The Minnesota Wild are getting some extra depth, in case what they had just wasn’t enough.
Announced on Tuesday, the Wild have claimed center Rem Pitlick off of waivers from the Nashville Predators, making it a much more interesting battle for a bottom-six role.
Ever since being drafted by the Predators in the third round of the 2016 NHL Draft, Pitlick has been steadily developing his offensive game, earning more and more points through his collegiate career — playing for the University of Minnesota, so of course he got claimed by this team — and then moving into the professional landscape, where he has spent the last two seasons in the AHL, scoring 20 goals and 36 points in 63 games in 2019-20, and 8 goals and 10 points in 8 games last season.