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Analyzing the Unrestricted Free Agent Pool According to Minnesota Wild’s Needs

By Lake Martin|
DALLAS, TX - JUNE 22: Paul Fenton of the Minnesota Wild attends the first round of the 2018 NHL Draft at American Airlines Center on June 22, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX - JUNE 22: Paul Fenton of the Minnesota Wild attends the first round of the 2018 NHL Draft at American Airlines Center on June 22, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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Dishonorable Mentions

Brandon Tanev (37.5 pts)

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – APRIL 13: Brandon Tanev #13 of the Winnipeg Jets fights Daniel Winnik #26 of the Minnesota Wild in Game Two of the Western Conference First Round during the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on April 13, 2018, at Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Photo by Jason Halstead /Getty Images)
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – APRIL 13: Brandon Tanev #13 of the Winnipeg Jets fights Daniel Winnik #26 of the Minnesota Wild in Game Two of the Western Conference First Round during the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on April 13, 2018, at Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Photo by Jason Halstead /Getty Images)

I don’t really have anything against Brandon Tanev other than my Minnesota Wild bias, he played for Winnipeg against the Wild in the 2018 playoffs and happened to be teammates with Josh Morrisey who did this to Eric Staal and it went uncalled. And Daniel Winnik absolutely works him in a game the Jets absolutely clobber the Wild in.

Overall, that was a tough end of the season for the Wild. Suter had his career-threatening injury, Parise gets injured in the single game the Wild actually beat Winnipeg in, and Spurgeon plays that series on 1.5 hamstrings after tearing it in a mid-march matchup against Colorado after losing an edge and going into the boards awkwardly.

Anyways, I don’t see Tanev joining the Wild and I am not that upset about it

Cody McLeod (0 pts)

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Cody McLeod #55 of the Nashville Predators stands up after being knocked to the ground during a fight with members of the Anaheim Ducks during the second period at Honda Center on March 12, 2019, in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Katharine Lotze/Getty Images)
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Cody McLeod #55 of the Nashville Predators stands up after being knocked to the ground during a fight with members of the Anaheim Ducks during the second period at Honda Center on March 12, 2019, in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Katharine Lotze/Getty Images)

You can’t come back from this

Oh, and I didn’t default him a zero. He actually scored a zero. Pretty Great.

Wrap Up

That wraps up the prelude to the 5 groups of UFAs available. Come back in the next couple of days to learn about the players that just made the top 15. These forwards won’t be silver bullets for the Wild’s scoring woes but could be great additions if they’re signed on salary cap-friendly deals. See you then. Skol Wild.

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