The Minnesota Wild checked off the final box on their offseason to-do list on Wednesday, signing winger Kevin Fiala to a two-year, $6 million contract ($3M AAV). While former Wild GM Paul Fenton justifiably gets roasted for the Nino Niederreiter – Victor Rask trade, Fiala for Mikael Granlund should be graded as “Incomplete.” Fiala, 23, is younger than the 27-year-old Granlund, and comes at almost half the price, as Granlund carries a $5.75M cap hit through the final season of his current deal. When it comes to Granlund vs. Fiala, it’s relevant to wonder if the Wild were always going to walk away from Granlund, making Fiala a logical replacement being that he’s cheaper and younger. The most interesting question is: how much better can Fiala get? In some ways, the situation reminds me a bit of the Montreal Canadiens acquiring Max Domi, and then giving him a two-year deal. It turns out that Montreal probably wishes it could have signed Domi for longer, as he enjoyed a breakout season in 2018-19. Fiala might be primed for something similar in 2019-20, at least if the pieces fall the right way. We’ve seen flashes of brilliance over the years from Fiala,… Read full this story
- NHL Fantasy Hockey: Fiala, Danault among this week’s top adds
- Wild dog attacks woman and kills family dog at Exmouth beach in north-west WA
- What Is Meant By Demisexual? 8 Signs You Are One Of Them
- Maple Leafs sign Mitch Marner to big six-year deal
- Sign that property markets are in recovery mode, with investors getting their mojo back
- 8 Signs There's No Emotional Intimacy In Your Relationship
- Blake Coleman is a Strong DFS Play and Laine is One to Fade
- CD Projekt are now valued as the second largest game company in Europe
- NFL players react to CBA proposal: Russell Wilson, Aaron Rodgers among those who strongly oppose deal
- Reilly Smith is a Strong DFS Play and Dubnyk is One to Fade
Wild get strong value with Fiala signing have 318 words, post on nhl.nbcsports.com at September 11, 2019. This is cached page on VietMaz. If you want remove this page, please contact us.