With Zach Parise and Ryan Suter signed on big tickets through 2025, the Minnesota Wild need to start thinking about who they could put around the ageing forwards to keep a winning culture in the state of Minnesota.
July 4th, 2012 was an exciting day for the Minnesota Wild and their fans. Zach Parise and Ryan Suter were coming to the “State of Hockey,” and not only the state of Minnesota, but the entire hockey world was in an uproar.
Things were looking up for the Wild, and a Stanley Cup seemed inevitable in the years to come.
Six years, and two ninety-eight million dollar contracts later, the Stanley Cup has yet to show its face in St. Paul; even making it out of the first round has proved quite challenging for the team.
Our superstars are beginning to age and the time has come, the Minnesota Wild have some moves to make.
Zach Parise and Ryan Suter have not been a disappointment. Per NHL.com, the duo has put up 594 total points combined during their time in Minnesota. Saying they’ve been a disappointment would be disrespectful.
But did we as fans expect more?
More, as in a Stanley Cup?
Yes, yes we did.
Moving a couple of ageing, injury plagued players with big contracts, in a league that’s continually getting younger and younger proves to be almost impossible.