Brian Murphy of the Pioneer Press: Minnesota Wild GM Paul Fenton said they are still in the playoff race and will gauge their next couple games then decide which way to go.
“If it comes down to a difficult decision come Monday, then I’ll make the difficult decision,” Fenton said.
Pending free agent center Eric Staal could be made available. Staal has said there have been no contract extension talks.
Michael Russo: GM Fenton on the approaching trade deadline: “We’re still in the playoffs so if I wanted to tell you one way or another, I couldn’t.