With the way the Wild have been plummeting, all that can be done is dream of that top five pick and what the roster might look like next year. So, let's take a look at possible line combinations for next year.
Scenario #1: We aquire a major offensive forward asset in Free Agency (you know we're all thinking Parise)
Zack Parise-Mikko Koivu-Dany Heatley
Mikael Granlund-Matt Cullen-Devin Setoguchi
Cal Clutterbuck-Kyle Brodziak-Nick Palmieri
Stephane Veilleux-Darroll Powe-Nick Johnson
Tom Gilbert-Nate Prosser
Marco Scandella-Jared Spurgeon
Clayton Stoner-Steven Kampfer
Niklas Backstrom/Josh Harding
Harding/Matt Hackett
Odd forward out: Matt Justin Kassian
Odd defenseman out: Falk
Top potential callups from Houston: Brett Bulmer, Charlie Coyle, Zack Phillips, Johan Larsson, Jason Zucker, Jonas Brodin and Hackett/Darcy Kuemper
Scenario #2: We aquire a major offensive forward talent and a top pairing offensive defenseman via free agency or trade.
Parise-Koivu-Heatley
Granlund-Cullen-Setoguchi
Clutterbuck-Brodziak-Palmieri
Veilleux-Powe-Johnson
(Defenseman)-Prosser
Gilbert-Stoner
Scandella-Spurgeon
Odd forward out: Chad Rau and Kassian
Odd defenseman out: Falk or Kampfer
Backstrom/Harding
Harding/Hackett
Scenario #3: The Wild aquire only a top pairing defenseman.
Granlund-Koivu-Heatley
Setoguchi-Cullen-Palmieri
Clutterbuck-Brodziak-Johnson
Veilleux-Powe-Rau
(Defenseman)-Prosser
Gilbert-Stoner
Scandella-Spurgeon
Backstrom/Harding
Harding/Hackett
Scenario #4: The Wild get decidedly younger and trade off older pieces.
Granlund-Koivu-Heatley
Setoguchi-Phillips-Coyle
Clutterbuck-Brodziak-Palmieri
Veilleux-Powe-Johnson
Gilbert-Brodin
Scandella-Spurgeon
Stoner-Prosser
Backstrom/Harding
Harding/Hackett
Pretty much all of these scenarios involve getting rid of Guillaume Latendresse and Pierre-Marc Bouchard. I just don't see either one of them in the cards for this team anymore. Which scenario would you rather see, Wilderness?
The opinions posted here are not those of Hockey Wilderness
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Which scenario would you much rather see for next year?
40%
Scenario #1 (15 votes)
Scenario #2 (12 votes)
Scenario #3 (4 votes)
Scenario #4 (6 votes)
37 total votes


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