A monster NHL blockbuster trade to be announced soon? It involves Kevin Fiala!

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Jeff Drouin
June 29, 2022 (1:50 PM)

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It is no longer a secret for those who follow the file closely, the star forward Kevin Fiala will most likely be traded this summer by the Minnesota Wild.

This is possibly the biggest deal to watch in the NHL as the 2022 NHL Draft approaches (at least on the trade market).

Remember that the Wild's second best player (after Kirill Kaprizov) will be looking for a new monster contract this summer, but because of the buyouts of Ryan Suter and Zach Parise, Minnesota will literally have no money to keep him with them. Starting next year, they lose $12.75 million on their payroll in penalties.

So you can see why it's virtually impossible for them to keep Fiala.

Fiala, 25, has 85 points and 33 goals this season, he had 40 points in 49 games last season and 54 points in 64 games the season before that (top of the Wild).

In short, there is now clearly a young star winger on the trade market, and if I were the general manager of the Montreal Canadiens, I would definitely call.

UPCOMING TRADE

Now that the 2022 Stanley Cup has been raised, it was expected that the trade market would be active, and obviously it is!

Check out what the renowned Elliotte Friedman (Sportsnet) has just published:

"[...] There is talk that things are heating up regarding an upcoming Kevin Fiala trade, and also, we may get some clarity on the BOS head coach situation today." - Elliotte Friedman

So Fiala could be traded in the next few hours and it will be huge. In any case, things are starting to move again on the trade market!

Remember that the price will be comparable to the one paid for Sam Reinhart, last year, by the Florida Panthers.

Last summer, Reinhart went from the Buffalo Sabres to the Florida Panthers, for the prospect Devon Levi (goalie) + a late first round pick in 2022.

As for Fiala, we can expect a team like the Sens or Islanders to offer their 2022 first round pick + a "B" prospect. If Kent Hughes wants to win this derby and make a big splash, he will obviously have to offer something like:

26th overall pick 2022 + Mattias Norlinder + Another quality pick or prospect.

Something to watch closely today! It's heating up and an announcement could come any minute now.