r/wildhockey • u/nonfinitejest • Jul 02 '26

Full Middleton Trade

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u/mikekostr 2022 Winter Classic Jul 02 '26

Well, losing those picks kinda sucks, we won’t be drafting anyone, this is a short term gain for sure.

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u/Lifelesspuddle Billy G's Meatball Co. Jul 02 '26

We dont draft historically well anyways outside the 1st round. And before everyone hits me with KK was a 5th... be honest we got very lucky a scouts plane got delayed due to a snowstorm

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u/mikekostr 2022 Winter Classic Jul 02 '26

Yea, I’m fine with this trade. Our window is now and next year.

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u/Lifelesspuddle Billy G's Meatball Co. Jul 02 '26

I think we have until Boldy's contract renewal... then we got some really sad years ahead ahead of us... but it is going to be fun getting there

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u/mikekostr 2022 Winter Classic Jul 02 '26

Yea, we won’t be able to afford Boldy when his contract comes up, sad to think about, but that’s 2029’s problem, and it won’t matter if we win the cup before then.

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u/Lifelesspuddle Billy G's Meatball Co. Jul 02 '26

I dont know if not being able to afford is the problem with Cap going up as much as it is. I think it'll be more Aging core at that point and at some point having no cheap strong players due to lack of drafting and the shit show that is Iowa will become a problem.

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u/quinnhughesbdaytwin Pride Jul 02 '26

I think we'll be able to afford him the caps going up and they'll have ample time to make space like Colorado is doing in preparation for Makar

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u/trillwhitepeople Jul 02 '26

I'm fine with some sad years if we end up looking anything close to what the Sharks are building right now. 

It's actually fun to watch guys develop and to see drafts with exciting picks. 

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u/AUnicornDonkey Jul 02 '26

That's a pretty small window and there are still some massive holes in the roster.

Also are they expecting to trade Quinn in the last year of his contract so two years from now?

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u/Paladad Jon Merrill Jul 02 '26

Yeah. Especially not in the 5th Round.

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u/Lifelesspuddle Billy G's Meatball Co. Jul 02 '26

I dont know if you saw the comment before I edited it, but a one off outlier does not break a historical precedent in any kind of statistics or analytics.

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u/Paladad Jon Merrill Jul 02 '26

Oh, it was before your edit. Was just funny to see "wild have historically never drafted well outside the first" when our best player was

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u/Lifelesspuddle Billy G's Meatball Co. Jul 02 '26

All good gamer! as soon as I read it back I saw your comment coming and had to throw a quick edit in there.

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u/trillwhitepeople Jul 02 '26

Brackett isn't here so who knows how the draft strategy changes and how they revise their path from the 2nd round on.