Minnesota Wild: Nikita Scherback worth taking a risk to acquire

The Minnesota Wild have been largely inactive on the market, despite plenty of decent options coming through the waiver wire. The latest is the Montreal Canadiens’ Russian winger, Nikita Scherback.

Now, this would be a wise signing for the Minnesota Wild, not just because the player appears to have some degree of untapped potential, but also because they have a group of Russian talent that will hopefully all be hitting their roster within the next few years.

Having an established player (by that point) that speaks their native tongue could help massively to integrate them into the team and limit the teething problems, given there may well be a language barrier for a while.

Far from just…