Michael Russo of the Star Tribune: The Minnesota Wild were getting lots of calls on Jonas Brodin. (Brodin nor any defenseman were dealt before the trade freeze)
The risk of not trading him is that a team that was interested in him could work out a trade with the Golden Knights.
GM Chuck Fletcher had already been talking to the Golden Knights and still could work out a deal between today and Wednesday.
The Montreal Canadiens, Tampa Bay Lightning, Dallas Stars and Toronto Maple Leafs were believed to have shown interest in Brodin.