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Minnesota Wild

Northwest Division | Western Conference

Overview

The Wild currently have 2 players including 2 forwards, 0 defensemen, and 0 goalie(s) counting against their salary cap.

The team's current total salary cap hit stands at $5,900,000. That is $44,400,000 below the $50,300,000 cap ceiling, and $28,400,000 below the $34,300,000 cap floor. The highest cap hit on the team is $6,333,333, while the lowest is $2,650,000.

With a combined payroll of $6,750,000, the average salary of the team is $3,375,000. The highest salary on the team is $3,700,000, with the lowest being $2,250,000.

The team has 1 player that will become an unrestricted free agent (UFA), 1 player that will become a free agent (FAs) on July 1st, 2010.

Rumors

The Roots of the Beard
“Nobody can be successful if he doesn’t love his work, love his job.” – David Sarnoff And yes, I love this job. Thanks to Alin Mateescu and staff for bringing me to RMT. Arguably, the best fan-centric franchise in the NHL resides at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. In their fledgling nine years, as [...]
Leafs rebuild is underway
It was announced yesterday that Brian Burke had traded Robbie Earl to the Minnesota Wild for Ryan Hamilton.
Minnesota Wild 2008-2009 Season Preview
Last season the Minnesota Wild won their first ever Northwest Division title but were ousted in the first round of the playoffs by the Colorado Avalanche. The big question for the Minnesota Wild this season is the whether or not they picked up enough goal scorers to make up for the players they lost in free agency. Here’s a quick rundown off who came and went, along with their scoring numbers from last year.
Habs Poised? Season Preview
The Montreal Canadiens wrapped up their pre-season yesterday with a loss to the Minnesota Wild and made their final cuts save one. It's now, or maybe later?
Gaborik To Habs?
Various media outlets are stating that there could be a possibility that Marion Gaborik could be moved. The Minnesota Wild are playing the Montreal Canadiens tonight, and guess who is good friends with the Wild's GM Doug Risebrough?

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Making Moves: Pens Deal Ryan Whitney
The Pens give up on Ryan Whitney and look to make a playoff push.
Tom Renney out, John Tortorella in
And so the ongoing rumour came true, The Rangers changed their coach. Tortorella is a fiery coach, maybe that’s what the Rangers need, it’s true most of them are underperforming, but we can’t get too picky on a team that has lacked quality finishers all year long. On the other hand Renney, is NOT  a bad coach, [...]
Schneider Traded To Montreal
The Montreal Canadiens have traded for Mathieu Schneider.
Devils Trade Brookbank to Ducks
The Devils traded defenseman Sheldon Brookbank to the Anaheim Ducks for the rights to center David McIntyre. The trade of Brookbkank opens up a spot for the Devils to add another player to their roster before the trade deadline.
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