Minnesota wild engage in a Blockbuster trade deal worth $20m

Minnesota wild engage in a Blockbuster trade deal worth $20m

MN Wild Report: Jake Middleton Contract Extension is Pretty Much Done

The NHL offseason has officially begun, now that the Florida Panthers were able to stave off the Edmonton Oilers in game 7 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Finals. For the Minnesota Wild, the offseason started a long time ago.

 

But this weekend, the offseason heats up with the NHL Draft taking place on Saturday and Sunday. Then on Monday, free agency officially opens. The Wild have the 13th pick in the 1st round and six picks, in total, on the weekend.

 

Don’t get your hopes up for fireworks out of St. Paul, come Monday in free agency, or throughout the offseason, for that matter. President of Hockey Operations Bill Guerin is digging under the seats at Xcel Energy Center trying to find more money to spend under the salary cap.

Minnesota Wild, Jake Middleton have contract extension tee’d up

But that doesn’t mean there won’t be any news on Monday morning. According to Michael Russo (The Athletic), the Wild have pretty much agreed to a long-term contract extension with defenseman Jake Middleton. It’s expected to be worth ~4 years, between $4 to $4.5 million per year.

 

Russo also notes that Guerin has yet to sit down with Brock Faber’s representation to talk about a possible record-breaking contract extension that could happen at some point this offseason.