The Minnesota Wild’s Cap Situation: Defense/Goaltending

Last week we started talking about cap space and more specifically about balance. In doing research we discovered that most contending teams spend an average of 45-55 million of their cap on forwards.

So with the remaining 33-38 million dollars left of the projected 83 million that the Minnesota Wild has to spend, how much extra do they have to add a defender? Even if 5 out of their 7 NHL defenders are set in stone, barring any trades (Suter, Dumba, Brodin, Spurgeon, Pateryn), they should have extra to spend on an addition.

Does Minnesota Really Need an Extra Defender?

After those 5, all signed to long-term deals, is their room for another D-man? Well, Minnesota is in an interesting situation…