The Minnesota Wild’s days of navigating a cap crunch have come to an end. At least for this summer.
Days after the Wild inked Nino Niederreiter to a long-term extension, general manager Chuck Fletcher got a deal done with his other high-profile restricted free agent, Mikael Granlund. Granlund signed a deal today worth $17.25 million over the next 3 seasons. The contract will carry a $5.75 million cap hit for the Wild.
This contract comes off the heels of Granlund’s breakout 2016-17 campaign, where he scored 26 goals and led the team with 69 points.