The future of Mathew Dumba with the Wild has been in question the last couple of years with expansion on the horizon. Now with Seattle’s roster less than two months away from being picked, the questions are picking up. With the most common protection scheme involving three defensemen and three Minnesota rearguards other than Dumba having no-move clauses guaranteeing protection, the 26-year-old is viewed as the possible odd man out. Speaking with reporters including Sarah McLellan of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Dumba made it clear that he’d like to stick around:
My name’s in trade speculation every year, at the deadline, throughout the year. I’ve become accustomed to it. It is what it is. I’ve expressed my feelings and where I want to be, where my heart is. At the end of the day, that’s all I can do.
Dumba has two years remaining on his deal with a $6MM AAV, a rate that could be viewed as a little high after he managed just 21 points in 51 games this season. However, he’s only three years removed from a 50-point campaign for the Wild and considering that he averages over 22 minutes per night, there will be interest if they opt to move him.
Elsewhere in the West:
- Also from McLellan, Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin’s upper-body injury wasn’t as bad as initially feared. He wound up suffering a sprained shoulder in Game Seven against Vegas, one that will keep him away from training for a couple of weeks but it won’t affect his preparation for next season.
- The Blues have not started talks regarding a new deal for winger Jaden Schwartz yet, notes Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The 28-year-old had a tough showing this season, notching just eight goals and 13 assists in 40 games. However, he had at least 55 points in three of the last four seasons and five of the last seven so his camp will undoubtedly be using that in talks. He played on a $5.35MM AAV this season and even in this cap environment, he could conceivably try to push for a small raise.
- While June 1st is known as a day where teams lose some of their unsigned prospects, it’s also a deadline for teams to tender bonafide offers to their previously-selected players to retain their rights. Most teams don’t issue a release when they do so but the Sharks announced that they’ve tendered offers to 2020 draft picks Brandon Coe and Timofey Spitserov. The forwards were picked in the fourth and seventh rounds respectively.
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Which other forward on the Wild is more valuable than Dumba?
Why wouldn’t they just go 4 + 4*?
*This does assume they can get Parise to waive his NMC. “Hey Zack, remember a guy named Wade Redden?”
Foligno
Over Dumba? D are so valuable. Right shot D especially.
Foligno is no joke.
Top 5 selke for the next 5+years
Who knows whst your getting with dumba
Hartman is a pretty gritty guy…might want to keep him around and trade dumba off for some prospect snd guarantee not to take someone.
How have they not fired Doug Wilson yet. Fire Doug Wilson.
That Erik karlison trade and contract extension was atrocious when he made both of those moves. Not bringing back paveski was not acceptable. He was the Captain and drafted by the organization and you go and give that money to Karlison an outsider. He is as soft as a defensemen as they come. Plus all the prospects they gave up to get him. He should have been fired the year after that move. Don’t forget about the Martin Jones deal. Gave up a first round pick for that trash of a goalie. The vlasic deal. Paying him like he is an all star/ hall of famer. I mean the endless terrible moves this man has made has put this franchise rebuild back several years. His incompetency and the fact that he is allowed to put his son in charge of scouting makes me want to vomit. This isn’t a hobby it is a business. Treat it like one. FIRE BOTH DOUG WILSON’S or I’m done as a sharks fan and becoming a Seattle Kraken fan.