It certainly didn’t take long for Bill Guerin to make his first move as general manager of the Minnesota Wild.
Just hours after announcing the hiring of Guerin, the Wild announced the signing of 22-year-old restricted free agent forward Joel Eriksson Ek to a two-year contract worth $1.4875 million annually. Eriksson Ek appeared in 58 games for the Wild last season, scoring seven goals and assisting on seven others. He also spent some time with the AHL’s Iowa Wild, averaging a point per game in nine contests.
At an AAV of under $1.