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Minnesota Wild: Three UFA Defenseman Targets

By Brandon Quast

BUFFALO, NY - NOVEMBER 22: Jake McCabe #19 of the Buffalo Sabres during the game against the Minnesota Wild at the KeyBank Center on November 22, 2017 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Kevin Hoffman/Getty Images)
BUFFALO, NY - NOVEMBER 22: Jake McCabe #19 of the Buffalo Sabres during the game against the Minnesota Wild at the KeyBank Center on November 22, 2017 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Kevin Hoffman/Getty Images) /
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Jamie Oleksiak

DALLAS, TEXAS – JANUARY 03: Jamie Oleksiak #2 of the Dallas Stars skates the puck against Adam Erne #73 of the Detroit Red Wings in the second period at American Airlines Center on January 03, 2020 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TEXAS – JANUARY 03: Jamie Oleksiak #2 of the Dallas Stars skates the puck against Adam Erne #73 of the Detroit Red Wings in the second period at American Airlines Center on January 03, 2020 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

To start of with Jamie Oleksiak, the obvious thing is his size and at 6’7″ 255 pounds, he could add some huge size to the Wild’s defense core. Oleksiak skates rather well for his size and makes himself rather difficult to play against and just like with McCabe, brings a lot of grit with him on the ice which isn’t a bad thing for a defenseman to have.

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