Wild have to sign him first. Just hope that happens. Don't know if he's good enough to play in the NHL right out of college. But, he was teammates with Boldy, so hopefully he wants to sign with the Wild.

The Wild’s best chance of signing him might be to burn an entry level year and have him with the big club…

I think burning a year of ELC happens no matter what because of McBains age at the time of signing. So if he plays in the NHL or not, a year of ELC is burned. Boldy signed when the college year was done and it burned a year of ELC and he was younger.

That's correct, and there's a very high chance he isn't good enough to play in the NHL this season anyway. And if he is, it'll be as a fourth liner.

McBain becomes a FA in August 2022 if he doesn't sign. So, if he wants to wait and choose a team, he won't sign with Minnesota and can sign in August with any team he chooses.

I sure hope they sign him and get a chance to let him play a few NHL games. There will be a lot of games left after the BC season is over so I think we can assume there should be some opportunity for a bottom 6 fill in for some games.

We have to sign him quickly after his college season ends to make sure he doesn't slip away as a UFA. That means burning the first year of his ELC this year. And if the year is burned, we might as well play him. He can be a Black Ace or play when we have already secured a place in the playoffs and want to rest our stars.