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** Wild 2023 Off Season and Summer **


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4 hours ago, Tomdog said:

I wouldn’t put a lot of stock into their projected lineups. 
They just put players into a spot that could happen, not necessarily where they should. 

Agree. Most our players have a chance to play in different lines depending of their level of play during the game as well as depending of the coach decision too. 

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Hopefully this year they will shuffle lines more so players are more comfortable switching up during injury weeks. 
The team needs to be more flexible about who plays with who. 

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19 hours ago, Tomdog said:

Hopefully this year they will shuffle lines more so players are more comfortable switching up during injury weeks. 
The team needs to be more flexible about who plays with who. 


I remember back in the day when Lemaire was coaching. People complained endlessly about how he was constantly switching up lines and “never let the team develop chemistry”…🤣

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Three names for potential depth:

 

Jujhar Kharia....29 year old vet from BC and Michigan Tech. Report by Sportsnet's Elliot Friedman. 6-2 214 history of back injuries. With Chicago last year.

 

Phil Kessel....35, 5-11 215 working out in Vegas at captain practices. Several outlets link to Minnesota....

 

Gavin Hain

...23, 5-11 195 training camp invite, Philly selected but passed on this 5-year UND centerman.

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Plus

-Terrific size and willingness to be physical.

-Stands up for teammates.

-Decent penalty killer.

 

Minus

-Back problems and several documented concussions.

-Really shy offensively.

-Not a strong skater. Slow.

 

With the injuries piling up I thought that his next deal might be a PTO, specifically from the Canucks, who might want to bring in a player of Punjabi ancestry, for the local market. Always liked him, and hope he does well in Minnesota.

 

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Well, with the signing of two “tough” guys and no one else of significance, it appears to me that the Wild have been forced into a rebuild, whether they want to admit it or not. 
 

Let the games begin…

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Caleb Addison signed one year at $825,000.

 

Gavin Hain released following prospects tournament

 

Wild release 60-man training camp roster. Vinnie Letteri (#10) Adam Beckman (11) Jujhar Kharia (16) and Sammy Walker (18) get some new sweater numbers for call-ups.....

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I'm moderately interested in this season. The Wild have never really done anything like this before (relying on youth rather than big name free agents).

 

I'm sure there will be growing pains, but maybe the team will be better for it in the long run. What they've done in the past certainly hasn't worked.

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On 9/19/2023 at 4:49 PM, Icechipper said:

Caleb Addison signed one year at $825,000.

 

Gavin Hain released following prospects tournament

 

Wild release 60-man training camp roster. Vinnie Letteri (#10) Adam Beckman (11) Jujhar Kharia (16) and Sammy Walker (18) get some new sweater numbers for call-ups.....

Here is more info regarding our training camp and pre-season schedule, which is going to start very soon (on Sunday, September 24th) at Colorado.

https://www.nhl.com/wild/news/minnesota-wild-opens-training-camp-september-21-at-tria-rink

 

https://www.nhl.com/wild/news/wild-camp-day-1

 

 

 

 

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