Overview
- The Fourth Period reports Minnesota is gauging options for a top-six addition following the Hughes blockbuster.
- Previous interest in Vancouver winger Kiefer Sherwood is noted, with the hard‑hitting scorer on a $1.5 million deal.
- Speculative targets cited include wingers Alex Tuch, Jordan Eberle, and Anthony Mantha, with no indication they are being shopped.
- The center market is viewed as thin and costly, with names like Nick Schmaltz, Evgeni Malkin, and Christian Dvorak mentioned without signs of availability as Minnesota leans on Ryan Hartman and Joel Eriksson Ek.
- Insiders Elliotte Friedman and Pierre LeBrun suggest GM Bill Guerin intends to keep pursuing help up front as the 22-10-5 Wild ride a 7-of-8 surge, though cap room sits under $4 million and the roster freeze lifts Dec. 28.