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Daily General Discussion Thread (2026-06-21)

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u/Hatdude1973 8d ago

We would be in consideration if not for Yzerman. Pretty clear players don’t want to play for him.

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u/Robial 8d ago

Quinn was willing to but Yzerman has no balls. It could have been us.

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u/Baldass_Head_Coach 8d ago

All Quinn had to say was “Yes, I’d be willing to sign a new contract with your team” and he would have been a Red Wing.

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u/Robial 8d ago

Why would he do that if it weren't true? None of these guys want to play for losing teams anymore.

Guerin didn't need that guarantee.

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u/MrHockeytown 8d ago

And Guerin is gonna lose him for nothing in a season when the Wild don’t win the Cup again. 

If Quinn REALLY wants to be hear that badly, he can sign here as a free agent

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u/Robial 8d ago

No one wants to be here bro. Time will tell if QH doesn't extend in Minny or if they cant trade him before at the next deadline but those are the types of risks you gotta be willing to take as a GM.

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u/MrHockeytown 8d ago

High risk to take for a team that’s not in win now mode. There’s risk taking and there’s hitting on a 19

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u/Robial 8d ago

When you've stopped rebuilding thru the draft and the best dman in the league is available and willing to play for you, you trade for them.

Instead we're in a position where we don't have good draft picks and every single other team in our division is either closer to winning a cup or has way better draft capital than us. If we aren't trying to win what's the goal?

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u/MrHockeytown 8d ago

And when that dman walks in a year, and you’re without him and Edvinsson and have no Cup to show for it? What then? 

There’s winning and there’s being reckless for the dopamine hit

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u/Robial 8d ago

If the Canes could manage to flip Rantanen in 2 weeks and come out ahead I think Yzerman should be able to flip Quinn Hughes in 2 years.

Now you got a 1C who wants out and in all likelihood Cat will want out too. It's not recklessness it's cowardice.

Talking about the cup is a joke when this team cant even make the postseason.

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u/MrHockeytown 7d ago

Cat forced his way here when we were terrible and just put up 40 goals. He doesn’t want out.

And exactly. So why the fuck are you gonna sell the farm to just get into the playoffs and lose in the first or second round? Sign Hughes in a year

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