Comments on: The five biggest trade deadline losers

By: bushay44

bushay44 — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:23:22 +0000

Well, that’s 5 minutes of my life i’m not getting back reading this useless bit of information. Nothing better to blog about than this non news summary?

By: sknut

sknut — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:30:08 +0000

I totally agree, you look at what Fletcher has done in 1.5 yrs there is no reason to blow it up to grab a 6-8 seed in the playoffs. Flectcher has a plan and is sticking to it, I am excited to see some of the youngsters that they have collected. Look at Spurgen, Stoner and guys down in Houston. There will be some bad contracts leaving soon leaving the Wild with some cap room.

By: ThatGuy

ThatGuy — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:47:59 +0000

I agree, dumb post. The wild are in the playoff hunt, as a fan that’s a bonus. They are not legitimate cup contenders likely, so what is the point of trading one of the few good prospects we have for a 3rd line grinder. DR left our minor league system in shambles, and Fletcher is just beginning to get it restocked. His draft last year landed Granlund, Zucker, Bullmer and Gustaffson. All legitimate prospects. As for the UFAs, we probably could have traded Madden and Brunette, but then your just waiving the white flag on the season. Kobesow, Meittenen, who would want them.

By: whatagreatfootballmind

whatagreatfootballmind — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 03:15:24 +0000

2. The Minnesota Wild sit in neutral.

It’s tough not to admire the Wild’s guile as they fight valiantly for a playoff spot without their backbone, center Mikko Koivu. But considering how passionate (and patient) Minnesota fans have been, why couldn’t the Wild’s front office throw them a trade deadline bone?

You can throw out excuses all day, but the long-term outlook of this team isn’t particularly peachy. Their two top players (Koivu and goalie Niklas Backstrom) are making market value money, but most of their remaining players are either on overpriced deals or bargains set to expire in the next season or two.

It’s hard to imagine the Wild progressing beyond their current bubble team/seventh or eighth seed ceiling … and they’re even getting a remarkably healthy season from talented but fragile winger Martin Havlat. How much longer will Minnesota fans tolerate a front office that seems quite satisfied with mediocrity?

Learn your hockey. Are the Wild really going to trade Brunette and Madden because they have expiring contracts at the end of the season? A season in which the Wild are legitimately in the playoff hunt?

The trade deadline, all the teams have inflated prices. Is Konopka and Reasoner really worth a 2nd round pick? The same second round pick the Wild don’t have? So would the Wild really part with a 1st round pick for those rental players?

Yeah, it would have been nice to dump somebody’s inflated salary such as Bouchard, but who wants that salary? Trade a struggeling Cam Barker, after you give up 1st round pick Nick Leddy for?

The Wild don’t have the assets to pull off a major name trade either. I am 100% on Fletcher not making a move.