The Minnesota Wild remained active Friday night, trading forward Devin Setoguchi to the Winnipeg Jets for a 2014 second-round draft pick, according to the Star Tribune.
General manager Chuck Fletcher then turned around and signed free agent Matt Cooke to a three-year, $7.5 million deal.
Cooke, 34, is known as a skilled for forward with a knack for getting under the skin of opponents. Wild fans may remember Cooke from his days with rival Vancouver.
On conference call Matt Cooke acknowledged the fact that Minnesota fans may not like him from his time in Van…Hopes he can change that
— Dave Schwartz (@Dave_Schwartz) July 6, 2013
Even though Cooke is known throughout the NHL as a dirty player, he has cleaned up his act over the last two seasons in Pittsburgh.
His dirtiest act in the NHL may have been this hit on a Boston player in 2010.
Setoguchi scored 27 goals in 117 games during his two years in Minnesota.
