The Minnesota Wild could use some middle-six scoring help
Anthony Di Marco of Day by day Faceoff: Sources have the Minnesota Wild in search of a middle-six forward, and have been in search of a middle since last season. They’ve struggled to attain and injuries to Nico Sturm and Mats Zuccarello have hurt their depth.
That they had some money to spend this offseason, but centers like Sam Bennett and Brock Nelson re-signed with their teams. A source said the Wild desired to take a run at winger Brock Boeser, but he re-signed as well.
There was offseason speculation that the Wild were seeking to trade center Marco Rossi, but the worth was really high. One GM said up to now yr that GM Bill Guerin was in search of two first-round picks. Rossi is currently their No. 1 center and at a point-per-game. If Rossi stays at center, and with the Wild, a team source said they may take a look at wingers to assist with the offense.
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Nazem Kadri‘s name within the rumor mill, in addition to Pavel Zacha. Either might be a pleasant slot in Minnesota. One other Bruin, Casey Mittelstadt, who’s from Minnesota, could change into an option. Mittelstadt carries a $5.75 million cap hit through 2027.
Zayne Parekh is probably going not heading back to Junior
Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on Calgary Flames rookie defenseman Zayne Parekh. He must play, but is probably going not heading back to Junior.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
“Yeah, so we had the Flames earlier on , and Zayne Parekh didn’t play. He’s battling a little bit of an injury. He’s at nine games, and plenty of of you follow hockey know that when you get to 10, you burn a yr of the entry-level contract. I don’t think the Flames are fearful about that in any respect.
Now, Eric Francis had a extremely good story today about would the Flames actually send him back to Junior? I believe Eric wrote that because there’s at all times a 1% probability, and also you’ve at all times got to cover yourself.
I heard this yr there was no way the Flames were sending him back to Junior, and I don’t think that’s modified in any respect. But what I do think is that they realize he can’t just sit there and never play.
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So, whether it’s a conditioning stint within the American Hockey League before he goes to the World Juniors, they’ve got to, or get him back within the lineup because the season starts to go sideways on them. But I don’t see any probability he’s going back to Junior.
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