Overview
- The 6-foot-6 McCarron arrives on an expiring $900,000 deal to bolster penalty killing, physical play and bottom-six depth.
- He has won 52.8% of his faceoffs this season, addressing a Wild weakness with a team rate of 46.2%, second worst in the NHL.
- McCarron leads Nashville with 165 hits and is logging a career-high 14:30 per game, with five goals and seven assists in 59 appearances.
- He previously played under Wild coach John Hynes in Nashville and is expected to join Minnesota’s upcoming road trip, with a potential debut Friday in Las Vegas.
- The Predators convert an expiring asset into a future pick near the deadline, and ESPN reports the Wild are still exploring higher-end center options such as Vincent Trocheck.