Now, I guess you’re asking who the heck is Mario Kempe and why might the Minnesota Wild even consider him?
He’s a versatile player that can play wing or center; he’s by no means young at thirty years old and has bounced back-and-forth between the Arizona Coyotes and Tuscon Roadrunners for some time.
The biggest element of his game is his explosiveness; he gets up to speed quite fast though like other guys already in the Minnesota Wild organisation doesn’t always use the body size he has to the best of its potential.
Kempe tallied 37 points in 47 AHL games and has previously racked up 32 and 34 points on 56 and 54 game seasons in the KHL, suggesting that there certainly is some degree of scoring pedigree that has yet to be unlocked in the NHL.