The deadline wasn’t the Minnesota Wild’s time to make an enormous transfer, they usually’re sticking with their plan
Joe Smith and Michael Russo of The Athletic: Minnesota Wild GM Bill Guerin added Gustav Nyquist and Justin Brazeau on the deadline however admitted, “It’s not our time. We’ll have our time.”
Guerin added that there was a four-year plan.
“We’ve bought a plan going for 4 years and I’m not going to screw it up being short-sighted.”
Mikko Rantanen is already off the board. Brock Nelson might re-sign with the Avalanche. Mitch Marner will price a complete lot and the Wild must pay massive for Kirill Kaprizov’s extension. There may be an older 34+ group of John Tavares, Jamie Benn and Claude Giroux. You may need to overpay for Brock Boeser.
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Restricted cap house on the deadline restricted the Wild’s choices. The Wild wanted some penalty-killing assist after they traded Marat Khusnutdinov and Jakub Lauko for Brazeau. Nico Sturm kills penalties and is nice at faceoffs and solely price the Panthers a fourth- spherical decide.
Ahead Yakov Trenin has three years left at $3.5 million and hasn’t been a match. They gave up a first-round decide for David Jiricek and there isn’t lineup house for him. Shifting one among Zach Bogosian or Jared Spurgeon would clear the room.
The Pittsburgh Penguins didn’t transfer pending UFA Matt Grzelcyk and there’s curiosity in re-signing him
Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: There was curiosity in Pittsburgh Penguins pending UFA defenseman Matt Grzelcyk earlier than the commerce deadline, however in the long run, he wasn’t moved. Penguins GM Kyle Dubas.
“There was curiosity. Groups (had been) kicking tires, however in the long run, we bought via the deadline, and he stays a member of our group.”
A supply stated the Penguins do have some curiosity in re-signing Grzelcyk however there haven’t been any critical talks simply but. There have been some talks.
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Owen Pickering is on the left aspect and needs to be prepared full-time. The left aspect isn’t their strongest with Ryan Graves, Ryan Shea, Vladislav Kolyachonok, P.O Joseph (RFA) and Conor Timmins (RFA).
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