On today’s episode of Locked on Wild, we react to Scott Wheeler’s Wild prospect rankings. We look at Wheeler’s prognosis for several key Wild prospects, including Jesper Wallstedt, Riley Heidt and more. We discuss why Danila Yurov may be the Wild prospect that holds the biggest potential influence, with his timeline setting up to be Mats Zuccarello’s successor and a player who could keep Kirill Kaprizov in Minnesota if he pans out. We also discuss Charlie Stramel’s development and why the Wild drafted him as a complement to the path that Marco Rossi has taken!
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I think Kaprizov does sign an extension with the Wild, even if we miss the playoffs the next two years.
He does like it here, and the Wild are going to make it very friendly for him in case he doesn’t like where we are going and wants to skip town a few years into his contract.
Any team would trade a haul to get a perennial top 10 forward (top 5 with stars around him) in the league, even on an expensive, long term contract.
The only thing that could derail him from being a lock first ballot hall of famer is injuries.
Beckman at 10 is interesting. I guess Wheeler is a close relation of his too.
And since you brought up the Rangers: if Stramel develops into a Kakko/Lafreniere type of player, I hope you are able to look at him realistically and not like how Rangers fans drastically overvalue their guys.
Keep up the great content Seth .
How appropriate, “big rig” will be exactly that, just another Greenway. Definitely not worthy of a first round pick, the laugh of the draft.
Seth you mentioned leaving questions on an earlier episode. My question is… would you find it interesting to research the cumulative draft positions of each team’s roster? Then compare the totals (each team would have only 1 number) with the current NHL standings. This data should help clarify how draft position ( especially over time) affects t overall team success. Who knows maybe the results will surprise us?
With Wallstedt we have to also consider this year he's not had a good defense in front of him most of the year. Lots of youngsters just starting to develop. Honestly I think that's a good thing as it exposes weaknesses for him to work on
Imo Eks development was barricaded by some locker room entitlement stuff.
spent some time yesterday thinking about what the Wild's final record will be at the end of the year. My prediction: 38-36-8, and 84 total points. they'll miss the big show by between 4 – 7 points, somewhere in that range, and either the Blues or Preds will grab the final spot. ppl should also study the Preds' contract sheet…they are positioned incredibly well to make several BIG moves at the deadline. rentals would make sense for them. Maybe we can dump Maroon back on the Blues for a 2nd tour???
I'd like to see Rossi put on another 5-10lbs of muscle this off-season as well. He's starting to get more comfortable in showing his skill as shown by his ability to score no matter where Hynes bounces him.
If Heidt, Volschtedt, Ohgren, Khusnutdinov and ESPECIALLY YUROV are a "miss" you might as well pack up shop and move the team elsewhere…….
I know I am living in the past but wonder where Jimmy Snuggerud and Gabe Perreault would rank on this list? Two guys we could of picked instead.
Is Kaprizov or Yurov even gonna be here in the 25-26 season? I have my doubts.
I remember not too long ago when the Wild really didn’t have a pipeline. The signings of Pairise / Suter was partly due to the fact there was no pipeline or prospects to bring up. I also think fan interest was waining and while we’re paying the piper now, those signings did inject life back into the franchise and sold seats. The issue was the 13 year term…
Stramel could be another Filip Johansson from 2018 when even the media covering the draft that day (2018) said it was a big stretch. I hope we’re wrong as time is on Stramel’s side and big guys sometimes take a tinge longer to develop.
I am beyond excited for the day Guerin has 15 million in his pocket and these kids are playing in St. Paul. Maybe the Detroit Red Wings of days gone by, with all the Russian players. Great podcast as always… 😊
Danila Yurov is definitely the key to the Wild keeping Kaprizov; a Russian peer that can play center. He's better than Kaprizov, Tarasenko, Kuznetsov, and Panarin were at his age. The way he plays almost reminds me of Sergei Fedorov or someone like Auston Matthews today; good hands, speedy, great shot, drives the play. He's got the tools to be a legit star in the NHL and if he hits, that puts the Wild into the legitimate Cup contenders territory.
As for Stramel, I was dubious of the pick from the start and he hasn't made me feel any better about it this season. When the likes of Otto Stenberg and Gabe Perreault were available, I just don't see the justification for the pick beyond his physical stature. The stats and eye test just don't say "NHL power forward"…I just hope he doesn’t bust completely like James Sheppard did…Riley Heidt is the true 1st rounder from last year. He's a dynamic playmaker with a nasty streak. I see him as a meaner, more useful Kevin Fiala. I think he'll be on the team in a couple years and could be a real fan favorite!
the Blues, Flames, Kraken AND Preds all won last night lol.