Reports: Minnesota Wild to sign Eric Fehr

The Minnesota Wild are being active during the first free agency of Paul Fenton’s tenure with the organization. But active doesn’t mean flashy.

And that’s not a bad thing, either. Minnesota likely never stood a chance to acquire the biggest free agents in John Tavares and James Van Reimsdyk. And past those two, this class is extremely weak.

So instead of making a splash, Fenton is going bargain shopping to improve the fringes of his roster. That’s good, because Minnesota needs it. The Wild have had strong depth on their top 3 lines and top 2 defensive pairings in recent years. But they’ve also fielded some of the worst fourth-lines and third pairs in the league.

The bargain shopping also…