Wild Go All In At Deadline To Get Marc-Andre Fleury, Back Up GM Belief

CBS Minnesota

March 23, 2022

The Minnesota Wild have raved all season about their chemistry, as much of an asset for them as Kirill Kaprizov’s deft scoring touch, the size of their second line or their newly created veteran goaltending tandem.

General manager Bill Guerin believed in the team’s intangible strength enough to take a big swing at upgrading the roster right before the trade deadline. Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury was the headliner acquisition, and Guerin didn’t flinch at the price of a premium draft pick.

“It’s because of what these guys have done all year — the way that they’ve played and the way that they’ve changed things around here. This is a credit to them,” Guerin said Monday after the Fleury deal with Chicago was done, the last of four trades the Wild made over the last week.

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