The Minnesota Wild and Kevin Fiala were set to go into a difficult situation that neither side really wanted to get into, so they have avoided that experience completely and have signed a new contract that basically would have been the result anyways.
#mnwild have re-signed Kevin Fiala to a one-year, $5.1 million deal thus avoiding arbitration hearing tomorrow. He’ll be able to negotiate off that price next offseason as an RFA.
Fiala led the Wild in the past two regular seasons with 43 goals and 94 points in 114 games— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) August 16, 2021Instead of that uncomfortable process of the team listing why this player is worth more and the player’s agent trying to justify them to maximize their salary, Fiala has now signed a one-year, $5.