{"id":484608,"date":"2026-03-05T16:58:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T21:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=484608"},"modified":"2026-03-05T16:59:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T21:59:37","slug":"2025-26-nhl-trade-deadline-florida-panthers-minnesota-wild-veteran-defenceman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2026\/03\/05\/2025-26-nhl-trade-deadline-florida-panthers-minnesota-wild-veteran-defenceman\/","title":{"rendered":"The Minnesota Wild Take Advantage of the Sale in South Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Minnesota Wild under general manager Bill Guerin<\/a>‘s guidance have shown to be players, big players. Landing Quinn Hughes<\/a> in a huge trade, the Kirill Kaprizov<\/a> contract<\/a>, and now, Jeff Petry<\/a>. Okay, calm your horses. But one thing is for sure, they are loading up for the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs. They also just added<\/a> Michael McCarron<\/a>. Just a thought, but don’t be surprised if they take a big swing for some legit middle-six scoring. Yes, many teams have one, but few have one they want to part with. Maybe that Brock Boeser<\/a> or Blake Coleman<\/a> type comes to mind. But eh, we are here to talk about Petry.<\/p>\n

The Minnesota Wild Trade for Veteran Defenceman Jeff Petry<\/a><\/h2>\n

Okay, first the details. Jeff Petry goes to the Minnesota Wild<\/a> from the Florida Panthers. He was only with Florida for part of a season after signing in July for just one year at $775K. At 38 years old, this will be one of last cracks at a cup. Something never to be taken for granted. Teams will assuredly have to contend with Minnie in a very tough Central Division.<\/p>\n

On the trade specifically, the seventh-round draft pick becomes a fifth-round pick if the Wild win two rounds in the playoffs this year.<\/p>\n

On the campaign for Petry, let’s compared his season numbers with some career averages. Over his career, he would have eight goals and 23 assists over an 82-game average. This season, in a reduced role, he has eight assists through 58 games. His ice time of less than 15 minutes a game is the lowest of his career, and by quite a margin. It is interesting even in his rookie season, he was over 20 minutes a game. 13 seasons in the NHL he was above 20 minutes a game. However, in Detroit it dipped to under 19, then this year just 14:51. He played four years in the playoffs, so he brings that experience. As a note, his playoff appearances were all with the Montreal Canadiens (48 career games).<\/p>\n

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#mnwild<\/a> acquire Jeff PETRY \ud83d\ude21 (sorry for the fat fingered typo) from Florida for a 7th rounder<\/p>\n

— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) March 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n