Report: Goalie demands to be traded if he does not get more playing time His agent has confirmed the trade demands.

One back up goaltender clearly is not happy with his current role, and his agent has now made that public.

According to a recent report fromSportsnet's Damien Cox, the agent of Minnesota wild goaltender Niklas Backstrom's has made it crystal clear he wants out of Minnesota and in to a situation that will give him some ice time.

More from Cox:

(Backstrom's) agent, Jay Grossman, confirmed that Backstrom is healthy and wants to play, and will consider options if the Wild want to move him.

At a reasonable $3.4 million this season in the final year of his contract, Backstrom may be a viable option for some team.

Backstrom, who was arguably the favorite to win the starting job last season, has taken a back seat role since the arrival of Devan Dubnyk and it's now obvious that role does not sit well with him.

However Backstrom has struggled recently with the Wild, and is coming off offseason elbow surgery, so what value he offers as a back up is questionable. He does however have a lot of experience and does come at a reasonable price with little commitment involved.