Marco Rossi was beaming. He had a goal in the first period against the Montreal Canadiens, then assisted on Brock Faber’s goal in the third period. In between, he fought 6-foot-2, 205 lbs.
The Minnesota Wild finished their second week with new head coach John Hynes, and while they suffered a couple of losses, they still played better than they did at the beginning of the season.
With less than a month until training camp starts the Minnesota Wild have not yet been able to get their final piece of the puzzle to sign: Calen Addison.
The next defenseman on the report card list for the Minnesota Wild is Jon Merrill. The start of the season was a little delayed for Merrill as he was still recovering from offseason surgery.
Greenway has been placed on IR to make room for Merrill’s return.
Next up for Minnesota Wild defensemen to receive their report card is Jon Merrill who quickly became a fan favorite after joining the team last summer during free agency.
For Minnesota, who have won three straight, getting Brodin back is key if the team is going to make a second-half run for a Central Division playoff spot.
The Mullet is staying in the State of Hockey. On Tuesday, the Minnesota Wild announced that the team has signed defenseman Jon Merrill to a 3-year contract extension worth $3.6 million with a very team friendly AAV of $1.2 million.
Merill, 29, signed a one-year, $850K contract with the Wild last offseason after a Stanley Cup run with the Montreal Canadiens and was expected to be nothing more than a depth option.
As expected when free agency started, there was some more news yesterday. Mathieu Perreault signed a one-year contract with a $950,000 AAV with the Montreal Canadiens, and on the other hand, Jon Merrill signed a one-year $850,000 contract with the Minnesota Wild.
Kotkaniemi, the 2018 third overall pick, has five goals and three assists in 19 playoff games this postseason. He has just one assist through three games against the Bolts.
Leading up to the NHL trade deadline on April 12, many questions and rumors swirled about what general manager Marc Bergevin would do to help the Montreal Canadiens.
The Montreal Canadiens have placed Victor Mete on waivers and it’s possible that’s a prelude to another deal by tomorrow if he’s claimed. They did replace him by trading for John Merrill of the Detroit Red Wings.
The Montreal Canadiens have acquired defenseman Jon Merrill from the Detroit Red Wings, in return for a fifth-round pick in 2021 and forward Hayden Verbeek.
The Montreal Canadiens have added a defenseman that can potentially replace the recently waived Victor Mete, acquiring Jon Merrill from the Detroit Red Wings.
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