Minnesota Wild: Where Does Zucker Go, and for What?

Does Trading Zucker Make Sense?

The very uncomplicated answer is no, but nothing in the NHL is ever simple and thus the Minnesota Wild want to move this core piece. The Wild had also previously tried to trade the former 2nd round pick last offseason. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman states:

“It would be a surprise if Jason Zucker [returned to the Wild] following last season’s aborted trade to Calgary. There’s always interest in scorers.”

Jason Zucker, 27, has recorded 118 goals and 214 points in 411 career NHL games. Over his 8 year career, Zucker has averaged a 50.4 CF% and 100.2 PDO rating while starting 50.9% of his shifts in the defensive zone. This essentially means that Zucker has been able…