Few teams felt the heat of expansion quite like the Minnesota Wild. Minnesota’s depth makes it almost impossible for the Vegas Golden Knights to not snag a quality player off their roster in tonight’s expansion draft. With the trio of Mathew Dumba, Marco Scandella, and Eric Staal exposed, Minnesota had plenty of incentive to not lose a key cog off their roster.
Last night, Bob McKenzie of TSN reported that the Wild may have had a deal done to avert Vegas from their defensemen. We reacted to that here. More details got filled in today as the Star Tribune reported that the Knights have their men.