After being relieved of his duties in April, former Blackhawks assistant coach Mike Kitchen was reportedly offered the same position with the Minnesota Wild but turned it down, according to Sportsnet's John Shannon.
The move would have kept Kitchen within the Central Divison, and perhaps it played a role in his decision. Kitchen spent seven seasons behind the bench with Joel Quenneville in Chicago, where he was part of two Stanley Cup runs in 2013 and 2015.
John Stevens stepped down as an assistant this summer after one season in Minnesota, creating an opening on Bruce Boudreau's staff.