This is JR. He may trade Johnson for Lucic

No Wild don't need to dump salary they need prospects. In fact if you want to dump salary you could send Jack johnson to the Wild with some prospects.

JJ has been solid this year but has no chemistry with Letang. Brodin would fit that mold much better. Wild and Pens were close to exchanging Rask and JJ earlier this year that where this idea comes from. And I believe the Wild would definitely get a prospect in the deal, just not one of the Pens top 4 (Poulin, Legare, Addison or Joseph).

Interesting I hadn't heard that, that said, if Rask = JJ and prospect Bjugstad and Galchenyuk still isn't enough for Brodin.

I am operating under assumption that Johnson >> Rask when considering contracts. So some of value for MIN is definitely in dumping Rask. They are tight on cap space and only have Koivu coming off the books (who will need replaced).

Yeah I guess jj is better than Rask but Wild don't need defenseman so I guess I dont get the trade.

Nobody had.

There was the rumor over the summer that a deal of Kessel+Johnson for Zucker+Rask was nixed by Kessel.