What would Vilardi cost

I don't know if he's available right now. But if L.A. has a good season and Turcotte and Byfield both outplay him, I could see a realm of possibility where the Kings trading him next offseason to bolster their defense core. In that situation I think Brodin, or possibly Dumba with an extension could be the piece they look to get. If Cal Petterson struggles this year maybe Kahkonen could be the piece that gets Vilardi

Brodin was just extended, hes here for a while

Please remember centers can easily transition to wing, the Kings don't have to give up a player because they have too many centers. I've never understood this argument.

Aside from that, the Kings and Wild aren't a good match for this and I believe the Kings are still very high on Vilardi. Blake has indicated the Kings will be competing this season and has spent close to the cap. With Vilardi penciled in as the 3C the Kings won't make a trade until Byfield has established himself as the new 3C. Even then Vilardi would likely switch to wing and play somewhere in the top-9, and probably do better as his weaknesses are faceoffs and taking on too much responsibility last year as the 2C. If the Kings were to trade, they would want a player that fits under the cap that could make an immediate improvement over Vilardi (difficult to do with a 925K cap hit and a few million in change). The Wild won't trade elite top-line sniper or top-pair LD that they are willing to part with, which is really the areas the Kings will be looking for if they move away from one of their top prospects. So unlikely these two are partners for anything any time soon.

Now let's just say that Vilardi has to be moved, and it has to be the Wild, I'd ask for Wallstedt + Peart

Fair enough

Kähkönen I could see going the other way. Brodin has an NMC and was just extended so he is not going anywhere. Dumba can't be extended until next July but if you'd like to have him, he definitely is available.