Minnesota Wild GM Bill Guerin doesn’t want to run into the same problems other general managers around the NHL are.
With so much young talent being injected into the league, we’re now seeing more players heading into restricted free agency (rightfully) wanting to maximize their earning potential and sign a short-term bridge deal to hit unrestricted free agency faster and get that significant contract. Matthew Tkachuk had to be traded, Elias Pettersson is not really wanting to stick around with the Vancouver Canucks, and the Wild’s own Kevin Fiala was dealt one year away from hitting UFA because he was given these ultra-short deals.