![]() “I think the worse thing that we could have done (with Rossi) is just kind of force him in the lineup every night and that would have hurt his development,” Guerin said. 9 in 2020, and three young centers are all playing at a high level who were picked after him ( Cole Perfetti with Winnipeg at No. It’s hard to ignore the fact that Rossi was drafted No. And while the Wild have little center depth and it would seem way too quick to give up on a 21-year-old pivot in Rossi, if Guerin could trade him for a first-round pick and effectively start over, he may be tempted. If Guerin could give Addison a fresh start elsewhere this summer and the price is right, he possibly could trade him. The reality is he did fall out of favor with the team and even though he has the ability to run next year’s power play, it’s hard to see how he has a long future with the Wild with all their young defensemen in the system. If it’s not, then what bar does that set? My column But team not getting past first round isn’t a “narrative,” it’s a reality. #mnwild GM Bill Guerin is playing the long game + it might work. ![]() But his five-on-five play (he was minus-17) left a lot to be desired, and because the coaching staff stopped trusting him, he was essentially removed from the lineup even before the Klingberg pickup. Addison was among the league’s rookie scoring leaders and ran a successful power play. Rossi started last season with the Wild, wasn’t ready and spent most of the rest of the season in Iowa. For Marco and Calen to be ready and come in ready to have an impact is really important for us.” We can’t go out and spend big dollars on free agents. They are extremely important, and we need that. “I think the guys are really determined to get better. “They’re in that stage of their life what they do now is really going to affect them not just the upcoming season but as it continues on,” Guerin said. Rossi carries an $863,333 cap hit, while Addison’s qualifying offer would be $825,000. They could sign him and place him on LTIR if they need to exceed the anticipated $83.5 million cap next season or perhaps even sign him to an AHL deal and turn that into an NHL deal once he’s ready to return.īut with such little space, the Wild are going to need inexpensive players on next year’s roster. They’ll also look into their options with injured restricted free agent Mason Shaw, who is sidelined by a torn ACL. Even though Guerin said during his season wrapup Tuesday that he’s keeping all options open, the Wild aren’t expected to be able to re-sign Matt Dumba, Gus Nyquist, John Klingberg or Oskar Sundqvist and have to decide if they’ll tender pending restricted free agent Sam Steel a qualifying offer.
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