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Wild roster situation

Last update: June 27, 2009 - 10:59 PM

WILD ROSTER SITUATION

Here is a look at the Wild heading into free agency, which starts Wednesday (first number is salary cap number; if there's a second number, it's total salary for the upcoming season):

UNDER CONTRACT

G Niklas Backstrom, $6 million

D Kim Johnsson, $4.85 million ($5.3 million)

RW Pierre-Marc Bouchard, $4.08 million ($4.25 million)

D Brent Burns, $3.55 million ($3.4 million)

D Nick Schultz, $3.5 million ($3.4 million)

D Marek Zidlicky, $3.35 million ($3.5 million)

C Mikko Koivu, $3.25 million ($3.3 million)

RW Owen Nolan, $2.75 million

RW Antti Miettinen, $2.33 million ($2.5 million)

LW Andrew Brunette, $2.33 million ($2.5 million)

C Eric Belanger, $1.75 million

C James Sheppard, $1.4 million ($765,000)

LW Colton Gillies, $1.0417 million ($875,000)

LW Derek Boogaard, $875,000 ($1.025 million)

RW Cal Clutterbuck, $725,800 ($623,000)

RW Craig Weller, $600,000 ($625,000)

D John Scott, $550,000.

Total cap hit: $43,666,944 for 16 players, including $727,778 charged for bought-out Mark Parrish. Salary cap is $56.8 million.

Total actual salary: $44,040,778 for 17 players, including $927,778 owed to Parrish and excluding potential bonuses paid to Sheppard and Gillies.

RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

(To retain rights, qualifying offer must be tendered by Monday)

RW Dan Fritsche, $875,000

C Benoit Pouliot, $765,000

G Josh Harding, $725,000

C Peter Olvecky, $550,000

C Kyle Brodziak, $497,500

• Salary-cap numbers for 2008-09 (Pouliot's cap hit was $1.7 million).

• Other restricted free agents include minor-leaguers Danny Irmen and Clayton Stoner.

UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

(Can become free July 1, may not return)

RW Marian Gaborik, $6.33 million

D Martin Skoula, $1.8 million

D Marc-Andre Bergeron, $1.254 million

D Kurtis Foster, $1.025 million

LW Stephane Veilleux, $862,500

C Krys Kolanos, $500,000.

• Salary-cap numbers for 2008-09.

• Other unrestricted free agents include minor-leaguers Nolan Schaefer, Tomas Mojzis and Bryan Lundbohm.

MICHAEL RUSSO

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