Post Mortem Edition of who Should the Minnesota Wild Sign
By Lake Martin
![VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - JUNE 22: Paul Fenton of the Minnesota Wild attends the 2019 NHL Draft at the Rogers Arena on June 22, 2019 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - JUNE 22: Paul Fenton of the Minnesota Wild attends the 2019 NHL Draft at the Rogers Arena on June 22, 2019 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/eebf5e080cce71fc0941998d6e69ce3ff6ce45463254f2a209419e2adcb51379.jpg)
6. Brock Nelson (111.5pts) and 4. Jeff Skinner (112pts)
#Isles Transaction: Brock Nelson has agreed to terms on a six-year contract. Details: https://t.co/S182ZJSoO2
— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) May 23, 2019
That’s a shame
IT’S DONE!
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) June 8, 2019
We have signed forward Jeff Skinner to an eight-year contract with an average annual value of $9 million: https://t.co/X4sumuHW7H pic.twitter.com/Wwzk9qbPSk
Oof. Doubly embarrassing. Both extended their stays with their teams well before I reached them towards the top of the list. They got paid for being in the primes of their careers and averaging more than .65/PPG last season. Let’s move to some guys who did reach the free agency period