NYI Fans Pls Help

The Wild will be able to afford to bury Ladd or put him in the pressbox. They most likely won’t be seriously competing next year unless the kids explode offensively and the defense is Minnesota Wild defense. Clutterbuck comes back to his old stomping grounds where his career began. The reason draft picks are the main part coming back to the Wild is that NYI need guys on cheap contracts and ELCs to round out their roster. Whether that’s Dal Colle, Bellows, or Aho.

Zach Parise is the best player in this trade. His contract is bad, but he can still put in 25 goals a season when healthy. Ryan Hartman is just as good, if not better than Cal Clutterbuck, and he would be cheaper especially with the retention. The Wild most likely will not tender Hartman a qualifying offer next year due to the amount, so might as well trade him now. NYI also receive about $.5 million in cap space. All they have left is to get rid of Boychuk in a separate deal, and they will be able to squeeze in Barzal and Pulock.