After a year with the New York Rangers, free agent defenseman Justin Falk is returning to the Wild.
The team signed Falk, 25, to a one-year, two-way deal on Friday. The 6-5, 215 pounder played 21 games for the Rangers last season, with two assists and 20 penalty minutes.
Drafted in the fourth round in 2007 by the Wild, Falk played in 108 games from 2009-13. He had a goal and 14 assists, and 100 penalty minutes, with Minnesota. Basically, a depth signing.
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