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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
I think Guerin absolutely wants them to be bad so he can draft top 3 for a couple of years. They are stuck in that perpetual wheel of mediocrity that they can't seem to break out of. This should help them be weaker. Erik Staal was a really good free agent signing for the Wild.
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This is the right year to take that strategy. But why not lean into it and get quality picks/prospects to take back some money...it doesn't even have to be really bad money:
What would STL have paid to upgrade Bozak and save 1.75M?
Same question for VGK with Stastny and 2.25M?
Both of those guys have 10 team NTCs, so perhaps not possible. But, one would think MIN should've gotten more value from taking on more AAV and real money.