The Minnesota Wild have cap complications coming up next season, as their top three forwards need new contracts — Fiala, Kaprizov, and Eriksson Ek. They also have a complicated situation to handle in expansion because of their depth — a good problem to have, but still complicated for management. Finally, it’s hard to determine whether the Wild should be buyers or sellers - the team has looked better than expected, and could probably use some improvement on the power play in order to capitalize on Kaprizov’s and Fiala’s penalty-drawing prowess.
On the other hand, the Wild are in possession of six players who would do nicely as rentals for other contenders: forwards Nick Bjugstad, Nick Bonino, Ryan Hartman, and Marcus Johansson; and defensemen Ian Cole and Brad Hunt.