The Minnesota Wild have been consistently in the rumor market, always on the list of teams in desperate search of a big name superstar player to center the team around. With the team off to a 9-4-2 start to the season, and getting well-rounded scoring throughout the lineup, I think it’s time to quiet the rumors.
First and foremost, the Wild currently have a ton of money tied up in long-term contracts. If William Nylander is truly asking for $8 million dollars per year, that is an outrageous addition to the Minnesota payroll.
Zach Parise and Ryan Suter are each tying up over $7 million per year, Mikael Granlund, Jason Zucker, Mikko Koivu, Nino Niederreiter, Jared Spurgeon, and Mathew Dumba are all at over $5 million per year.