Since this team is so dam good at developing these agile defenders that stand under 6-foot into NHL defensemen, maybe Mateychuk is someone Brackett already has circled as a potential pick. The only issue would be if you want to determine that the Wild already have too many prospects on the blue line. With the addition of Brock Faber in the Fiala trade, and players like Carson Lambos, Ryan O’Rourke, Jack Peart, and Daemon Hunt in the system, adding another one could either solidify the future Wil...
Kirill Kaprizov undergoes surgery for the Minnesota Wild, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports. The Wild didn’t announce the exact nature of the surgery, just that it was minor and that Kaprizov is expected to return in plenty of time for training camp in September more or less the start of the regular season in October. Kaprizov may be the best player in the NHL that no one has heard of.
And of course, you can’t have a blue line without the bottom-pairing defensemen that will get blamed for a lot of goals or be a pleasant surprise. This isn’t just the standard fifth of sixth blueliner in the defensive hierarchy, we’re getting into the mud and dirt and starting with the true depth defensemen and grading their seasons.
No | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
59 | D | |
8 | D | |
27 | RW | |
12 | RW | |
25 | D | |
63 | RW | |
56 | C | |
42 | D | |
44 | LW | |
52 | C | |
21 | RW | |
24 | D | |
14 | C | |
29 | G | |
17 | RW | |
89 | C | |
47 | D | |
18 | LW | |
38 | C | |
49 | D | |
10 | C | |
97 | LW | |
7 | D | |
30 | G | |
57 | D | |
4 | D | |
5 | D | |
37 | RW | |
58 | C | |
46 | D | |
72 | RW | |
33 | G | |
36 | RW |