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Head Coach Dean Evason
Assistant Coach Bob Woods
Assistant Coach Darby Hendrickson
Assistant Coach Brett McLean
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Playoff Odds 100%
Projected Cap Hit $81,450,518
Projected Cap Space $1,058,941
Current Cap Space $10,883,562
LTIR Pool $0
Roster 24/23
Contracts 46/50
Transactions
Ryan Hartman | Hartman scored the game-winning goal Saturday in a 3-1, home-ice victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. Mar 25
Filip Gustavsson | Gustavsson made 22 saves Saturday in a 3-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. Mar 25
Filip Gustavsson | Gustavsson will guard the home crease versus Chicago on Saturday, Dane Mizutani of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports. Mar 24
Samuel Walker | Walker has been reassigned to AHL Iowa on Friday. Mar 24
Joel Eriksson Ek | Eriksson Ek collected two assists in Thursday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. Mar 24

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Injury Report
John Klingberg
Expected Return unknown
John Klingberg - DAY-TO-DAY - Upper Body
Sat Mar 25, 2023
John Klingberg | Klingberg (upper body) isn't likely to play Monday versus Seattle, per Michael Russo of The Athletic.

Fri Mar 24, 2023
John Klingberg | Klingberg (upper body) won't be in the lineup versus Chicago on Saturday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
Thu Mar 23, 2023
John Klingberg | Klingberg (upper body) won't play in Philadelphia on Thursday.
Pavel Novak
Expected Return Wed Mar 29, 2023
Pavel Novak - IR-NR - Illness
Gustav Nyquist
Expected Return Sat Apr 1, 2023
Gustav Nyquist - IR - Upper Body
Mon Mar 6, 2023
Gustav Nyquist | Nyquist (upper body) hasn't begun skating yet but will travel with the team to meet his new teammates, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports Monday.

Tue Feb 28, 2023
Gustav Nyquist | Nyquist (upper body) was traded from the Columbus Blue Jackets to the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday in exchange for a 2023 fifth-round pick.
Kirill Kaprizov
Expected Return Mon Apr 3, 2023
Kirill Kaprizov - OUT - Lower Body
Thu Mar 23, 2023
Kirill Kaprizov | Coach Dean Evason said on Thursday that Kaprizov (lower body) has yet to return to the ice, Wild reporter Kevin Falness reports.

Fri Mar 17, 2023
Kirill Kaprizov | Kaprizov (lower body) has yet to start skating, but coach Dean Evason said that he is still on schedule to return in 2-3 weeks, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports.
Thu Mar 9, 2023
Kirill Kaprizov | Kaprizov (lower body) will miss the next 3-4 weeks, according to Michael Russo of The Athletic.
Wed Mar 8, 2023
Kirill Kaprizov | Kaprizov (lower body) exited after a collision with Logan Stanley that caused the Minnesota Wild winger to fall awkwardly in the third period. After the game, head coach Dean Evason had no update on Kaprizov's status, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.

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Performance Bonuses
Movement Clauses
35+ Over 35 Contract
IR - Injured Reserve
Entry Level Contract
Slide Eligible
Has Arbitration Rights
Two-way contract
(14) Forwards $38,605,833 46.8% of cap
Player POS Age 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
Reaves, Ryan RW 36
$1,750,000
$0
UFA
Johansson, Marcus C 32
$1,100,000
$0
UFA
Foligno, Marcus LW 31
$3,100,000
$3,100,000
$0
UFA
Zuccarello, Mats RW 35
$6,000,000
NMC
M-NTC
$6,000,000
NMC
M-NTC
$0
UFA
Nyquist, Gustav
IR
RW 33
$2,750,000
$0
UFA
Sundqvist, Oskar C 29
$2,750,000
$0
UFA
Gaudreau, Frederick C 29
$1,200,000
$0
UFA
Hartman, Ryan RW 28
$1,700,000
$1,700,000
$0
UFA
Eriksson Ek, Joel C 26
$5,250,000
$5,250,000
$5,250,000
NMC
M-NTC
$5,250,000
NMC
M-NTC
$5,250,000
NMC
M-NTC
$0
UFA

(2029)
Kaprizov, Kirill LW 25
$9,000,000
$9,000,000
$9,000,000
NMC
$9,000,000
NMC
$0
UFA

(2026)
Steel, Sam C 25
$825,000
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Duhaime, Brandon RW 25
$750,000
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Shaw, Mason C 24
$750,000
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Dewar, Connor C 23
$800,000
$800,000
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Boldy, Matthew LW 21
$880,833
$7,000,000
$7,000,000
$7,000,000
$7,000,000
$0
UFA

(2030)
TOTALS
$38,605,833
$32,850,000
$21,250,000
$21,250,000
$12,250,000
(8) Defence $29,520,000 35.8% of cap
Player POS Age 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
Goligoski, Alex D 37
$2,000,000
NMC
$2,000,000
NMC
$0
UFA
Merrill, Jon D 31
$1,200,000
$1,200,000
$1,200,000
$0
UFA
Klingberg, John D 30
$3,500,000
M-NTC
$0
UFA
Spurgeon, Jared D 33
$7,575,000
NMC
$7,575,000
NMC
$7,575,000
M-NTC
$7,575,000
M-NTC
$7,575,000
M-NTC
$0
UFA

(2027)
Brodin, Jonas D 29
$6,000,000
NMC
$6,000,000
NMC
$6,000,000
NMC
$6,000,000
$6,000,000
$0
UFA

(2028)
Dumba, Matt D 28
$6,000,000
M-NTC
$0
UFA
Middleton, Jacob D 27
$2,450,000
$2,450,000
$2,450,000
$0
UFA
Addison, Calen D 22
$795,000
$0
RFA
TOTALS
$29,520,000
$19,225,000
$17,225,000
$13,575,000
$13,575,000
(2) Goalies $4,287,500 5.2% of cap
Player POS Age 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
Fleury, Marc-Andre G 38
$3,500,000
NMC
$3,500,000
NMC
$0
UFA
Gustavsson, Filip G 24
$787,500
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
TOTALS
$4,287,500
$3,500,000
(0) Buried $0 0.0% of cap
Player POS Age 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
TOTALS
(4) Buyout & Retained Salary $15,893,590 19.3% of cap
Player POS Age 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
O'Reilly, Ryan
Retained Salary
C 32
$1,875,000
Orlov, Dmitry
Retained Salary
D 31
$1,275,000
Parise, Zach
Buyout
LW 38
$6,371,795
$7,371,795
$7,371,795
$833,333
$833,333
Suter, Ryan
Buyout
D 38
$6,371,795
$7,371,795
$7,371,795
$833,333
$833,333
TOTALS
$15,893,590
$14,743,590
$14,743,590
$1,666,666
$1,666,666
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2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026
Roster Size

Number of players on the Active Roster. Cannot exceed 23 players. Excludes players on IR and LTIR.

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24 13 7 5
Standard Player Contracts

Number of players signed to Standard Player Contracts (SPC's). Cannot exceed 50 players. Some players do not count towards this, such as 18/19 Year-Old players in Junior with less than 10 NHL Games Played in Season.

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46 32 20 11
Upper Limit

The maximum Salary Cap Hit of all players counting towards the active roster. Often referred to as "Salary Cap". This is determined in the summer and is based on the previous season's revenues, per the CBA.

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$82,500,000 $83,500,000 $83,500,000 $83,500,000
Projected Cap Hit

Anticipated Season-End Cap Hit based on the current roster, calculated by summing all Cap Hits of players currently counting towards the Salary Cap. Assumes current roster is in effect for the remainder of season.

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$81,450,518 $70,318,590 $53,218,590 $36,491,666
Projected Cap Space

Amount of Cap Space projected to be available at end of year. Calculated as Annual Salary Cap minus Projected Cap Hit.

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$1,058,941 $13,181,410 $30,281,410 $47,008,334
Current Cap Space

Amount of Annual Cap Hit that can be added to the roster without exceeding the Upper Limit (Salary Cap Maximum) based on the current roster. For teams using LTIR, Current Cap Space is the amount of annual cap hit that can be added without exceeding the Salary Cap by more than the team's LTIR Pool.

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$10,883,562 $13,181,410 $30,281,410 $47,008,334
Maximum LTIR Pool

The maximum amount of Long Term Injured Reserve space potentially available. This is the Cap Hit of player on LTIR less the Cap Space available for team at time player was on LTIR. A player can go on LTIR when they expect to miss 10 games and 24 days in the season. A player on LTIR does not come off of the salary cap, instead a team is allowed to exceed the cap by the LTIR amount.

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$0 $0 $0 $0
Current Roster Annual Cap Hit

Anticipated Cap Hit based on the current roster, calculated by summing all Cap Hits of players currently counting towards the Salary Cap + retained salary + buyouts.

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$88,306,923 $70,318,590 $53,218,590 $36,491,666
Carryover Bonus Overages

Teams can exceed the salary cap due to players receiving performance bonuses. If a team exceeds the salary cap due to performance bonuses, they carryover to the previous season and reduce the cap space a team has.

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$0 $0 $0 $0
Potential Bonuses

Performance Bonuses that players on the active roster are eligible to achieve. A team can exceed the salary cap due to performance bonuses, but they carry over to the following season.

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$682,500 $0 $0 $0
Retained Salary Remaining

Teams can retain salary/cap hit when they trade a player. A team can only have a maximum of 3 players that they retained salary on.

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1 3 3 3
(23) Non-Roster
Player POS Age 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
Fogarty, Steven RW 29
$762,500
$762,500
$0
UFA
Petan, Nic LW 28
$762,500
$762,500
$0
UFA
Baddock, Brandon LW 27
$750,000
$0
UFA
Hicketts, Joe D 26
$750,000
$0
UFA
McIntyre, Zane G 30
$750,000
$0
UFA
Stezka, Ales G 26
$0
$0
UFA
Boka, Nicholas D 25
$0
$0
UFA
Sadek, Jack D 25
$0
$0
UFA
Mermis, Dakota D 29
$750,000
$0
UFA
Walker, Jack LW 26
$0
$0
UFA
Golden, Jacob D 24
$0
$0
UFA
Walker, Samuel C 23
$855,000
$855,000
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Swaney, Nick RW 25
$750,000
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Johansson, Simon D 23
$855,000
$855,000
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Giroux, Damien C 23
$818,333
$0
RFA
Boudrias, Shawn RW 23
$0
Hentges, Sam C 23
$855,000
$855,000
$0
RFA
Pilon, Darian LW 24
$0
$0
UFA
Pilon, Drake RW 24
$0
$0
UFA
Thrower, Josh D 27
$0
$0
UFA
Firstov, Vladislav LW 21
$925,000
$925,000
$925,000
$0
RFA
Jones, Hunter G 22
$825,833
$0
RFA
Beckman, Adam C 21
$894,167
$894,167
$0
RFA
Guskov, Matvey C 22
$0
$0
UFA
Warren, Marshall D 21
$0
$0
UFA
Chaffee, Mitchell RW 25
$750,000
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Rossi, Marco C 21
$863,334
$863,334
$863,334
$0
RFA
Khusnutdinov, Marat C 20
$0
$0
UFA
O'Rourke, Ryan D 20
$855,834
$855,834
$855,834
$0
RFA
Faber, Brock D 20
$0
$0
UFA
Hunt, Daemon D 20
$828,333
$828,333
$828,333
$0
RFA
Novak, Pavel RW 20
$846,667
$846,667
$846,667
$0
RFA
Lambos, Carson D 20
$894,167
$863,334
$863,334
$863,334
$0
RFA

(2026)
Bankier, Caedan C 20
$867,500
$867,500
$867,500
Wallstedt, Jesper G 20
$925,000
$925,000
$925,000
$0
RFA
Peart, Jack D 19
$0
$0
UFA
Masters, Kyle D 19
$865,000
$865,000
$865,000
$0
UFA
Benoit, Nate D 20
$0
$0
UFA
Haight, Hunter C 18
$897,500
$897,500
$897,500
$0
UFA
Milne, Michael LW 20
$861,667
$861,667
$861,667
$0
RFA
ร–hgren, Liam LW 19
$950,000
$918,333
$918,333
$918,333
$0
RFA

(2026)
Yurov, Danila RW 19
$0
$0
UFA
Lorenz, Rieger C 18
$0
$0
UFA
Healey, Ryan D 18
$0
$0
UFA
Spacek, David D 20
$862,500
$862,500
$862,500
$0
UFA
Petrovskรฝ, Servรกc C 18
$0
$0
UFA
TOTALS
$19,078,335
$16,364,169
$11,380,002
$5,274,167