The Minnesota Wild’s roster puzzle takes shape as the offseason unfolds. Brock Faber, Jared Spurgeon, Jonas Brodin, and Jake Middleton anchor the top-4 defense, with Zach Bogosian, Ziv Buium, and David Jiricek vying for third-pairing spots. Up front, Kirill Kaprizov, Matt Boldy, Joel Eriksson Ek, and Mats Zuccarello lead the charge.
Host Seth Toupal breaks down potential line combinations, including where prospects Liam Ohgren and Danila Yurov might fit. The bottom-six remains a work in progress, with Marcus Foligno, Ryan Hartman, and Vinnie Hinostroza potentially forming a gritty third line.
In net, Filip Gustavsson looks to build on his stellar season, with Jesper Wallstedt as backup. Discover how the Wild’s roster is shaping up and what moves might still be on the horizon. Tune in now for expert analysis on the Minnesota Wild’s 2023-24 lineup!
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19 Comments
Kirill Rossi X
Boldy Ek Ogren
Hartman Yurov Zucc
Trenin Freddy foligno
Joejoe/vinny bench depth
Great show Seth..it's gunna get interesting. Keep up the great work!
Your assessment of the bottom 6 is right on. Maybe the Wild are 1 trade away from completing a solid 3rd line.
Lots to look forward to with all the highly anticipated new faces competing for a roster spot.
You can't have an identity on the fourth line, when you're only playing 7-8 minutes a game
You know the rest of the story
On the trade front,, it's always quiet before the storm
Do analysis, keep track of how many times BOGO lost his man?
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Wallstedt may not be ready to be #2. Hlavaj might leapfrog him.
Отпусти уже Росси ! Сэт) – не Усиливает он команду! Росси игрок затыкающий дыры……Росси хочет быть на этой роли?……в Айове должны быть игроки затыкающие дыры …. а их нет……
Хватит обманывать Болельщиков! 38 .89.17 игроки дворового хоккея…..- нравятся ? так собирай их по выходным и играйте сколько хотите. Хуже другое : Тренин ориентируется на игру 89 ого ……..а это + ещё один пассажир….. Хватит Обманывать Болельщиков! – хвалиш защитников за спасения от гола …….Почему не говориш что 8 из 10 угроз гола это привоз этого же защитника!…..Ты ненавидиш Болельщиков? а значит и Команду? …….Почему ты хвалиш игроков не усиливающих команду а создающих команде проблемы?…..
ни Болди .ни Капризов . ни Густавсон вслух не скажут но с согласятся что б вместо 17.89.38 .46 ……поставили стулья …- через 2 минуты и Болди и Капризов и Гус запомнят отскоки от стульев и будут свободно себя чувствовать и Созидать в игре!
Кирилл после травм конечно ни куда не уйдёт если его не купят за дорого но и ломаться за команду он не будет …..раз в команде такое отношение к игре….почему 17.89.38.25.46. не с Дамбой а продолжают увеличивать количество "пассажиров"……
How bout some retire?
I can't wait to see Spurgeon gone
Who's the back up?
@dennybarlau8065 any fears of liam getting traded in a package deal?
If Trenin plays like he did at the end of last year, I could see a grief line of Trenin, Hartman annd Faligno
Anaheim is 1 of 6 t3ams that needs to take on substantial $ just to hit the floor. They took on trouba and now kreider thats 14.5mill and they still have to take on an additional 8.3mill or so just for the cap floor. Trades are gonna be very interesting just for the cap floor reason but some teams need cap room. Patience is a virtue
Something i havnt mentioned b4. The wild as a franchise idr a time where they abused a goalie where a si gle goalie had 65 or more starts. N weve had some pretty dang good goal tending for the most part over the yrs
The Wild are paid to win nothing! Iowa develops "Tournament Ready" players, just under complete NHL Competency. It's so they can "Complete Their Competency" where they eventually get traded to. Billy never brings up tbe best to play or it would expose the shell game called "Development" The 4th line is constructed to rest 3 players that score 80-90% of the points. They "Dump & Retreat" and if they happen to dare be effective and score a goal…back to Iowa they go! Eventually the "Tournament Ready" guys go to their ultimate destination. Sammy Walker, Adam Beckman, Victor Rask/Nino story, etc.- Like a revolving door!
The Wild never seem to quite get it right enough to win! Is it the "Small Market"? Is it payola to not win? It becomes increasingly harder year after year seeing the same squandering. Even when the plausibility of the Fiala debacle is taken into consideration, on top of the endless Sr. Citizen players that cycle into Minny for very friendly retirement ready player contracts continue!