Wild next season

No way Buffalo moves Mittelstadt and Risto and doesn't receive a 2C to play behind Eichel. Zucc's contract is pretty bad, Brodin is definitely a solid piece but Sabres give up too much. No way Byfuglien signs for 4M at 2 years. Fleury trade is good and Ducks jump at the Dumba trade, Wild lose it I think.

Buff might not want that but Minnesota is home and given the unknowns with him who will offer more.
Zuccarello contract is bad but I have Wild taking Okposo's contract which is worse.
Mittelstadt isn't going to be a 2c next year and I think he isn't going to work out in Buffalo. Most of the feedback I got on this earlier had the Wild losing this trade so it must be close to a fair deal.

I'm not saying Mittelstadt will be a 2C but if they're moving Risto and him, they'll be trading for a 2nd line centre, not for some middling pieces that won't help. Mittelstadt at least has potential and I could see a younger team trading for him while moving a bit of an older centre they have.

As usual it comes down to what the gm is thinking but I assume Cozens is the future at 2c and Asplund is a future 3c. Rather than hold on to Mittelstadt they would probably be better off signing someone like Haula.

I think too much is going on in the Buffalo trade. Brodin for Mittelstadt and their 2nd is a fine trade IMO (remember that their 2nd is a very early one, nearly a late 1st). Maybe Buffalo throws in a small sweetener. If you're looking for a RD somebody like Stetcher could be had and won't be as expensive to acquire as Risto and also won't have as high of a cap hit. Dumba for Rakell seems pretty fair to me.