Update: Dustin Penner, a player the Wild's at least shown interest in, was traded to LA for a first, conditonal third that can become a second and prospect. Minnesota was obviously not going there.
Wild will make one minor-league move in a few minutes. That's it, it appears.
Afternoon.
Right this moment, we're 86 minutes from the trade deadline and I'm told that things are "pretty quiet right now" in the Wild war room.
Heck, all's quiet in the league. That's what I wrote about in my Sunday column. With the amount of activity leading up to the deadline, how few teams are completely out of the playoff race (few sellers) and how sub-par July 1's free-agent crop is, it all indicated a slow deadline.
Things usually pick up as 2 o'clock rolls around, but I don't see any wow things on the horizon leaguewide.
Three trades so far, only one even worth reading about. Columbus acquired Sami Lepisto and Scottie Upshall from Phoenix for the Jackets' first-ever draft pick, Rusty Kesla.
Unless the Wild's willing to play short a body tonight, it may not give up a player on its roster. Right now, it has no extra players here.
