Guerin denied a report from DailyFaceoff that he asked Philadelphia for Tyson Foerster or one of the Flyers’ late first-round picks in a trade for Rossi, saying, “I’ve talked to lots of teams about lots of players — not just Marco — and names come up all the time, but there’s never been any serious… Continue reading Wild GM Bill Guerin Speaks on Marco Rossi Trade Rumors – Wilderness Walk
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Wild, Flyers Reportedly Discussed Marco Rossi Trade – Wilderness Walk
The Marco Rossi trade rumors are starting to get loud and more real. On Thursday, a flurry of reports rose to the surface regarding the Minnesota Wild being in trade discussions with teams interested in trading for Rossi. The only team with concrete information we have right now is the Philadelphia Flyers. According to multiple… Continue reading Wild, Flyers Reportedly Discussed Marco Rossi Trade – Wilderness Walk
The Wild’s Best Use Of Marco Rossi Might Be A D-Corps Upgrade – Minnesota Wild
Bill Guerin and 27 other NHL GMs are probably golfing a lot (like me) right now. After someone wins the Stanley Cup in a few weeks, that number will rise to Guerin plus-31. Most of them will enjoy it. Guerin won’t. He has a lot to do before the NHL draft. While the Wild have… Continue reading The Wild’s Best Use Of Marco Rossi Might Be A D-Corps Upgrade – Minnesota Wild
More Teams Reportedly Interested in Marco Rossi – Wilderness Walk
From what I’ve been gathering, a few of these teams’ pundits (and or lickbait weirdos) have guesses on what could be on offer. Penguins: Rakell, Rust, or picks package Flyers: Tippett or Cates, and/or picks+one of those players Sabres: Peterka (the most likely outcome) Blackhawks: later 1st plus prospects (no way they dump early… Continue reading More Teams Reportedly Interested in Marco Rossi – Wilderness Walk
Marco Rossi Trade Rumors Too Loud To Ignore – Wilderness Walk
That’s Wild It feels like a whole lot of backwards thinking is going on in the Minnesota Wild front office. The noise emanating from that executive suite is that they are possibly going to trade one of their very few homegrown top-six centermen in franchise history. By summer’s end, Marco Rossi could find himself on… Continue reading Marco Rossi Trade Rumors Too Loud To Ignore – Wilderness Walk
The Wild Are Letting the Tail Wag the Dog With Marco Rossi – Minnesota Wild
It isn’t news that Marco Rossi was “very disappointed” by how the Minnesota Wild used him in their six-game playoff series against the Vegas Golden Knights. Eleven minutes a night is barely enough to break a sweat for a player who scored two playoff goals for an offense-needy team. In his exit meetings, Rossi asked… Continue reading The Wild Are Letting the Tail Wag the Dog With Marco Rossi – Minnesota Wild
Dylan Guenther Is A Perfect Target In A Marco Rossi Trade – Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild will likely move on from Marco Rossi if they get the right deal. David Reinbacher is one option, but he’s a worst-case-scenario trade, just in case the Wild move on from captain Jared Spurgeon. However, general manager Bill Guerin is set with his defense and will worry about getting a backup goaltender… Continue reading Dylan Guenther Is A Perfect Target In A Marco Rossi Trade – Minnesota Wild
The Marco Rossi Disconnect Shows the Downside of “Best Available Player” Drafting – Minnesota Wild
“Best Available Player” is a phrase that gets thrown around a ton at draft time. There’s a beautiful simplicity to the philosophy. Just add talent, and get the best players you can. It’s so obvious! Fans thinking, If I were the GM, I’d simply go BPA, is the basis of why, for example, the Minnesota… Continue reading The Marco Rossi Disconnect Shows the Downside of “Best Available Player” Drafting – Minnesota Wild
Guerin Could Have Prepared For the Marco Rossi Situation Last Summer – Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild are entering one of their most exciting offseasons in franchise history. Freed from the shackles of a $14.7 million dead cap hit in each of the past three seasons and fueled by eight straight first-round exits in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, big moves could be coming, and a notable free agent or… Continue reading Guerin Could Have Prepared For the Marco Rossi Situation Last Summer – Minnesota Wild
The Wild Created A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy With Marco Rossi – Minnesota Wild
Somehow, the biggest lightning rod in the Minnesota Wild’s abbreviated playoff run was the player with the team’s third-fewest minutes. But that’s what fans will focus on when a team takes Marco Rossi, their second-leading scorer in the regular season, and plays him for 11 minutes and 8 seconds per night. For context, that’s less… Continue reading The Wild Created A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy With Marco Rossi – Minnesota Wild