We all know that Zach Parise will be the hottest free-agent
commodity during this offseason. Rick
Nash is great and all, but Zach Parise is a more dynamic superstar in my
opinion. The left-wing captain of the
Devils has led his team to the playoffs in each year he has played a full
season for them. He’s a guy who can
consistently put up 35G/45A/80P a season when he’s healthy. He also has outstanding leadership ability as
shown by his tremendous effort in the 2012 playoff run, in which he led the
Devils to the Cup Final.
It was reported earlier today by the St. Paul Sun Pioneer
Press that the Wild would be making a 13 year $117 million contract. This could potentially lock Parise up in the
kind of long-term contract that he has longed for. It could also give Parise the potential to
play in front of his home crowd. He was
born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and played college hockey for the University of
North Dakota. Parise is undoubtedly a
superstar that could completely reshape the Wild organization. The Wild showed signs of hope this
year, and with signings of Dany Heatley and Devin Setoguchi last year they
could very well be Stanley Cup contenders with Parise on board.
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Parise also brings a lot of leadership on and off the ice as
well. He’s the complete package. He can play a great 2-way game and lead a
team to the Stanley Cup. The addition of
Parise would make a scary first 6 forwards even scarier. Could you imagine a Parise/Koivu/Setoguchi
line?
The only potential problem with signing Parise would be
having room to sign rising stars like the Finnish junior superstar, Mikael
Granlund. A 7.5-9 million cap hit could limit
the Wild’s ability to reform the team in the future.
Only time will tell whether or not Parise bites down on this
deal. If he does, there is no doubt in
my mind that the Minnesota Wild will be a Stanley Cup contending franchise next
season.
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