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NHL 2013 - The Lower 48.

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MavHockey14 said:
Wow.

Must be thinking their chance at a cup is within the next two years.

That's an AWFUL lot.
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Or they do plan on extending him, but yeah...definitely a big move for the near future, hurting the longer term future with 4 likely quality prospects going to Buffalo.

Hockeywilderness quote on Pominville from Die By the Blade:
Jason Pominville does many things very well. He's got a killer shot, is a finisher when he gets his chances as is always one of the Sabres first shootout candidates. He has better-than-you-think hands and can make tough passes to set his teammates up. He's an above average defender, and has earned his power play time in Buffalo. He'll be an asset to your top six in both ends, no question, and he's been one of the Sabres most consistent players over the past seven years.

The things Pominville doesn't do well are the things that soured Sabres fans on him. He never really seemed to earn his captaincy, as he's a very soft-spoken, nice guy who often resorted to spouting cliches in his interviews. Though he will block shots, he won't hit anyone, and he doesn't outwardly display the fire you want a guy wearing the C to show. I think he'l be much better served on a team where he doesn't have to be "the guy", and with Parise and Koivu there to handle the scoring/interviewing duties, Pominville will be free to do what does best - contribute consistently in both ends of the ice.
 
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Shirtless Guy said:
Or they do plan on extending him, but yeah...definitely a big move for the near future, hurting the longer term future with 4 likely quality prospects going to Buffalo.
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It seems like a lot, but a big thing is that the player they are getting isn't just a rest-of-season rental and appears to be exactly the type of player that the Wild need right now.

If he produces (and the first rounder is in the mid to late 20s) it isn't going to be such a bad deal. It is always hard to make a 4 prospects for one player because you are mortgaging your future (to some degree) in an effort to win now. Plus, as MN sports fans, we always seem to be on the losing end of these deals.
 
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Almington said:
It seems like a lot, but a big thing is that the player they are getting isn't just a rest-of-season rental and appears to be exactly the type of player that the Wild need right now.

If he produces (and the first rounder is in the mid to late 20s) it isn't going to be such a bad deal. It is always hard to make a 4 prospects for one player because you are mortgaging your future (to some degree) in an effort to win now. Plus, as MN sports fans, we always seem to be on the losing end of these deals.
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I told bbdl offline, Pominville is going to need to put up 75+ pts and the Wild are going to need to reach Western Conference Finals if not make the Cup Finals for this to be viewed as a good trade.
 
Shirtless Guy said:
I told bbdl offline, Pominville is going to need to put up 75+ pts and the Wild are going to need to reach Western Conference Finals if not make the Cup Finals for this to be viewed as a good trade.
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Unless they win the cup, they have to extend him and he has to perform for ~4 or 5 seasons for this to be a good trade. That's way to much to give up for just a season and a half if the Wild end up with nothing more than a division title or two.
 
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Almington said:
Unless they win the cup, they have to extend him and he has to perform for ~4 or 5 seasons for this to be a good trade. That's way to much to give up for just a season and a half if the Wild end up with nothing more than a division title or two.
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But you don't want to sign him to 4-5 more years if that prevents them from affording to keep Coyle, Zucker, Granlund, etc...
 
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But you don't want to sign him to 4-5 more years if that prevents them from affording to keep Coyle, Zucker, Granlund, etc...
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They have heatley's 7.5, PMB's 4.8 and Backstroms 6.3 (among others) all coming off the books by the end of next season, they should be able to find a way to keep the up and coming players (who perform) by letting the older deadwood go.
 
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Almington said:
They have heatley's 7.5, PMB's 4.8 and Backstroms 6.3 (among others) all coming off the books by the end of next season, they should be able to find a way to keep the up and coming players (who perform) by letting the older deadwood go.
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Ok, certainly sounds like Pominville should perform better with Koivu/Parise than he did at Buffalo. If they can keep that line together, that should be an even more difficult line for other teams to deal with than Koivu/Parise/Whoever else they've tried this year.
 
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