{"id":133081,"date":"2022-10-26T07:30:36","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T11:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=133081"},"modified":"2022-10-26T01:37:15","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T05:37:15","slug":"nhl-rumour-minnesota-wild-defencemen-could-be-on-his-way-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2022\/10\/26\/nhl-rumour-minnesota-wild-defencemen-could-be-on-his-way-out\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Rumour: Minnesota Wild Defencemen Could Be On His Way Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">If there is one surprise team right now, it is the Minnesota Wild. Not getting off to the hot start everyone expected, concerns surrounding their future are in question. One player to watch out for is Minnesota Wild defenseman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/dumbama01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Dumba<\/a>. Depending on how the season goes, he could become a trade target around the deadline.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Matt Dumba Could Be Trade Deadline Target<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bill Guerin says it\u2019s time for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mnwild?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#mnwild<\/a> to get their act together: \u2018Nobody cares how good anybody was last year\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Plus, wholesale forward line and D paid changes heading into tonight\u2019s game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/canadiens?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#canadiens<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Sc9KfBFBoS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/Sc9KfBFBoS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RussoHockey\/status\/1584892682861776896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Rumour: <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/3726646\/2022\/10\/25\/wild-bill-guerin-poor-start\/?source=user_shared_article\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Russo From The Athletic talks about Matt Dumba being on the move in his contract year<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/gueribi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bill Guerin<\/a> has already shaken things up with this team. He bought out the contracts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/suterry01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ryan Suter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/parisza01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zach Parise<\/a> while also trading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/talboca01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cam Talbot<\/a>. With the way the team is playing, if success is not seen with this core group a shakeup could be coming. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Dumba Could Be On The Move <\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">One player that could be on the move is Minnesota Wild defensemen Matt Dumba. The Wild are off to a 2-3-1 start and have been very poor defensively. In addition to that, the goaltending hasn&#8217;t been better and if this core group does not see success, a shakeup could be coming. Dumba even went on to <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/3726646\/2022\/10\/25\/wild-bill-guerin-poor-start\/?source=user_shared_article\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">address the situation and say,<\/a> \u201cShake it up,\u201d Dumba, understanding the reasoning for the changes, said. \u201cWe haven\u2019t had the success that we wanted, so something\u2019s got to change and guys have to step up. Guys gotta start playing their game, definitely myself included. I recognize that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It will be interesting to see what happens the rest of the way. It is still early, but nothing is being ruled out. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Why Dumba Could Be Traded<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Dumba is in the final year of his contract. However, if things do go south for the Wild, he could be on his way out. Prospect in the pipeline Brock Faber could sign upon the conclusion of his junior year and be inserted right in the lineup. Instead of losing Dumba for nothing, they could move him for something as his replacement awaits. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Dumba has scored 75 goals, 149 assists, and 224 points in 525 career games. He has spent his entire career in Minnesota. 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One player to watch out for is Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba. 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