-way contract will be counted towards the cap as well. Any suspended or injured players will also have their AAVs go towards the cap. In addition, any salary retained in a trade, any buyouts and the AAV of a player who signed a multi-year deal at or after the age of 35 and then retired will count. Merrill has an AAV of $1.2M. So if he is waived and goes to Iowa, he will still count towards the cap. It appears the only way his AAV comes off the cap is if he is waived and another team claims him.

A Shark Tank! Geez, I crack myself up!

Hey, it could be worse. We could be the Sharks...

...and then flame out in the first round again and then get a 15-20 first round pick. Wash, rinse, repeat...