Billy G

Team: 2023-24 Minnesota Wild

Initial Creation Date: Apr. 11, 2023

Published: Apr. 11, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

With this little cap space, Minnesota really needs Marco Rossi to make the team next year. If not him, then maybe Adam Beckman. I am hoping Mason Shaw makes it back and plays next year. If none of those things happen, the Wild's forward depth looks iffy.

I am in the group of people that believe Addison will be traded this offseason, though I have no idea what the return will look like. I could see him being subject to an offer sheet this summer too, which could be entertaining.

The FA contracts shown are what I think the average price of all of them will be. I could see Johansson signing for more and Gaudreau signing for less, for example.

It sounds like Danila Yurov needs a new place to play, but I worry about throwing a nineteen year old Russian into the AHL. That's a lot of change for a young kid.

Defensive group looks thin, too. I am interested to see how Daemon Hunt performs in training camp and if he can claim a spot. It sounds like he has had a solid year in the AHL. This would help with depth and give them the ability to rotate the third pair, which would be good for Goligoski and Merrill.

Open to ideas and more creative moves. This is what a conservative offseason approach would look like, in my opinion.