The Minnesota Wild appear to have already locked-in their six defensemen they will be primarily using during the 2020-21 season, but one blueliner playing overseas right now is making the future plans, a more difficult decision with each game.
Ryan Suter, Jared Spurgeon, Jonas Brodin and Matt Dumba are completely secure in their top-four roles. Barring anything surprising or tragic, those will be the four defensemen we see most when the next season begins. Brad Hunt and Colton Soucy established themselves as NHL-caliber defensemen last year and the hope is that they continue doing so in that bottom pairing, but if either one of them slips up, there’s someone that Minnesota management can quickly call upon.