The Minnesota Wild were very active at the start of free agency on Saturday, inking four players to two-way contracts: defenseman Ryan Murphy, forward Landon Ferraro, forward Cal O’Reilly and defenseman Alex Grant.
Murphy signed a one-year, two-way deal ($700,000/$350,000) with Minnesota. The 5-foot-11, 185-pound defenseman totaled two assists in 27 games with the Carolina Hurricanes last season. In five seasons with the Hurricanes, the former first-round pick has six goals and 31 assists in 151 career NHL games.
Ferraro played for the Chicago Wolves of the AHL last season, tallying 15 points in 22 games. He appeared in 10 games with the Red Wings and 58 games with the Bruins during the 2015-16 season.