Michael Russo at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Tribune wonders if Nikolai Zherdev makes sense for the Wild..."But as has been written here before, once your money’s spent, it’s spent. So since Zherdev’s such a huge risk, I think Fletcher will remain patient and continue to rely on the fact that the teams at or near the cap will at some point be forced to trade players.
In other words, if at some point you truly believe you can somehow trade for a Jon Cheechoo or a Patrick Sharp or a Phil Kessel or another upper-echelon player, then you’ve pretty much got to pass on Zherdev. Remember, if you sign Zherdev to anything close to the lucrative deal he wants long-term, you’re taking yourself out of the game for anything else."
Russo adds that Wild GM Chuck Fletcher has declined comment on Zherdev.
...not sure if you guys care about Zherdev now that he's gone, but Ranger news is few and far in between this time of year.
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No, no, most ex-Rangers it wouldn't matter but Zherdev is definitely a special case. Wouldn't mine seeing a few more updates about him.
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