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What Should the Minnesota Wild Expect from a Full Season of Kevin Fiala?

By Lake Martin

ST. PAUL, MN - MARCH 25: Kevin Fiala #22 of the Minnesota Wild takes a breather during a game with the Nashville Predators at Xcel Energy Center on March 25, 2019 in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images)
ST. PAUL, MN - MARCH 25: Kevin Fiala #22 of the Minnesota Wild takes a breather during a game with the Nashville Predators at Xcel Energy Center on March 25, 2019 in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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ST. PAUL, MN – MARCH 14: Kevin Fiala #22 of the Minnesota Wild lines up for a face-off during a game with the Dallas Stars at Xcel Energy Center on March 14, 2019 in St. Paul, Minnesota.(Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images)
ST. PAUL, MN – MARCH 14: Kevin Fiala #22 of the Minnesota Wild lines up for a face-off during a game with the Dallas Stars at Xcel Energy Center on March 14, 2019 in St. Paul, Minnesota.(Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images) /

Kevin Fiala arrived in St. Paul at the trade deadline in an effort for the team to get younger, faster, and less expensive. He was touted as a player with game-breaking potential, but in his nineteen games in a Wild sweater, he only had three goals and four assists. For eighty-two games, he would be on pace for about 13 goals and 17 assists; hardly “game-breaking”. In Nashville, he would consistently get second-line minutes, meaning his lack of production wasn’t entirely because of a lack of opportunity. Yet, he’s posted some impressive years with Nashville. So what should we expect out of the Swiss winger in his first full year as a member of the Minnesota Wild?

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