What Bill Guerin’s Quiet Deadline Means for the Future of the Wild Roster
By Lake Martin
![ST PAUL, MINNESOTA - OCTOBER 20: Zach Parise #11 of the Minnesota Wild celebrates a goal against the Montreal Canadiens during the game at Xcel Energy Center on October 20, 2019 in St Paul, Minnesota. The Wild defeated the Canadiens 4-3. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) ST PAUL, MINNESOTA - OCTOBER 20: Zach Parise #11 of the Minnesota Wild celebrates a goal against the Montreal Canadiens during the game at Xcel Energy Center on October 20, 2019 in St Paul, Minnesota. The Wild defeated the Canadiens 4-3. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/df8bcca4e9e14cb9f4d49c821ba9374975d036d7e0035aa527efe659cf4500f7.jpg)
Greg Pateryn/Brad Hunt
Greg Pateryn and Brad Hunt could both be feasible departures in the offseason. They are still under contract for the 2020-2021 season, but with the emergence of Carson Soucy, the defensive group has become crowded.
The bottom pair does allow for an opportunity to create cap space and a roster spot with the soon-to-be expiring contracts. Greg Pateryn’s cap hit will be $2.25M next season whereas Brad Hunt’s cap hit will be a simple $700k.
I personally like Brad Hunt and Carson Soucy as a pairing more than Hunt and Pateryn or Soucy/Pateryn, so I would look to move Pateryn, but either could be an option. Moving either of the bottom pairing dmen would allow for Belpedio or Menell to get a promotion to the Pro Roster and open up a spot for our prospects in Iowa like Calen Addison or Fedor Gordeev.
Teams Potentially Interested: TOR, EDM, MTL(?), CBJ, WPG