Aead of the trade dadline, the Minnesota Wild were expected to make one of the big splashes. Looking for a top six forward, one name has stuck with them quite frequently, and that was New York Rangers center Vincent Trocheck. General Manager Bill Guerin knows Trocheck well, as he named him to the United States' men's hockey team for the Winter Olympics, where they won the gold medal. It felt like a foregone conclusion that the Wild were going to land Trocheck one way or another, despite their being interest from other teams.
But on Thursday, The Athletic's Michael Russo and Joe Smith reported that the Wild's hopes of trading for Trocheck were "fading" due to the Rangers' high asking price.