{"id":450031,"date":"2026-02-07T07:38:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T07:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/450031\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T07:38:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T07:38:43","slug":"wallstedt-stramel-coyle-pro-hockey-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/450031\/","title":{"rendered":"Wallstedt, Stramel, Coyle \u2013 Pro Hockey Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Minnesota Wild announced to the league that they are all-in on trying to win a Stanley Cup over the next two years when they acquired star blueliner Quinn Hughes<\/a> from the Vancouver Canucks. As they seek a player who can occupy a top-six center role, one of the key trade assets they have to leverage is breakout rookie goalie Jesper Wallstedt<\/a>. Last month, it was reported that the Wild would consider dealing Wallstedt, and yesterday, The Athletic\u2019s Michael Russo and Joe Smith<\/a> took things a step further, writing that a Wallstedt trade \u201creally does feel inevitable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite his stellar rookie year, one where he\u2019s posted a .914 save percentage across 23 games, Wallstedt is somewhat expendable for the Wild because they have starter Filip Gustavsson<\/a> locked into a contract extension that carries a $6.8MM AAV, runs through 2030-31, and has a full no-move clause through next year. According to Russo and Smith, Wallstedt will be a real asset in play in the team\u2019s search for a high-end center. For rival teams that have a need in net and a center to trade, Wallstedt\u2019s availability could be a real opportunity to add a goaltender that could potentially be a starter in net for the next decade or more.<\/p>\n

Other notes from the Twin Cities:<\/p>\n

Answering a question as to whether top prospect Charlie Stramel<\/a> might exercise his right to hit unrestricted free agency when the Wild\u2019s exclusive rights to sign him expire this summer, Russo and Smith relayed word<\/a> from Stramel, who said he \u201c100 percent\u201d plans on signing with the Wild in some form when his NCAA season ends. It\u2019s still to be determined whether that will be with AHL Iowa or whether the Wild will sign him to his entry-level deal and \u201cburn\u201d a year in doing so. Stramel is one of Minnesota\u2019s best prospects, and is leading the Michigan State Spartans with 35 points in 26 NCAA games.
\nRusso and Smith also reported yesterday that the Wild \u201chave checked in with\u201d the Columbus Blue Jackets regarding trade possibilities, including possibilities specifically related to veteran center Charlie Coyle<\/a>, whose game Wild GM Bill Guerin is reportedly a fan of. Coyle, 33, played for the Wild from 2012-13 through 2018-19, and has had a stellar 2025-26 season, scoring 42 points in 56 games. Seeing as the Blue Jackets have surged after their recent coaching change, they could be unwilling to deal Coyle, even though he is a pending UFA. But as the Wild seek to upgrade their standing at the center position, it appears Coyle is very much on the team\u2019s radar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Minnesota Wild announced to the league that they are all-in on trying to win a Stanley Cup…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":430195,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[377],"tags":[1285,28630,5,795,38],"class_list":{"0":"post-450031","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hockey","8":"tag-charlie-coyle","9":"tag-charlie-stramel","10":"tag-hockey","11":"tag-jesper-wallstedt","12":"tag-minnesota-wild"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116028213174144666","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=450031"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450031\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/430195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=450031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=450031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=450031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}