Fansided · Aug 17, 2025
Wild with unique opportunity to move onto bigger things
The Minnesota Wild could be big players in the market this upcoming season. | David Berding/GettyImagesThe Minnesota Wild are in a unique position this upcoming season. For the first time in a few years, the club has salary cap flexibility.
The reason for the tight-cap situation in Minnesota was the dual buyouts of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter in 2021. That dead cap space ($14,743,588 combined) significantly reduced the runway GM Bill Guerin had to maneuver.
Still, Guerin was able to put together a roster good enough to compete for a playoff spot this past season. The Wild landed the first wild card spot in the Western Conference after a better-than-expected season.