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
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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
The Marco Rossi Madness Has To End – Minnesota Wild
One goal short. That’s all the Minnesota Wild needed to get this series on lockdown. Finding one more goal — anywhere — was the difference between going back to Vegas with the Golden Knights demoralized or with home ice advantage in a de facto best-of-three. You can’t get picky about where the goals come from… Continue reading The Marco Rossi Madness Has To End – Minnesota Wild
Marco Rossi Stands In the Middle Of A Controversy He Didn’t Create – Minnesota Wild
The NHL postseason is officially underway, and the quest for the first Stanley Cup in Minnesota Wild history is on. The Wild are facing off with the heavily favored Vegas Golden Knights and dropped game one in a 4-2 game that was closer than the odds may have indicated. Moving on to the second round… Continue reading Marco Rossi Stands In the Middle Of A Controversy He Didn’t Create – Minnesota Wild
Marco Rossi Can Prove the Doubters Wrong… But Does It Matter? – Minnesota Wild
34 years after his Austrian countryman staved it off, Judgement Day has finally arrived for Marco Rossi. After completing two 82-game campaigns in a row, piling up 45 goals and 100 points in the process, Rossi has won much of the State of Hockey over with his play. For good reason: He’s as responsible as… Continue reading Marco Rossi Can Prove the Doubters Wrong… But Does It Matter? – Minnesota Wild