NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - NOVEMBER 26: Zach Parise #11 of the Minnesota Wild plays against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center on November 26, 2019 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Before acquiring JG Pageau at the 2020 trade deadline, the New York Islanders were very close to swapping Andrew Ladd for Zach Parise. Now, almost two years later a potential reunion once again seems likely, allow me to explain.
After the Stanley Cup came to a close, a buyout window opened for NHL teams. With a NMC, Zach Parise would have to be protected in the upcoming expansion draft for Minnesota but if they buy him out, they could get out of that, and his $7.