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Wild: 3 Players That Could Be Traded This Season

By Brandon Quast

May 20, 2021; Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov (97) and forward Kevin Fiala (22) look on after allowing a goal during the third period in game three of the first round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Vegas Golden Knights at Xcel Energy Center. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports
May 20, 2021; Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov (97) and forward Kevin Fiala (22) look on after allowing a goal during the third period in game three of the first round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Vegas Golden Knights at Xcel Energy Center. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports /
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Let’s start this off by saying contrary to the featured image, Kirill Kaprizov won’t be traded this season or ever but, there are a few other lucrative names on the Wild roster that could potentially find themselves on a different NHL roster by seasons end.

#1 Kevin Fiala

May 22, 2021; Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Wild left wing Kevin Fiala (22) reacts after a whistle against the Vegas Golden Knights during the first period in game four of the first round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Xcel Energy Center. Mandatory Credit: Nick Wosika-USA TODAY Sports
May 22, 2021; Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Wild left wing Kevin Fiala (22) reacts after a whistle against the Vegas Golden Knights during the first period in game four of the first round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Xcel Energy Center. Mandatory Credit: Nick Wosika-USA TODAY Sports /

Forward Kevin Fiala seems to have found himself in the windmill of trade rumors almost ever since the Wild re-signed him to his new contract. This could be a move that Bill Guerin is toying with due to Fiala’s high salary and the Wild’s inability to spend too much since the cap will be tight due to the buy-outs of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter. Fiala does find himself having great games where he is doing everything right and yet on the flip side has games where he isn’t even noticeable or often taking bad penalties that resulted in him being benched by coach Dean Evason. On the flip side, he does have value in a trade, it’ll depend on what another NHL team values him at because I’m sure the Wild won’t give him up for pocket change.

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