NHL trade deadline tracker 2026: Nicolas Roy moved from Toronto to Colorado; Latest rumors, updates and analysis
The Wild’s hopes of getting Vincent Trocheck are fading.
The price for the New York Rangers center appears to be too rich for the Wild. It may just be that they don’t have the assets to get it done for a 32-year-old multi-faceted player with three years left on a reasonable $5.625 million average-annual-value contract.
Minnesota continues its pursuit of a center, though, and after acquiring Michael McCarron from the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, the Wild are likely looking for a top-six addition. That means they wouldn’t have interest in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Scott Laughton.
There aren’t many top-six centers out there right now. The St. Louis Blues are understandably looking for a ton for Robert Thomas, and it’s extremely unlikely the Wild have interest in the Vancouver Canucks’ Elias Pettersson. Nazem Kadri is 35, so his three years left at $7 million annually wouldn’t be palatable.
The Wild have shown interest in the Columbus Blue Jackets’ Charlie Coyle, though at this stage in his career, he is not a prototypical top-six center. And as of now, Columbus has indicated to teams it’s not moving him.
Nashville’s Ryan O’Reilly is another center the Wild would have interest in. It remains to be determined if he wants to move, though. He doesn’t have no-trade protection but is being treated as such by Predators management, so his decision likely depends on the team pursuing him
Remember, the Wild may find it smarter to hang on to their remaining assets and go big-game hunting this offseason if potential difference makers hit the market.
