Because of little cap space and inconsistent production, it seems unlikely the Wild will re-sign Martin Hanzal, the pending unrestricted free agent center the Wild acquired at the trade deadline.

Hanzal recorded 13 points in 20 regular-season games with the Wild and netted a goal in the playoffs, but he said Tuesday he likely will pursue a long-term contract when free agency opens July 1.

The Wild, already nearing the salary cap and needing to re-sign Mikael Granlund and Nino Niederreiter, probably can’t afford Hanzal, and may not be willing to offer another veteran a long-term contract. Related Articles End of an era: Wild won’t re-sign longtime captain Mikko Koivu

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“It’s so early to say,” general manager Chuck Fletcher said. “I thought Martin did a good job for us and brought exactly what we thought he would in terms of faceoffs and size and playing hard through the middle. … He was impactful and certainly made us deeper through the middle. He was a good pickup for us.”

Fletcher sent the Wild’s 2017 first-round draft pick, 2018 second-round pick and 2019 fourth-round pick to Arizona to get Hanzal and Ryan White, who also becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer.

Though Hanzal and White combined to record one playoff point, Fletcher said he doesn’t regret the trade.

“Oh, gosh no,” Fletcher said. “Not at all.”

Hanzal said he “loved” his time with the Wild, but wasn’t sure whether his game fit well with the team.

“Maybe,” Hanzal said. “I don’t know. I wish I was a good fit (and) that we were still playing. I felt like we could do more. We had a great team, and I think we just didn’t play well enough in that first series to succeed. I felt good. I was satisfied with everything — the ice time, the players. I felt good here.”

BACK-UP GOALIE

Fletcher called a back-up goalie “critical” to the Wild after starter Devan Dubnyk appeared worn out in some late regular-season games.

Backing him up this season was Darcy Kuemper, whose time with the Wild appears over after he lost his job as the team’s No. 2 goalie to South St. Paul’s Alex Stalock.

Kuemper, 26, will be an unrestricted free agent this summer likely to sign with another team, while Stalock, 29, is under contract for two more years.

Stalock appeared in two NHL games, recording a 1.51 goals-against average. Kuemper recorded a 3.13 GAA in 18 games.

“You need your backup goalie to win games and to play games,” Fletcher said. “Maybe if your No. 1 guy is a little tired or having a tough stretch maybe to be able to sit him for a week and have your backup guy go in for a few games, that stuff is critical. I thought Alex had a tremendous year.”