The roster freeze arrived and expansion draft lists came out. For the Minnesota Wild, there were no surprises on their list of protected players. It was only a week ago that Bill Guerin shocked the league when he bought out Zach Parise and Ryan Suter, signaling that a new era has arrived in Wild hockey.
Things have changed a lot since the 2017 expansion draft that let the Vegas Golden Knights into the league, with general managers most likely not making the same mistakes again, especially down in Florida. For the Wild, only two players from that 2017 protected list are on this year’s list: Jared Spurgeon and Jonas Brodin.