General Manager Chuck Fletcher addressed the acquisition of Sean Bergenheim during last night’s loss to the Edmonton Oilers.
Mike Yeo addressed the trade in his Tuesday night post-game press conference.
Wild.com has a lot of quotes and details
Florida Panthers GM Dale Tallon on Bergenheim:
FLA GM Dale Tallon on Bergenheim: "He was injured a lot, injured his whole career. When he was healthy, he played hard, he played well."
— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) February 25, 2015
Quotes from the Conference Call
Bergenheim (via conference call) about joining #mnwild: "I was very happy." Adds he can see himself fitting in well with his style of play.
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) February 25, 2015
New Wild F Sean Bergenheim says he is "very happy" about trade, excited to play for team he thinks can make playoffs.
— Rachel Blount (@BlountStrib) February 25, 2015
New #MNWild F Sean Bergenheim on his playoff success: "I don't know what it is about the playoffs, but for some reason it suits my style."
— Chad Graff (@ChadGraff) February 25, 2015
Sean Bergenheim on Minnesota: "It was very, very cold when I was there last time. But I'm Finnish, so I can handle the cold." #mnwild
— Chad Graff (@ChadGraff) February 25, 2015
Bergenheim has played in Finland with Mikko Koivu and does summer workouts with Mikael Granlund.
— Rachel Blount (@BlountStrib) February 25, 2015
New #MNWild F Sean Bergenheim on being scratched last six games with Florida: "I wasn't a healthy scratch once until I asked for a trade."
— Chad Graff (@ChadGraff) February 25, 2015
A couple thoughts from some writers
Florida really botched this Sean Bergenheim thing. You can't lose good players for this little.
— Travis Yost (@travisyost) February 25, 2015