Those seem like pretty legit trades. The Minnesota deal isn't unfair, but there are 29 other NHL teams, and they have also assessed Minnesota's dilemma and I question if that would be there best deal on the table. I like it though!

That's fair...
Taking Pominville off their hands is something that few can do though. But good point, we might need to add more

Cap space is nice nice and all, but Wild pass. 2 proven NHL players for a couple of prospects?

The Wild could retain some Pommer's salary and he'd be a decent stand alone trade chip, he's still a 2/3 RW on most NHL teams.

Idk about that...
Pommer hasn't really been scoring goals for them, 13 this year & 11 last season
He was on their 4th line in the playoffs
And I think they'd rather protect a younger forward like Zucker, plus get rid of his contract

BUT...
my deal does hinge on them wanting to dump him
So if they can find a way to do it without trading a defenseman with him...
well then I'm sure they'd go that route

He played 3rd line during the Playoffs with Hanzal for the most part, he just didn't get PP time. The playmaker part of Pommer's game is still there.

13g doesn't sound like much, but they were all even strength with 3rd line minutes. The same number (13g) as Benn, Simmonds, Nylander, Bergeron, Hall, RNH, etc. and in the top 120 in the league. Pommer's 40p even strength point was top 50 (tied) in the league last year.

Pommer didn't get much PP time, and played the point when he did. His number stacked up better than the other Wild defenders in everything except goals. He's just a $3.5-$4m player getting paid $5.6m.

The opening up a protection slot really isn't a good argument. So Zucker is exposed and Vegas takes him. The Wild have Brodin, Dumba, Scandella, and Spurgeon they could trade and get a replacement and still have a solid top-4 with the other 3 plus Suter. And the Wild don't have a replacement for Pommer within the system for next season. Kunin and Tuch are probably at least a half a season of AHL time away.

Only thing I have to say about this is Zucker is younger, cheaper, and better than Pommer at the moment. Just look at his stats. I do not see a reason they would want to keep pommer over zucker, and if they can move pommer in order to protct Zucker, it could be very attractive to them to do so. However, an obstacle that arises is Pommers NMC

I'd want to keep Zucker over Pommer too: younger, cheaper, better. Pommer could also waive his NMC for expansion draft purposes. Koivu, Parise, and Pommer's NMC's make it impossible to go the 4-4-1 route.

The Wild are going to lose a good player in the expansion draft there isn't a realistic way that they won't. Two of Brodin, Dumba, Scandella, Spurgeon will be exposed from the Wild. Zucker makes interesting bait for Vegas to not pick one of those d-men. Wild could keep their d-corps intact and trade off one of them at a premium price after the expansion draft. Vegas probably ends up with one of their top-3 players taken from the Wild.