By now you’ve heard (since, you know, it was months ago) that Jason Pominville, Marco Scandella, and a fourth round pick were traded to the Buffalo Sabres for a third rounder, Marcus Foligno, and Tyler Ennis.
This was a salary dump by the Wild, but the comeback in Foligno and Ennis was supposed to be two forwards entering their prime who could replace or surpass Pominville’s production at a lower value.
Foligno and Ennis are certainly not “bad” hockey players. They also aren’t stars of the NHL.