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  • Marco Rossi Saison 2025/26

    However, in late August, after negotiations were going nowhere, Rossi finally gave in. He didn’t want to risk missing the start of training camp, nor did the Wild want him to. He signed a three-year, $15 million bridge deal.

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    Wild prospect Marco Rossi’s long road, from Austria to the cusp of the NHL

    The Wild prospect traveled hundreds of thousands of kilometers and navigated a health scare but now is poised for his NHL moment.

    Though he played in the top six all season until breaking his foot and being shut down after trying to gut it out for several games, signs of Rossi’s unsteady future in Minnesota came in the playoffs.

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    He was demoted to the fourth line late in Game 1 against the Vegas Golden Knights, and he remained there for the rest of the series — a six-game loss for the team’s eighth first-round exit in 10 years. He scored twice in the playoffs — more than 15 teammates — despite the third-fewest minutes on the team.

    Rossi called his fourth-line usage in the playoffs “very disappointing” and said he had an “honest” talk with coach John Hynes at their exit meetings. Guerin said later he liked Rossi and wasn’t “dying” to trade him but would do whatever he could to improve the team this summer.

    But no trades materialized, so the re-signing happened. Still, in recent weeks, The Athletic had a sense that Rossi’s name was being dangled around again, especially since he was one of the rare Wild players without trade protection.

    Rossi sensed it, too.

    “I could see the stories that Vancouver was really interested in,” Rossi said. “I heard a lot of talking, I would say, but you never know. So many people are talking, but now when it happened, I know now they really wanted me, and I feel really good about it.”

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    Why the Vancouver Canucks decided to move swiftly and trade Quinn Hughes

    On Friday, Vancouver dealt one of the biggest stars in the history of the franchise in a somewhat purely future-oriented deal.

    Rossi had done pretty much everything the Wild had asked of him since he was drafted. He overcame that lost year because of COVID-19 and myocarditis. He stayed in Minnesota in the summer of 2023, even skipping his sister’s wedding in Austria to commit to training with the team’s staff and players.

    In summer 2024, he returned early and skipped Austria’s failed attempt to qualify for the Olympics. He had a good attitude and work ethic after getting sent to AHL Iowa in his first season.

    He continues to improve and should significantly upgrade the Canucks’ weak center position.

    “I’m really happy,” Rossi said. “It’s a dream to be drafted in the NHL, playing first games, scoring goals and I developed as a player so much. And I could improve so much, and I still have more in my game. And I can’t wait to show everyone in Vancouver what kind of player I am, and yeah, I’m really excited.”

    Coincidentally, Rossi’s parents, Michael and Claudia, arrived in Minnesota this week to spend time with him. Now, they’ll help him and his fiancée, Stefanie Prast, pack up their life to begin a new chapter in Vancouver.

    “I’ll miss Minnesota, but I’m excited to get started in Vancouver,” Rossi said

  • Marco Rossi Saison 2025/26

    A phone call at 6:20 p.m. on a Friday from your general manager is usually not a good sign for your job security.

    So Marco Rossi sheepishly hit the green button on his phone and learned that two years of trade rumors, many of which were to the Vancouver Canucks, had finally come to fruition.

    Bill Guerin was calling to inform Rossi he was now a member of the Canucks as a huge component in a stunning blockbuster that would bring superstar defenseman and Canucks captain Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild.

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    “It’s been a crazy, I don’t know, 30 minutes right now,” Rossi said a little before 7 p.m. in a phone conversation with The Athletic about the trade that also sent first-rounders Zeev Buium and Liam Ohgren to Vancouver. “Of course, it was a shock. But that’s business. That’s part of it. We all play hockey, and we know it might happen.

    “But I’m really happy for everything Minnesota has done for me. There were ups and downs for sure, but overall, I had a really good time here in Minnesota. And especially at the beginning, when they figured out my heart stuff.”

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    Canucks trade Quinn Hughes to Wild for Marco Rossi, Zeev Buium, Liam Ohgren and draft pick

    In one of the biggest trades in NHL history, Minnesota acquired the Norris Trophy-winning star captain from Vancouver.

    Soon after captaining Austria in the World Junior Championship, Rossi reported to Minnesota in January 2021. However, he was weak throughout the tournament and didn’t feel well. He told that to Wild doctors, who discovered that he had myocarditis — an inflammation of the heart — stemming from having COVID-19 in the fall.

    It was a harrowing time for Rossi as he was completely shut down, his start to his pro North American career put on hold, and he returned to his native country to rest, wondering whether his hockey career was over.

    “It could have killed me if Minnesota didn’t find it,” Rossi said. “I’m so happy the way they supported me after.”

    Rossi, picked at No. 9 in the 2020 NHL Draft, is one of the few drafted-and-developed center success stories in franchise history. A junior star for the Ottawa 67s, Rossi was the Wild’s second-leading scorer (24 goals and 60 points) last season — his second full year in the NHL and the second in a row in which he played all 82 games — after making the all-rookie team in 2023-24.

    Still, it never felt like Rossi was going to be everything the Wild had wanted him to be. He wasn’t big. Not the fastest. Yet, despite all that, few train harder off the ice, and few have more guts in going to the dirty areas of the ice. The skilled center scored most of his goals from a few feet in front of the net and could center the first line even though the Wild weren’t convinced he was a true No. 1 center.

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    So Rossi was in trade talks two summers ago, and especially this past summer, when the Wild didn’t want to come close to giving him the roughly $7 million a year his representatives were seeking. They didn’t want to approach Matt Boldy’s $7 million AAV.

    So Guerin began shopping him. In fact, The Athletic reported last week that even though the Canucks had interest in Rossi for some time, they rejected a Wild trade offer at the draft for Aatu Räty, the 2025 15th pick and Artūrs Šilovs.

    In recent weeks, the Wild tried to acquire Kiefer Sherwood and even offered Ohgren. That was turned down, but suddenly Rossi’s name came up again. Guerin entered the fray for Hughes, the former Norris Trophy winner, a week ago.

    Last winter, Rossi rejected a five-year, $25 million extension offer from the Wild. Rossi countered with a short-term bridge at a higher AAV than the $5 million per year the sides finally settled upon. The Wild didn’t counter until they offered a bridge deal at an AAV lower than $5 million in June.


    That was rejected, with Rossi’s camp feeling their position, especially on a long-term deal, was strengthened by contracts to Logan Stankoven (eight years, $6 million AAV, signed in July), Matthew Coronato (seven years, $6.5 million AAV, signed in May), JJ Peterka (five years, $7.7 million AAV, signed in June) and Matthew Knies (six years, $7.75 million AAV, signed in June).

  • Marco Rossi Saison 2025/26

    Ich finde den Deal für beiden Seiten eine gute Sache.Wennst den Nummer 2 Verteidiger der NHL bekommem kannst dann musst tief in die Tasche greifen. Minnesota muss in den nächsten 2-3 Jahren auf den Cup gehen ansonsten wirds eng , da sind zu viele schon weit fortgeschritten im Alter. Zur Trade Deadline einen Stamkos oder O‘Reilly dazu holen wäre sicher möglich

  • NHL Saison 2024/25

    Stimmt , McDavid hat 200 der 400 Tore von Draisaitl direkt aufgelegt. Hätte er immer noch den gleichen Wert wenn er nur halb so viele Tore schießt …. Egal , sorry für den Blödsinn

  • NHL Saison 2024/25

    Zitat von Spezz93

    Draisaitl hat schon oft genug bewiesen, dass er auch ohne McD ein mehr als überdurchschnittlicher Spieler in der Liga ist. Finde die Aussage sehr unpassend um ehrlich zu sein.

    Unpassend … warum so sensibel?

    Gefühlt läuft jedes 2te Tor von Draisaitl nach dem selben Schema ab … das natürlich einen guten One Timer von der Position brauchst ist klar. Auch das Siegestor in der OT in Spiel 1 gehört mindestens zu 50% dem Connor.

  • Marco Rossi Saison 2024/25

    Zitat von DieblaueRapunzl

    ich muss sagen, je länger ich über Utah nachdenke, desto besser finde ich es.

    Hab ich mir gestern auch genauer angesehen … fände das mittlerweile richtig cool.

    Die haben zu dem interessanten Kader auch noch ein paar gute Jungs in der Pipeline wie den Iginla Knaben etc.

    Rossi + Spacek gg #4 pick in 2025 wär auch ein guter Deal für beide Seiten

  • Marco Rossi Saison 2024/25

    Zitat von MacReady

    Ist ja noch nicht gesagt, dass sie ihn nicht halten werden. Guerin hat während der Saison jedenfalls mal explizit gesagt, dass sie nicht vorhaben, ihn zu traden. Allerdings war das noch vor den Playoffs, also vielleicht hat sich in der Zwischenzeit ja doch was geändert.

    MMn wärens ja auch wirklich blöd. Selbst, wenn Rossi nicht der 1er-Center ist, den sie gerne hätten, ist er trotzdem ein Spieler, den man halt nicht so leicht bekommt. Eriksson Ek ist ja jetzt auch kein Wunderwuzzi-Center für die Scoring-Lines. Also eigentlich brauchen sie Rossi, wenn sie nicht auch wirklich andere Optionen bei vertragslosen Spielern haben. Weiß aber gar nicht, wer da frei wird, Bennett ist da vermutlich eh schon die heißeste Aktie.

    Ich versteh die Wild ein bisschen … den 1er Center trauen sie ihm nicht zu , als 2er iat Ek the einzementiert und für einen 3er Center sind 7x7 schon viel.Viele andere suchen eben den 2er Center und da passen diese Zahlen besser.

    Ich glaub sie haben Angst vor nem Offer Sheet … im Fall zb Carolina bietet ihm 7,2 mio dann bekämen die Wild einen späten First Round pick + einen Third Round Pick. Das wär für BG fatal

  • Marco Rossi Saison 2024/25

    Heute wieder ein Artikel vom Athletic zu Rossi … laut Russo hat BG Anfang der Woche ein Angebot mit kürzerer Laufzeit abgegeben welches bis dato noch unbeantwortet von Rossi Seite ist. Laut Agent ist man sich nicht sicher wie und wo Rossi eingesetzt wird und hat deshalb die Befürchtung das seine value bei den wild sinken könnte

  • Marco Kasper Saison 2024/25

    Man muss auch dazu sagen das es erst ab dem Trainerwechsel und den kosntanten Einsätzen in Linie 1 + 2 so richtig abging. In den hinteren Linien war er auch eher unauffällig. Für eine Rookiesaison aber richtig stark und ich finde er bringt mehr Varibilität mit als Rossi,

  • Marco Rossi Saison 2024/25

    Ich tippe am ehesten auf die Flyers … die haben öffentlich gesagt das sie offer sheets machen werden , benötigen einen Center , haben picks und cap space. Eine Linie mit Mitchkov Rossi Konecny wär schon cool

  • Marco Rossi Saison 2024/25

    Shore ist nur als Platzhalter drin weil EK nicht trainiert hat aber sehr wohl am Mittwoch spielen wird. Macht doch absolut Sinn im Training nicht 2 Linien zu zerreissen .... sondern Rossi mit den Linemates trainieren zu lassen mit denen er auch spielt.

    Den Idiot solltest zurück nehmen ...