There is no pro/olympic hockey thread and I'm not gonna start one for the three people here. When US roster gets posted the counts including Gophers will be here.
Any high end player will look at what will be there with him when he's there. Whatever is lost after this year is more or less meaningless. You need to string together years competing and have multiple guys like this on each team to change the trajectory of a program.
BC brings in a potential future superstar at the break. Bob does nothing with his crappy team. https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/927671/oscar-hemming
With luck from injuries to other teams, this year's Wild may be your best chance to make a championship for the next five to ten years. Odds aren't great but the others are all so pathetic