Minnesota Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has acquired forward Gustav Nyquist (pronounced GOO-stahv NIGH-kwihst) from the Nashville Predators in exchange for a second-round selection in the 2026 NHL Draft.
Gustav Nyquist is a bargain addition in the trade between the Wild and Predators. But who is the winner and loser of the deal?
Gustav Nyquist was traded to the Minnesota Wild by the Nashville Predators on Saturday for a second-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.
Over the weekend, the Minnesota Wild broke the ice on their trade deadline. They traded for Gustav Nyquist, who they previously acquired at the 2022-23 trade deadline. Bringing Nyquist back is a bit puzzling,
The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 NHL trade deadline. Minnesota Wild get: F Gustav Nyquist Nashville Predators get: 2026 second-round draft pick Predators retain 50 percent of Nyquist’s salary.
The Wild operate with a higher degree of difficulty than 31 teams in the NHL, and trading their first-round pick for David Jiricek gives them less draft capital to offer other teams. That's all understandable. Nyquist was available, he could fit into the Wild's cap picture, and there was familiarity. It's not hard to see why the trade got made.
Heading into the March 7 NHL trade deadline, The Athletic's Michael Russo and Joe Smith will have updates on all of the Wild rumblings.
The Minnesota Wild have acquired Gustav Nyquist in a trade with the Nashville Predators on Saturday afternoon.
Nyquist, 35, has nine goals and 21 points in 57 games for the Predators this season while playing on both of the team’s special team’s units.
The Nashville Predators have traded forward Gustav Nyquist to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. The trade took place on Saturday during Nashville's game ...
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