The one area of the Minnesota Wild roster that will see some turnover heading into next season is the third and fourth lines. The Wild's tight cap situation forced the team to buyout Matt Cooke and move on from bottom-6 mainstay and unrestricted free agent (UFA) Kyle Brodziak opening up spots for other players to earn playing time. It is also unexpected that Minnesota will bring back last season's trade deadline acquisitions Chris Stewart and Sean Bergenheim. Both forwards are UFA's.
As it currently stands, Minnesota has eight players locked into its top-9 forward spots.