The Wild are about to BREAK the NHL...

The Minnesota Wilds have a golden opportunity after the beginning of the season for Jesper Wallstedt being so good and the recent injury to Igor Shesterkin, one name on the Minnesota Wilds and Philip Gustafson has been in the rumor mill for trades as of late and now with Igor Shesterkin out for the season, the Wilds have a very interesting option on their trade talk. So we're going to be breaking it down, going over the possibility of Philip Gustafson being traded to the New York Rangers and where things currently stand as reports have been swirling like crazy over the past couple of days and folks we're gonna be breaking it all down here in this video now before we do get into it if you haven't already be sure to drop us up here on the channel we have a lot of stuff coming you will not want to miss it season is well underway this team is off to a hot start and it's only the beginning so everything coming out surrounding this Minnesota Wild team we're going to have right here on the channel. Now, I want to start off about why this is all possible. It's because of Jesper Wallstedt. He's been fantastic, and we knew the injury to Philip Gustafson was going to be an option for Jesper Wallstedt to really get things going. And you see on the season right now, a .933 save I mean, it's obviously only six games. There's still lots and lots of hockey yet to play, but still, the teams we've played, what we've seen, the numbers that Wallstedt has shown he's on trajectory for a great season and he's already off to a hot start and we know that he is someone that wants to be the goalie he wants to be the guy he wants to be the one that the Wilds are going to trust and with the 182 goals against the .933 save percentage the way he's spoken about his play the way that people are talking about him the way that even going back to last playoff his energy everything like that is contributing to him at least in my opinion being that guy already you know even though we still have Philip Gustafsson under contract under a new contract at 6.8 million and the way that we've seen him play he's crediting it to everybody you see against the Vegas post game not my best I felt like the team behind my back and they thought I thought they played great as well so even when Wallstedt has a phenomenal game like he did against Vegas he's still contributing to his team around him and we know that really any goalie that gets put through a game can have a very good chance of winning with this team plus a deal that's coming makes a lot of sense for Wallstedt to be the guy at this point right now but it really all comes after this Kevin Weeks threw the idea of Philip Gustafsson into the mix for the New York Rangers now he does the Rangers make a play for Hellebuyck for the year Gustafsson it was as simple as this but kind of went on to explain a couple of the options and how they make sense but we can really break it down as to why Philip Gustafsson really makes the most sense out of a lot of names that have been thrown into the mix here now you want a guy that can win we know Philip Gustafsson can win I think everybody knows Philip Gustafsson can win is he a goalie that you can have for a couple years absolutely he's under contract under a new contract at 6.8 million a steal of a deal honestly for what you know he can do plus you have Igor to start it out for the he's a very good goalie he's under contract for some time but gives the Rangers options but it also gives the Wild options to be able to get a lot of value in we're going to look at that here kind of a bit in deeper just in one second but you have to consider as well where they currently are the Rangers with their goaltending and Dylan Girard has been good Start by start, you're seeing quality, quality, quality. Tampa, Vancouver, Detroit. Now, Tampa really did a challenge here, but the Rangers have been off to a hot start. But I think the biggest question is, will Dylan Girard be able to keep this up and be able to hold things down for an entire season? He's a guy who hasn't played a lot of games at the NHL level and someone that ultimately, I think, will feel kind of the wear and tear of a full 84-game season. And then you're even seeing Mike Sullivan say he believes in what they're seeing from Dylan Girard. He's been quite confident. He knows he's very capable. And I think that confidence is important for a player coming into the circumstance. He believes in himself. I know he does. And he also knows that we believe in him. We think he's a very capable guy. He felt that way a couple of weeks ago. You see the full kind of quote coming up here as well. But Mike Sullivan, you trust the guy, but you've got to be real here at some. Is he going to be someone that's capable of the entire season? him you know he's a great goalie i think he's a phenomenal goalie as well actually i'm not even afraid but there's a lot of uncertainty surrounding that i think that's a big reason as to why the Rangers will be looking for another goalie in different another goalie in whatever kind of circumstance is but not someone like Connor Hellebuyck because having Hellebuyck and on the same roster for next season you know that's just very very tough to be able to do it and i mean you look right here what Elliotte Friedman said i do believe the Rangers will try to be patient with this and not make any quick panic move and I think that's what really made sense because if they were panicking they would have gone out and made a move but the fact that they're not panicking is a major major benefit for the Minnesota Wild because when we look at Philip Gustafson his estimated return date could very well be somewhere in the November to December range we haven't really heard much from him he was transferred to the LTIR the other day but having him as someone that get back into a couple games show a lot of teams hey you know i'm still a very capable goalie even after my injury and you know putting him in a scenario where you're looking at Dylan Girard 20 games into the season he's that guy they're going to need a goalie that is capable of playing another major chunk of games and very well could be looking for someone that can take over for the season but it's also capable of being moved pretty easily after that and to me that just simply screams Philip Gustafson in a much better scenario not just for him but also for the Rangers themselves as I don't really care what the Rangers do but if you're looking for a goalie that you can trust Philip Gustafson is that because Jesper Walsh said to me once again in my mind he's taking over and it's still very early to be able to 100% say with confidence that you know it's going to be the case but all signs are pointing to that at least for me and I want to know what you guys think about it down below because obviously with Gustafson's new contract 6.8 or six or five years excuse me it's a good deal you know especially looking at how the contracts have kind of changed over this season now we do know that goalies are going to change a bit as well but we haven't seen it just yet but when it does Philip Gustafson is ahead of the curve and that will end up being that 6.8 million just perhaps one of the best goalie contracts currently in the NHL and like I said being able to move that, I really don't think it's going to be much of an issue. I see that being a very movable contract, and good for Philip Gustafson for being able to get paid here, but if he's a guy that also wants to stay in one spot, it may be a bit of trouble and a bit of an issue when it does come down to the contract and how valuable in terms of movability that can be for some NHL teams. But you're looking at this right now for Gustafson's availability in early November of the estimate. Recovery remains in question. We knew he wouldn't wouldn't start the season was going to be about a month on the IR was moved to the LTIR for rehabilitation hip surgery on October 9, 5 days ago and you're looking at an estimated return date of early November so whether it is maybe a road trip in Montreal around the 10th around that mark or it could be somewhere near the middle you know we'll have to find out because we're about two weeks three weeks away from being able to figure out for sure when that return date will be and you know we were around that time as well of what the actual day could be for that so you know we have Calvin Pickard right now as a defenseman or as goalie excuse me that it's certainly your backup guy will he be able to stay as an NHL backup if we do see Gustafsson return it doesn't seem like it but the Wilds are good on their goaltending depth as well it's not something they're very shy on they have a lot of them you know going back to Bill Guerin's running training camp on August 31st he was doing well back then on the injury return Philip Gustafsson was so you have to assume that we haven't heard much from him there but it's the same process as of right now just getting a little bit better and better by the day the option is there it's always going to be there that Philip Gustafsson could be traded prior to the injury but you know it very much more seems a lot unlike a very unlikely it seems a lot more likely that he will end up playing a couple games before we do see a lot deeper trade talks but they're already there because you know that the removal of the salary Philip Gustafsson will help out majorly when it comes down to fixing the cap and you know you're looking at it right here after the move eight million cap, that's a huge bonus even though not a lot of players are making that anymore especially on new contracts but knowing that you have deals coming up in the future that you're going to need every penny for a move like this just seems destined at some point whether it's this month next month maybe next season but right now this is an opportunity where if the Wild feel like they have someone who can give you the most value the most bang for your buck for Philip Gustafson it's the Rangers right now in about a month time so it's worth exploring it's worth seeing what the value can be and you see right now golden opportunity verdict you have to explore the Rangers because they're going to need a goalie eventually will it be a you know a big name starter like Connor Hellebuyck I really don't think so you want to make sure that teams know that Philip Gustafson is all the way back meaning it will be better to get a few games under his belt want to make sure he's on a roster where he would move a no trade cost no move cost to be able to play every day the Rangers classify as that as well but you also want to make sure that you're not putting yourselves in risk of you know needing Walsh to take a break and being kind of left out to drive with a backup goalie that may not be capable of doing so so folks let me know down below what you think about this because looking right now even though Calvin Pickard lost his first game wasn't the greatest game we've seen of all time but the Wilds have a lot of options they have a lot of goalies and you know i think that one game from Calvin Pickard doesn't dictate season but there's a lot to think about on this so folks give me your thoughts on this down below you think that Philip Gustafson is a legit option for the Rangers i think it's right now you have to explore if you're Bill Guerin the values there whether it's picks players something that gives you cap base it all matters so much so leave your thoughts down below but that's all I have here in this video if you did enjoy give it a like hit the sub button as well I'm signing out thank you for watching hope you have a great day