The Minnesota Wild made its first major move of the off-season today, placing veteran winger Matt Cooke on waivers with the intention of buying out the final year of his contract, according to the Wild website.
At 36-years-old, Cooke is the second oldest player on the Wild and time has started to catch up with the bottom-6 forward, who played just 29 regular-season games in 2014-2015, registering 10 points (4g-6a) In 2013-2014, his first season with the Minnesota Wild, Matt Cooke played 82 games, registering 18 goals and 28 points. Cooke was limited to 2 assists in 7 playoff games this year.