Days before the trade deadline, the Minnesota Wild traded for Martin Hanzal and Ryan White with hopes that the extra center depth could help lead the team to a deep playoff run. The Wild were eliminated in the first round, but that doesn’t take anything away from Hanzal, who did everything that was asked of him well.
In total, the Wild sent Grayson Downing, their 2017 1st round pick, their 2018 2nd round pick, and their 2019 4th round pick to the Arizona Coyotes for Hanzal, White, and the Coyotes 2019 4th round pick.