The Minnesota Wild and center Matt Cullen have agreed to a one-year, $1 million contract, bringing him back to his home state for a 21st season in the NHL.
Pominville scored 47 points in 78 games last season, while Scandella scored 13 in 71 games. The two players were due to earn $9.6 million combined next season.
The Minnesota Wild lost center Erik Haula to the Las Vegas Golden Knights in the NHL Expansion Draft Wednesday. Haula, a restricted free agent, had previously signed a three-year contract with Vegas during the team's exclusive negotiating window.
The Minnesota Wild released the names of players they will (and won't) protect for the upcoming expansion draft. The Las Vegas Golden Knights will select one player from each of the 30 NHL teams on Wednesday.
The Minnesota Wild avoided elimination last night, beating the Blues 2-0 in St. Louis. The Blues now lead the series 3-1. The Wild are trying to become just the 5th team in NHL history to come back after losing the first three games of a best-of-seven series.
The Minnesota Wild find themselves in a nearly inescapable 0-3 series deficit after losing to the St. Louis Blues 3-1 this afternoon in St. Louis. To survive, the Wild will have to become just the 5th team in NHL history to come back after losing the first three games of a best-of-seven series.
The Minnesota Wild find themselves in an 0-2 series deficit after losing to the St. Louis Blues 2-1 last night at the Xcel Energy Center. It appeared the Wild had scored just as the clock expired in the third period, but further review showed that the clock had already run out.
The Minnesota Wild find themselves in an early 0-1 series deficit after losing to the St. Louis Blues 2-1 in overtime last night at the Xcel Energy Center. The Wild tied the game with just 22 seconds left in the third period, before losing in OT.