Minnesota Wild Salary Cap Breakdown

Navigating salary caps is crucial for NHL teams to stay competitive.

Teams that manage player deals well can avoid financial chaos and succeed, while those that don’t often face struggles and changes in management. We will examine each NHL team’s cap situation for the 2024-25 season, focusing on regular roster players. All figures come from PuckPedia. Let’s start with the Central Division and look at Minnesota.

Minnesota Wild

Current Cap Hit: $87,243,590 (under the $88M upper limit)

Entry-Level Contracts:
– D Brock Faber (1 year left at $925K, signed extension)
– F Marat Khusnutdinov (1 year, $925K)
– F Liam Ohgren (3 years, $886.6K)
– F Marco Rossi (1 year, $863.3K)

Potential Bonuses:
– Faber: $250K
– Khusnutdinov: $850K
– Ohgren: $475K
– Rossi: $850K
Total: $2.425M

Marat Khusnutdinov played 16 games with limited minutes last season after his KHL team missed the playoffs. He likely won’t get a top-six role yet . A bridge deal seems probable as hitting his bonuses is unlikely.

Liam Ohgren also joined late last year and might start in AHL Iowa to save cap space but should join the main roster later.

Marco Rossi had a solid rookie season with 21 goals and 19 assists despite trade rumors earlier this offseason. He hit two ‘A’ bonuses last year and could do it again if he keeps a similar role.

Fans may wonder if these young players will meet their potential this season.

Brock Faber’s bonuses weren’t in his first or second-year deal; if he repeats last year’s performance, expect those bonuses to be part of Minnesota’s cap planning.

Jesper Wallstedt has one year left at $925K plus $425K in bonuses but isn’t expected to be full-time on the roster, so his next deal might max out at what San Jose gave Yaroslav Askarov—two years at $2M per season—or even less.

Signed Through 2024-25

Non-Entry-Level:
– D Declan Chisholm ($1M, UFA)
– G Marc-André Fleury ($2.5M, UFA)
– F Marcus Johansson ($2M, UFA)
– F Reese Johnson ($775K, RFA)
– F Jakub Lauko ($787.5K, RFA)
– D Jonathon Merrill ($1.2M, UFA)

Marc-André Fleury surprised many by not retiring; he’s back for one more season after a down year but could still offer value below top backup options if he bounces back.

Marcus Johansson didn’t replicate his post-trade deadline success but still provided decent value with 30 points for his price point; future contracts may reflect this level of output.

Jakub Lauko was brought from Boston for fourth-line grit; unless he has an offensive breakout next season ), expect minimal cost increase beyond ~$1M.
Reese Johnson signed a two-way deal after Chicago non-tendered him to avoid arbitration; he’ll likely play fourth line if he makes the team but remains a non-tender candidate again.
Jonathon Merrill had less than 13 minutes per game when playing last season; he’s serviceable depth but could go through waivers to open flexibility since all but ~$50k would come off books when sent down.
Declan Chisholm did well after being claimed midseason from Winnipeg; staying full-time on third pairing could double current price tag.
Many thought Marc-André Fleury would retire but returned for another run despite coming off down-year stats-wise—if rebounding slightly should provide good value under top-tier backups’ costs.

Signed Through 2025–26

Non-entry-level contracts include Zach Bogosian at defense earning around fifth-slot usage rates (~$1m annually), Filip Gustavsson goalie contract worth ~($3m annually) alongside Kirill Kaprizov winger (~$9m annually), Mats Zuccarello forward (~$4m annually). 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