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If a Koivu trade was made (highly unlikely), the Wild have none to fill the hole he would leave in the lineup. Granny and Coyle are better off as wings, and not good 2C options. Haula is a fine 3C, but not a 2C. JEE has less that 20 NHL games and isn't ready to be a 2C. The only real option would be to sign Hanzal to fill Koivu's slot. Even that isn't a good scenario, Hanzal has plenty of red flags concerning his health. That leads to a domino effect of trades to fill holes and create new holes.
Staal and Koivu are too important for the Wild to lose. Wings and d-men they can afford to lose, top-6 centers have been the bane of their existence for their entire existence.