Overview

• Marco Rossi and the Wild have not spoken since mid-June, leaving the 23-year-old center offer-sheet eligible after a qualifying offer.
• Chicago Blackhawks are reportedly ready to submit an offer sheet for Rossi, which would force Minnesota to match or surrender draft-pick compensation.
• Draft-pick compensation ranges from a third-round pick for a $2.3–4.6 million AAV deal up to first, second and third-round picks for a $7.02–9.36 million AAV contract.
• Minnesota currently has cap space to match an offer sheet near $7 million AAV but may decline to preserve financial flexibility for Kaprizov’s extension.
• A shorter two- to three-year contract for Rossi is under consideration to secure him now and revisit a longer deal after extending Kaprizov.