Ryan Suter, left, and Zach Parise, both signed massive contracts with the Minnesota Wild in 2012. Their buyouts will come with a price for the Wild in the future as well. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
The Minnesota Wild are taking a step toward the future while saying good bye to two key figures of the organization’s recent past. The question is has the end of the Zach Parise-Ryan Suter era pushed the franchise into a ‘win-now’ mode?
Wild general manager Bill Guerin said there were a number of reasons behind management’s ultimate decision to buyout the two players who were splashy free-agent signings over the Fourth of July weekend in 2012.