Prior to an arbitration hearing earlier this month, Erik Haula was re-signed by the Minnesota Wild, settling upon a two-year contract worth $2 million. Not only does the contract carry a manageable cap hit each year, but it is potentially a low-risk, high reward deal being taken on the 24-year-old Finnish center.
Haula has been a hot topic of discussion and sometimes debate between fans, on where he stands amongst the team’s depth. With the departures of bottom-six forwards Kyle Brodziak and Matt Cooke, Haula should see significantly more ice time than what was given last year, or, at the very least have his own stall this season.