{"id":88778,"date":"2020-10-10T12:57:45","date_gmt":"2020-10-10T16:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=88778"},"modified":"2020-10-10T12:57:45","modified_gmt":"2020-10-10T16:57:45","slug":"wild-sign-jordan-greenway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2020\/10\/10\/wild-sign-jordan-greenway\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota Wild Re-Sign Jordan Greenway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/wild\/\" target=\"_self\">Minnesota Wild<\/a> have re-signed forward <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/greenjo02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jordan Greenway<\/a><\/strong> to a new contract. The big wing improved in multiple areas last season and will try to capitalize on that going into 2020-21. The deal is for two years and carries a $2.1 million cap hit.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mnwild?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#mnwild<\/a> re-sign Jordan Greenway to a two-year deal at a 2.1M cap hit.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brennan Klak (@nhlupdate) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nhlupdate\/status\/1314970299033546753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Wild Re-Sign Jordan Greenway<\/h2>\n<p>Greenway was a pleasant surprise in 2019-20. He set a new career-high in scoring with 28 points in 67 games. That figured included eight goals. He also saw increased usage at both even-strength and short-handed situations. His total ice time jumped from 13:38 to 14:10 and shorthanded ice time went from 0:01 to 0:52. Some of that was from personnel changes but Greenway just plain earned more time in most situations.<\/p>\n<p>The Wild originally selected Greenway in the second round of the 2015 Draft. He played for a couple of seasons with Boston University before making a six-game debut in the 2017-18 season. 2018-19 was his first real action with 12 goals, 24 points, 57 hits and 40 blocks in 81 contests. Greenway doesn&#8217;t look like a prototypical scorer with a 6&#8217;6&#8243;, 227-pound frame but he skates well and uses his body effectively. His two-way style fits Minnesota perfectly.<\/p>\n<h3>What This Means for the Future<\/h3>\n<p>Greenway is an obvious fit on the team&#8217;s middle-six going into the next season. The team is very deep on its wings but the big skater should be a regular moving forward. There is at least no obvious reason why he should be a larger part of the offence in 2020-21<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota has been very active so far since the season ended. They began by acquiring <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/bjugsni01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick Bjugstad<\/a><\/strong> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/penguins\/\" target=\"_self\">Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a> but have been aggressive after that initial move. The Wild have sent <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/staaler01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eric Staal<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/donatry01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ryan Donato<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kuninlu01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luke Kunin<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/dubnyde01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Devan Dubnyk<\/a><\/strong> away in various trades. In return, the team has brought in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/j\/johanma03.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marcus Johansson<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/boninni01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick Bonino<\/a><\/strong>. Finally, they <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2020\/10\/09\/wild-signs-goaltender-cam-talbot\/\" target=\"_self\">signed<\/a> <strong><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><\/strong> for three seasons. Minnesota is going to look very different net year after the number of moves they have made.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"2UAHH_q4R4Rv26m_NAMPIQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1195136694\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'2UAHH_q4R4Rv26m_NAMPIQ',sig:'i-aqnP8qLwAvV3H8lz_JEUyxRFyL441l1IGu-LbGhSg=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1195136694',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minnesota Wild have re-signed forward Jordan Greenway to a new contract. The big wing improved in multiple areas last season and will try to capitalize on that going into 2020-21. 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