The Minnesota Wild have been extremely busy the last 48 hours, experiencing their first offseason with the impending doom represented by millions of incoming dead cap due to the buyouts of Ryan Suter and Zach Parise.
As their maneuver their way through this tricky situation, trying to pick out value as best as they can, getting NHL skaters on team-friendly short-term deals, all those little puzzle pieces they need to do with the cap for the next four years, they’re still making it clear that no young rookie will be handed a spot in the lineup.