The biggest name is off the board.
Multiple insiders are reporting that the Minnesota Wild have acquired star netminder Marc-Andre Fleury from the Chicago Blackhawks. Fleury will waive his no-trade clause to facilitate the deal, which will see a conditional draft selection head back to Chicago.
Minnesota has since moved Kaapo Kahkonen to the San Jose Sharks for another interesting piece, defender Jacob Middleton, freeing up the logjam in goal while also bolstering the blue line. That leaves Fleury and Cam Talbot to form the partnership in net for a Minnesota team in position to to return to the Stanley Cup Playoffs.