Is Bill Guerin’s Tension With Marco Rossi A Media Creation? – Minnesota Wild

On August 22, the Minnesota Wild announced that they had signed Marco Rossi to a 3-year, $15 million contract. Rossi recorded career highs of 24 goals and 26 assists last year, and the cap is increasing from $88 million to $95.5 million next year and $113.5 million in 2027-28.  Rossi was reportedly looking for $6… Continue reading Is Bill Guerin’s Tension With Marco Rossi A Media Creation? – Minnesota Wild

Will More Money Create More Problems For Bill Guerin’s Wild? – Minnesota Wild

  The universal view of the Zach Parise and Ryan Suter buyouts is that they were an anchor around the neck of the Minnesota Wild. That’s absolutely true, you can’t argue that Minnesota’s upside wasn’t capped by having $15 million or so in dead money these last two years. But even downsides can have upsides,… Continue reading Will More Money Create More Problems For Bill Guerin’s Wild? – Minnesota Wild

The Johansson Deal Shows That New Freedoms Won’t Break Guerin’s Old Habits – Minnesota Wild

Limitations and restrictions breed creativity. The Minnesota Wild have dealt with them during the crushing burden of the Zach Parise/Ryan Suter buyouts. If there’s something Bill Guerin has excelled at during that time, it’s finding ways to squeeze value out of zero cap space. Retaining Ryan Hartman on a pay cut in 2021, acquiring Jake… Continue reading The Johansson Deal Shows That New Freedoms Won’t Break Guerin’s Old Habits – Minnesota Wild

Jake Middleton’s Playoff Performance Highlights A Flaw With Guerin’s Vision – Minnesota Wild

Another Minnesota Wild season has come and gone, and the team still can’t get over the hump.  No matter what pieces they move around or how much they tinker with the roster, when the regular season shifts to the postseason, the Wild still wake up on Groundhog Day and lose in the first round. The… Continue reading Jake Middleton’s Playoff Performance Highlights A Flaw With Guerin’s Vision – Minnesota Wild

Bill Guerin’s Future Is Rooted In the Present – Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin addressed reporters last Friday afternoon. The NHL trade deadline had passed, and all the big deals seemed to come within the Central Division. The Dallas Stars got Mikko Rantanen. The Colorado Avalanche landed Brock Nelson. Draft picks flew through the air while Guerin and the Wild stood idle. It… Continue reading Bill Guerin’s Future Is Rooted In the Present – Minnesota Wild

Guerin’s Strength As Team USA GM Might A Shortcoming In Minnesota – Minnesota Wild

In his final college hockey game, Matt Boldy scored Boston College’s lone goal in a 4-1 loss to St. Cloud State on March 28, 2021. Forty-eight hours later, he signed with the Minnesota Wild and reported to Des Moines.  Boldy had 11 goals and 20 assists in 22 games with Boston College and immediately produced in… Continue reading Guerin’s Strength As Team USA GM Might A Shortcoming In Minnesota – Minnesota Wild

The Wild Are Finally Bill Guerin’s Kind of Team – Minnesota Wild

Over the past three seasons, the Minnesota Wild haven’t been what Bill Guerin has wanted them to be. Guerin told Jared Spurgeon three years ago that it was “all about winning.” That team set a franchise record with 113 points but blew a 2-1 series lead and lost in six games to the St. Louis… Continue reading The Wild Are Finally Bill Guerin’s Kind of Team – Minnesota Wild