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It’s draft week, which means the rumor mill is churning at full steam, and we’re not talking about where draft-eligible prospects land or how fast will Barry Trotz be lassoed in by the Islanders’ Godfather, Lou Lamoriello.



We’re talking about the Wild and the fact that virtually every player with a pulse is finding his name bandied about like cottonwood seeds in the Minnesota wind.



As of now, new Wild general manager Paul Fenton has yet to trade Nino Niederreiter, Charlie Coyle, Mikko Koivu, Eric Staal, Jason Zucker, Devan Dubnyk, Mikael Granlund, Jonas Brodin, Matt Dumba AND Jared Spurgeon.



OK, OK, my tongue is firmly planted in cheek, but the fact the Wild have hitched their wagon to changing the team’s makeup in an attempt to turn themselves into a title contender rather than an annual early playoff exit, everyone’s expecting some kind of splash as early as this...