Wild trades Kevin Fiala to Kings for first-rounder and Gophers' Brock Faber - Star Tribune

Kevin Fiala was a restricted free agent and the Wild wouldn't have been able to sign him without major moves. In return the team gets the No. 19 pick in next month's NHL draft and a local name.

One of the Wild's best players won't be back, and it was the team that sent him away. The financially strapped Wild couldn't afford a new contract for winger Kevin Fiala and traded the 30-goal score… [+4536 chars]

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