
Rick Musso
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The #MnWild cannot lose this series to Nathan MacKinnon. He's swims in a hotel pool with flippers and goggles




With the Minnesota Wild eliminated from the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs, here’s a brief look at their offseason ahead: #mnwild 2026-27 Projected Cap Hit: $90,489,166 2026-27 NHL Cap Ceiling: $104,000,000 #mnwild 2026-27 Cap Space: $13,510,834 Pending UFA’s: RW Mats Zuccarello (38 yo, $4.125M) LW Marcus Johansson (35, $800k) RW Vladimir Tarasenko (34, $4.75M) C Michael McCarron (31, $900k) LW/RW Nick Foligno (38, $4.5M) LW Robby Fabbri (30, $775k) RHD Zach Bogosian (35, $1.25M) RHD Jeff Petry (38, $775k) Pending RFA’s: RW Bobby Orr Brink (24, $1.5M) LHD Daemon Hunt (23, $775k) LHD Carson Lambos (23, $863k) RHD David Spacek (23, 862k) G Samuel Hlavaj (24, $875k) TO BE ADDRESSED: 1. NEED Top line center — Center depth/decision making (and injuries were the downfall of the Wild’s playoff exit). - Do they have the package to go make a monumental trade? (Stramel, Yurov, Lambos, 27’ 1st, Gustavsson, etc 2. Quinn Hughes extension — Hughes flourished in Minny and his chemistry with Brock Faber was debatably the best D pair in the NHL. Lots to feel good about. 3. Resigning Questions — Priorities - Zuccy have another year in him? - McCarron was a great add, expect a lot of interest in him. How expensive will he be? - Johansson & Tarasenko were streaky but were really instrumental in depth scoring. Run it back? - Nick Foligno for the 4th line again? Retire? 4. Defensive Depth — Wild have multiple promising young D, but the back half of the D struggled mightily in playoffs. - Hunt, Lambos, Spacek all deserve a good look next year Contracts to ponder moving — Fillip Gustavsson (6x$6.8M) 🤷♂️ set to start brand new contract Jake Middleton (3x$4.35M)







Good to see that all of those “diehard life long Panther fans” that were seen in public for the first time ever during the Stanley Cup Finals have gone back into hiding.






Ross Colton ROCKS Quinn Hughes along the boards and gives him one for good measure 💥








