Minnesota Wild exercise patience with development of Junior prospects

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Photo: Reid Duke is averaging nearly a point per game since being traded to the Brandon Wheat Kings (courtesy of Marissa Baecker/Getty Images)


 

A slight developmental gap appears to be a weakness in the Minnesota Wild‘s overall scheme. General manager Chuck Fletcher’s maneuvers between the 2010 Draft and the present assembled an enviable group of inexpensive young talent capable of augmenting a nice mix of somewhat more pricey veterans.



However, there is nothing like a surplus of talent in the Wild’s junior system, partially due to drafting college-bound players with early picks,*partially due to having sent away some futures for established players.… read more

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