Eric Staal has been very good for the Wild, and his contract makes him even better. He has 38 points, 19 goals, in 46 games and was selected to the NHL All-Star game. To top it all off he makes only $3.5 million this year and next year! Staal isn’t young anymore though, he is 33 years old now, and has had a some signs of a decline before (which is why the Wild were able to get him for so cheap). The Wild in my opinion would do well by capitalizing on his current value as he has now proven that his rebound season last year was not a one-off.
The Wild have a good trade chip in Eric Staal and making a deal could be a smarter move than it appears
