The off-season is in full swing and teams are looking to finalize their opening day rosters within the next month. Today though the Minnesota Wild completed some housekeeping by trading Dmitry Kulikov. The deal sends the coveted "future considerations" to the Wild in return.
#mnwild announce they've traded Dmitry Kulikov to #nhlducks for future consideration.
Last season Kulikov played 80 games with the Wild, scoring 7 goals and adding 17 assists. In his career Kulikov has played 805 games with 6 different franchises. In his career Kulikov has 42 goals and 156 assists. The 31-year-old is in the final year of a 2 year deal paying him $2,250,000 per season.
This move helps get the Wild under the salary cap in preparation for next year.