This summer is shaping up to be an interesting one for Minnesota. The Wild are at a crossroads after missing the playoffs, but they're starting to see the fruits of their labor in the draft. Marat Khusnutdinov moved on and looks like a sure thing for the NHL, Liam Ogren is starting his North American career and Danila Yurov is likely to be here at some point next season.
Now, with all of this young talent beginning to join the team, it's a young center named Marco Rossi who is at the center of trade rumors.
The Wild are reportedly open to the idea of trading the 22-year-old center in a “hockey trade,” which would simply mean acquiring another young player the Wild prefers over Rossi. It's not clear if a deal would ever get done, but Rossi's name has been linked to several teams recently.
According to The Fourth Period's latest Trade Watch list, the teams reportedly interested in acquiring Rossi are the Philadelphia Flyers, Calgary Flames, Utah, Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators. That's an intriguing group of teams that definitely need a young centre like Rossi, but the Wild also need one, so we'll see what happens.
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Speaking of young players, Michael Branseg-Nygard could be the Wild's 13th pick and seems to fit Bill Guerin's requirements for a forward. [Hockey Wilderness]
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The Wild has announced locations for its 2024 Block Party Series. [NHL.com]
Off the beaten path…
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Last night was a big one, as the Oilers won Game 5 and dragged the Florida Panthers back to Edmonton after what was going to be an intriguing final. [ESPN]
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The Vancouver Canucks have signed defenceman Filip Hronek to a massive eight-year contract extension, and now the dominoes are falling for what could be an interesting summer for the Canucks. [Sportsnet]
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