CreaseAndAssist Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Wild Sign 3 Forwards: Damien Giroux, Adam Beckman and Mitchell Chaffee I share my thoughts on the 3 forwards the Wild signed over the last two days, I have video and stats too! Enjoy and discuss... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icechipper Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 What again is the stratagem of signing Beckmann, we're told he is 18, when he's almost certainly headed back to his junior team for the 2020-2021 season...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllaZilla Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 11 hours ago, Icechipper said: What again is the stratagem of signing Beckmann, we're told he is 18, when he's almost certainly headed back to his junior team for the 2020-2021 season...? Beckman had a great year. If the Wild don't sign him before the 2021 draft, he can re-enter the draft. If he continues to have another great year, he may take his chances on moving up in the draft, where he may command a bigger signing bonus, etc. Plus the Wild would lose a potentially decent prospect. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreaseAndAssist Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) I think there is no drawback from signing any of these forwards. Next season, the team will no doubt let some of its older players that were helping carry the mail in Iowa move on with their careers and give more of the prospects the ice time and opportunity to develop. As I see it... Damien Giroux Connor Dewar Brandon Duhaime Mason Shaw Mitchell Chaffee Will Bitten Gerald Mayhew Ivan Lodnia Dmitry Sokolov Luke Johnson Gabriel Dumont Alexander Khovanov Will probably be the forwards in Iowa next year. On defense...they only have two under contract already. The rest are RFA's and one UFA. Fedor Gordeev Calen Addison My guess is they will re-sign... Brennan Menell Louie Belpedio Stepan Falkovsky had a good year for Allen, but they already have one giant blueliner in Gordeev. But do they really want to keep Hunter Warner?!?! Not sure. Between the pipes...the top two options are both RFA's. Hunter Jones - signed Kaapo Kahkonen Mat Robson Edited March 27, 2020 by CreaseAndAssist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandron Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 On 3/24/2020 at 12:41 PM, CreaseAndAssist said: Wild Sign 3 Forwards: Damien Giroux, Adam Beckman and Mitchell Chaffee I share my thoughts on the 3 forwards the Wild signed over the last two days, I have video and stats too! Enjoy and discuss... Thanks LIG. Good post as well as good choice for the Wild organization. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynxrattle Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 The future looks pretty hopeful! Who will know where Fiala Kaprizov, Beckman etc be in a few years! I can't see the video links in the article, though. Not with my phone's Opera browser or Chrome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreaseAndAssist Posted March 26, 2020 Author Share Posted March 26, 2020 Hmm...not sure why the links are not working. Let me see if I can post them here. Those are all the videos I had in my article. Also, I updated it to include the fact the Wild signed Hunter Jones to an entry level deal. So could this mean Dubnyk is more or less going to be brushed aside and Kahkonen moves up while Jones and Robson man the crease in Iowa?!?! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynxrattle Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 I liked the determination of the 7 year old Hunter Jones in the YouTube clip story. Not many kids would have had the determination to stay with their wish to switch roles for a year, and not many fathers would have required the wish to live for a year. Hunter is a good name for a kid that seems to set his sights to something he wants with a certain doggedness. He gave a good impression about his character. Filip Johansson spoke about being happy to go to Frolunda, which is a good team known for its training. He seemed to emphasise the training and his development. He was asked about the new arena as well, which he seemed happy about as well ( - perhaps this tells about a major change, that could help when he switches over to North America. His former team was from a really small town while Frolunda plays in the second biggest town in Sweden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreaseAndAssist Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 At this point, expectations for Johansson are about as low as you can get. Its good to hear Frolunda has a good reputation for development, because he needs it but we'll see if that translates to more opportunity as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icechipper Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Beckmann a thrill to watch on those highlife so, a combination of speed and shooting accuracy.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreaseAndAssist Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 There is only one N in Beckman. Just saying... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynxrattle Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 12 hours ago, Icechipper said: Beckmann a thrill to watch on those highlife so, a combination of speed and shooting accuracy.... Surprise as well, I'd say. If I would look at him trying to guess when he is shooting, I'd fail miserably. I'm really no goalie, but he looks unpredictable to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Check Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 What might add to the hopes for Beckman, is that his body maturity and strength isn't anywhere near its potential. While he may never be lightning fast, IMO adding eventual power to his existing skill set makes him an outstanding prospect. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icechipper Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Sounds like AHL scoring leader Sam Anas will walk as free agent. Wild need to preserve space on baby Wild roster for the kids..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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