As the Minnesota Wild approach the trade deadline, no one really knows what they’ll set out to accomplish.
Under general manager Chuck Fletcher, Minnesota has been pretty active in trade deadlines past, not being afraid to pull the trigger to upgrade his team. He’s done this with Jason Pominville, Matt Moulson, and Chris Stewart in recent years, to varying success.
But with his team entrenched firmly in the Western Conference’s top spot, it’s possible Fletcher could elect to sit back. After all, if the team has done this well, why change things? This mindset may lead Minnesota to make only fringe changes to their squad heading into the postseason.