Confirmed with Link: Nino Niederreiter (MIN) Traded for Victor Rask (CAR)

[Minnesota]

It's happening - I'm excited.

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[Goose312]

I get Nino has struggled, but this is brutal.

Also Rask is a left shot, not right like the tweet has.

 

[DANOZ28]

why? we need picks not cap dump.

 

[SomethingGeneric]

Not as excited about this trade as the last trade but as someone else said... it's happening...

 

[Wild11MN]

Whoa. It begins.

 

[SomethingGeneric]

Still a log jam at forward although a slightly different one then before.

 

[Ban Hammered]

why? we need picks not cap dump.

Rask makes less money than Nino does.

 

[57special]

there it is.

Liked Nino, but moves are going to be made when a team doesn't perform up to expectations. Don't know much about Rask, but acquiring him means that Coyle is also more tradable as of today.

Oh, damn, Rask is a lefty? Oh well, at least he's a C.

Nice to see that we are trading with teams not named Buffalo.

 

[Wild Caniac]

Posted this in the Canes thread.

As a fan of both teams I cannot contain my excitement.

Canes needed a strong top 9 power forward. Nino still has that and will get it back.

Wild needed a 3rd line center which Coyle could not fulfill and the team needed center depth period.

Change of scenery for both and while Nino is the better player, he has regressed and I believe Rask will find a better role in Minnesota.

 

[Digitalbooya]

I hope there is more coming back...

 

[Dee Oh Cee]

Don't like it...

hopefully the change of scenery works I guess.

 

[Jesus comma Brodin]

Gearing up for a bigger move?

 

[Digitalbooya]

Gearing up for a bigger move?

Now that you mention it... it’s probably Staal getting traded. They have the center depth now.

 

[Drivebytrucker]

Hurricanes fan
,
Were legitimately stumped by this. We assumed Rask would be waived / clear and playing in the AHL this year.

His trade value was deemed at close to zero.

Did you feel the same about NN?

This is shocking

 

[DANOZ28]

rask 1G ; nino 9G? without a pick we lose this trade great job fenton.

 

[Jesus comma Brodin]

Now that you mention it... it’s probably Staal getting traded. They have the center depth now.

I think so too. We get younger and the Staal return should be okay ish?

 

[Bazeek]

Don't like it, but we'll see what happens. At least Rask's a center.

 

[Jugitsu]

Hurricanes fan
,
Were legitimately stumped by this. We assumed Rask would be waived / clear and playing in the AHL this year.

His trade value was deemed at close to zero.

Did you feel the same about NN?

This is shocking

To be honest, I'm kinda dumbfound by this also. Nino's value wasn't sky high, he was struggling big time and got bounced up and down the lineup. But he wasn't THE issue and honestly, keeping him and seeing if he can bounce back would've made some more sense, to bump his trade value a bit. I'm fairly certain that this was just the first step and something else is happening soon.

 

[pckstpr31]

I'm likely heavily in the minority but I've always liked Rask, and have been waiting for him to breakout forever now. He hasn't exactly shown anything that indicates that he will, but I always see glimpses of something more in him. I like to think he has the potential to hit 50 points consistently, and am excited to see what a change of scenery does for him. Would still love to see the Wild acquire a more legitimate dynamic offensive weapon though.

 

[2Pair]

Don't like it at all. Hope it works out

 

[Wild11MN]

Seems like a terrible trade in a vacuum, but Nino has been pretty bad for more than a full year.

Feels like this could be a precursor to another one, or at least open up a lot more possibilities. Every bit of cap helps these days... even for trade purposes.

 

[TaLoN]

Ek will be back in Iowa.

Coyle's play has been going south again, might be back at wing.

Possibly Staal trade in the works.

 

[Dickie Dunn]

I liked it better when we couldn't find Fenton with a search light.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Not a fan.

 

[Digitalbooya]

Hoping for the leaving Carolina effect, I’d assume.