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Minnesota Wild: Rebuild or reload around Zach Parise and Ryan Suter’s deals?

By Toby Helgeson

ST. PAUL, MN - DECEMBER 11: Ryan Suter #20 and Zach Parise #11 of the Minnesota Wild before the faceoff during the Central Division match up between the St. Louis Blues and the Minnesota Wild on December 11, 2016, at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. The Wild won 3-1. (Photo by David Berding/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
ST. PAUL, MN - DECEMBER 11: Ryan Suter #20 and Zach Parise #11 of the Minnesota Wild before the faceoff during the Central Division match up between the St. Louis Blues and the Minnesota Wild on December 11, 2016, at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. The Wild won 3-1. (Photo by David Berding/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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ST. PAUL, MN - OCTOBER 11: Minnesota Wild defenseman Ryan Suter (20) and left wing Jason Zucker (16), left, celebrate with left wing Zach Parise (11) after Zucker scored the game winning goal in overtime during the regular season game between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Minnesota Wild on October 11, 2018 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. The Wild defeated the Blackhawks 4-3 in overtime. (Photo by David Berding/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
ST. PAUL, MN – OCTOBER 11: Minnesota Wild defenseman Ryan Suter (20) and left wing Jason Zucker (16), left, celebrate with left wing Zach Parise (11) after Zucker scored the game winning goal in overtime during the regular season game between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Minnesota Wild on October 11, 2018 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. The Wild defeated the Blackhawks 4-3 in overtime. (Photo by David Berding/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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.

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