The Minnesota Wild didn’t waste any time putting pen to paper when the NHL’s free-agent signing period began at 11 a.m. Wednesday.
The team immediately announced two-year deals with winger Mikael Granlund, Elk River native/defenseman Nate Prosser and ex-Gophers defenseman and All-American Mike Reilly. They also signed forward Ryan Carter to a one-year deal.
BREAKING: #mnwild has re-signed Mikael Granlund to a two-year contract → http://t.co/V39c9X4SlZ #NHLfi pic.twitter.com/AnDKHB5jVI
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) July 1, 2015
Reilly will wear #4 with #mnwild pic.twitter.com/aIFnTMVIne
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) July 1, 2015
Prosser: "We're all excited and ready to get back at it." #mnwild pic.twitter.com/Azfl1mV8rU
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) July 1, 2015
#mnwild has re-signed Ryan Carter to a one-year deal: http://t.co/kKcUp63DY0 #StateOfHockey pic.twitter.com/Jc7o79CDZv
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) July 1, 2015
Pierre LeBrun reports that Granlund received a $6 million deal. He’ll make $2.8 million 2015-16 and $2.8 million in 2016-17.
Reilly’s deal was confirmed late last week but couldn’t be made official until the signing period began; Granlund’s deal was “very close” earlier Wednesday, according to General Manager Chuck Fletcher, who was on the radio with Michael Russo of the Star Tribune on KFAN.
Granlund had 8 goals and 31 assists in 68 games as a 23-year-old playing on Minnesota’s top line for much of last season. Reilly led the all Division I defenseman in scoring before forgoing his senior season at the University of Minnesota.
