Well, it just cannot be a postseason without a couple trade rumors swirling around the most meaningful games of the year. And this time, it impacts the Minnesota Wild.
As reported by Sportsnet’s Jeff Marek on the Saturday night broadcast, the New Jersey Devils GM Tom Fitzgerald has been open about potentially trading the team’s 2022 first-round pick, which will be no lower than seventh overall (pending Tuesday’s draft lottery), for an “impact player.” And, reportedly, that player might just be Kevin Fiala.
It is no secret that the Wild are going to have to do some extreme cap finagling if they hope to keep the Swiss star, as the buyout penalties of Ryan Suter and Zach Parise increase to approximately $12.