2016–17 Minnesota Wild season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2016–17
Year:	2016
Team:	Minnesota Wild
Conference:	Western
Conferencerank:	2nd
Division:	Central
Divisionrank:	2nd
Record:	49–25–8
Homerecord:	27–12–2
Roadrecord:	22–13–6
Goalsfor:	266
Goalsagainst:	208
Generalmanager:	Chuck Fletcher
Coach:	Bruce Boudreau
Captain:	Mikko Koivu
Altcaptain:	Zach Parise Ryan Suter
Arena:	Xcel Energy Center
Minorleague:	Iowa Wild (AHL) Quad City Mallards (ECHL)
Goalsleader:	Eric Staal (28)
Assistsleader:	Mikael Granlund (43)
Pointsleader:	Mikael Granlund (69)
Plusminusleader:	Ryan Suter Jason Zucker (+34)
Pimleader:	Chris Stewart (94)
Winsleader:	Devan Dubnyk (40)
Gaaleader:	Alex Stalock (1.51)

The 2016–17 Minnesota Wild season was the 17th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.^[1]

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2016 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)^[2]
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 26 (in University Park, Pennsylvania)	Minnesota	2–1				—	1–0–0	Recap
2	September 27		4–1	Minnesota			16,920	1–1–0	Recap
3	September 29	Minnesota	1–4				15,294	1–2–0	Recap
4	October 2		1–3	Minnesota		Dubnyk	18,665	2–2–0	Recap
5	October 4	Minnesota	0–2			Stalock	—	2–3–0	Recap
6	October 8		1–5	Minnesota		Dubnyk	18,302	3–3–0	Recap

Regular season

2016–17 Game Log^[3]
October: 6–2–1 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 13 Minnesota 2–3 19,673 0–1–0 0 Recap 2 October 15 3–4 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,024 1–1–0 2 Recap 3 October 18 3–6 Minnesota 18,644 2–1–0 4 Recap 4 October 20 2–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 18,968 3–1–0 6 Recap 5 October 22 Minnesota 1–2 OT Dubnyk 16,514 3–1–1 7 Recap 6 October 23 Minnesota 3–6 Kuemper 11,583 3–2–1 7 Recap 7 October 25 Minnesota 5–0 Dubnyk 17,565 4–2–1 9 Recap 8 October 27 Minnesota 4–0 Dubnyk 18,122 5–2–1 11 Recap 9 October 29 0–4 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,031 6–2–1 13 Recap
November: 5–6–2 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 2–3–2) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 10 November 1 2–1 Minnesota 18,864 6–3–1 13 Recap 11 November 5 Minnesota 0–1 Dubnyk 16,256 6–4–1 13 Recap 12 November 10 Minnesota 4–2 Dubnyk 18,458 7–4–1 15 Recap 13 November 12 Minnesota 2–3 Dubnyk 19,591 7–5–1 15 Recap 14 November 13 Minnesota 2–1 OT 14,265 8–5–1 17 Recap 15 November 15 1–0 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,048 8–6–1 17 Recap 16 November 17 0–1 Minnesota Dubnyk 18,774 9–6–1 19 Recap 17 November 19 3–2 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,238 9–7–1 19 Recap 18 November 21 Minnesota 2–3 OT Kuemper 18,532 9–7–2 20 Recap 19 November 23 1–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,022 10–7–2 22 Recap 20 November 25 2–6 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,212 11–7–2 24 Recap 21 November 26 Minnesota 3–4 SO Dubnyk 19,396 11–7–3 25 Recap 22 November 29 Minnesota 4–5 Kuemper 17,917 11–8–3 25 Recap
December: 12–1–1 (Home: 6–1–0 ; Road: 6–0–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 23 December 2 Minnesota 2–3 SO 18,390 11–8–4 26 Recap 24 December 4 Minnesota 2–1 OT Dubnyk 18,347 12–8–4 28 Recap 25 December 7 Minnesota 3–2 Dubnyk 18,944 13–8–4 30 Recap 26 December 9 2–3 Minnesota SO Dubnyk 19,019 14–8–4 32 Recap 27 December 11 1–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 18,363 15–8–4 34 Recap 28 December 13 1–5 Minnesota Dubnyk 18,754 16–8–4 36 Recap 29 December 15 Minnesota 5–2 Dubnyk 17,113 17–8–4 38 Recap 30 December 17 1–4 Minnesota 19,036 18–8–4 40 Recap 31 December 20 0–2 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,018 19–8–4 42 Recap 32 December 22 Minnesota 4–2 Dubnyk 21,288 20–8–4 44 Recap 33 December 23 Minnesota 7–4 Kuemper 18,006 21–8–4 46 Recap 34 December 27 Minnesota 3–2 OT Dubnyk 17,141 22–8–4 48 Recap 35 December 29 4–6 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,252 23–8–4 50 Recap 36 December 31 4–2 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,307 23–9–4 50 Recap
January: 10–2–1 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 6–0–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 37 January 5 Minnesota 5–4 17,562 24–9–4 52 Recap 38 January 7 Minnesota 3–4 OT 18,230 24–9–5 53 Recap 39 January 8 Minnesota 2–1 Dubnyk 15,645 25–9–5 55 Recap 40 January 12 1–7 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,104 26–9–5 57 Recap 41 January 14 Minnesota 5–4 Kuemper 18,532 27–9–5 59 Recap 42 January 15 Minnesota 3–2 Dubnyk 22,051 28–9–5 61 Recap 43 January 17 4–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,051 28–10–5 61 Recap 44 January 19 3–4 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,027 29–10–5 63 Recap 45 January 21 3–5 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,288 30–10–5 65 Recap 46 January 22 4–2 Minnesota Kuemper 19,087 30–11–5 65 Recap 47 January 24 Minnesota 3–2 SO Dubnyk 17,877 31–11–5 67 Recap 48 January 26 1–5 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,064 32–11–5 69 Recap January 27–29 All-Star Break in Los Angeles 49 January 31 Minnesota 5–2 Kuemper 18,347 33–11–5 71 Recap
February: 8–3–1 (Home: 5–2–1 ; Road: 3–1–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 50 February 1 Minnesota 1–5 18,044 33–12–5 71 Recap 51 February 4 Minnesota 6–3 Dubnyk 18,212 34–12–5 73 Recap 52 February 7 Minnesota 4–2 Dubnyk 15,294 35–12–5 75 Recap 53 February 8 4–3 Minnesota OT 19,326 35–12–6 76 Recap 54 February 10 1–2 Minnesota SO Dubnyk 19,178 36–12–6 78 Recap 55 February 12 3–6 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,141 37–12–6 80 Recap 56 February 14 1–0 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,047 37–13–6 80 Recap 57 February 16 1–3 Minnesota Kuemper 19,084 38–13–6 82 Recap 58 February 18 2–5 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,292 39–13–6 84 Recap 59 February 21 5–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,333 39–14–6 84 Recap 60 February 27 4–5 Minnesota OT Dubnyk 19,118 40–14–6 86 Recap 61 February 28 Minnesota 6–5 Dubnyk 15,294 41–14–6 88 Recap
March: 4–10–2 (Home: 3–4–1 ; Road: 1–6–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 62 March 2 Minnesota 0–1 15,987 41–15–6 88 Recap 63 March 5 1–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,168 42–15–6 90 Recap 64 March 7 2–1 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,124 42–16–6 90 Recap 65 March 9 Minnesota 1–4 Dubnyk 19,092 42–17–6 90 Recap 66 March 10 Minnesota 7–4 Dubnyk 16,232 43–17–6 92 Recap 67 March 12 Minnesota 2–4 22,147 43–18–6 92 Recap 68 March 14 Minnesota 2–4 Dubnyk 18,506 43–19–6 92 Recap 69 March 16 Minnesota 1–3 Dubnyk 10,894 43–20–6 92 Recap 70 March 18 3–2 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,337 43–21–6 92 Recap 71 March 19 Minnesota 4–5 Dubnyk 15,294 43–22–6 92 Recap 72 March 21 2–3 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,104 44–22–6 94 Recap 73 March 23 3–1 Minnesota Dubnyk 19,004 44–23–6 94 Recap 74 March 25 4–2 Minnesota Kuemper 19,184 44–24–6 94 Recap 75 March 26 Minnesota 2–3 OT Dubnyk 20,027 44–24–7 95 Recap 76 March 28 5–4 Minnesota OT Dubnyk 19,188 44–24–8 96 Recap 77 March 30 1–5 Minnesota 19,044 45–24–8 98 Recap
April: 4–1–0 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 2–1–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 1 Minnesota 0–3 17,113 45–25–8 98 Recap 79 April 2 2–5 Minnesota 19,164 46–25–8 100 Recap 80 April 4 3–5 Minnesota Dubnyk 18,848 47–25–8 102 Recap 81 April 6 Minnesota 4–3 Dubnyk 15,565 48–25–8 104 Recap 82 April 8 Minnesota 3–1 17,490 49–25–8 106 Recap
Legend:

Playoffs

Player statistics

Final Stats

Skaters

Regular Season^[4]

Player					data-sort-type="number"
	81	26	43	69	23	12
	82	28	37	65	17	34
	80	18	40	58	27	34
	82	25	32	57	17	53
	82	18	38	56	13	36
	79	22	25	47	34	30
	78	13	34	47	2	4
	69	19	23	42	−3	30
	82	9	31	40	34	36
	76	10	28	38	33	20
	76	11	23	34	15	59
	72	15	11	26	5	28
	68	3	22	25	5	20
	79	13	8	21	3	94
	37	6	7	13	5	0
^†	20	4	9	13	−2	10
	71	4	9	13	−2	25
	52	7	2	9	7	10
	51	2	6	8	10	26
	15	3	4	7	1	4
	39	2	5	7	0	12
^†	19	2	1	3	−8	14
^‡	9	1	2	3	0	9
	13	0	3	3	−1	2
^‡	9	1	0	1	−1	2
	17	1	0	1	1	2
	5	0	1	1	0	4
	13	0	1	1	0	29
	3	0	0	0	0	0
	11	0	0	0	−1	0
	6	0	0	0	−3	0

Playoffs

Player					data-sort-type="number"
	5	2	1	3	−4	8
	5	1	2	3	−3	10
	5	2	0	2	−1	2
	5	1	1	2	−1	0
	5	0	2	2	0	2
	5	1	0	1	−2	0
	5	1	0	1	−1	2
	5	0	1	1	−3	0
	4	0	1	1	−2	0
	5	0	1	1	−2	2
	5	0	1	1	1	0
	3	0	1	1	0	2
	5	0	1	1	−1	0
	5	0	1	1	−1	0
	5	0	0	0	−1	2
	3	0	0	0	0	0
	2	0	0	0	−2	2
	5	0	0	0	0	0
	5	0	0	0	−1	0
	3	0	0	0	0	4

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[5]

Player
style=white-space:nowrap		65	63	3758:00	40	19	5	141	2.25	1842	.923	5	0	0	10
style=white-space:nowrap		18	17	1053:02	8	5	3	55	3.13	562	.902	0	0	1	4
style=white-space:nowrap		2	2	118:55	1	1	0	3	1.51	54	.944	0	0	0	0

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5

5

322:15

1

4

10

1.86

133

.925

1

0

0

0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Wild. Stats reflect time with the Wild only.
^‡Traded mid-season

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular Season

Player	Award	Awarded
	NHL Third Star of the Month^[6]	January 3, 2017
	NHL All-Star game selection^[7]	January 10, 2017

Milestones

Regular Season

Player	Milestone	Reached
	300th Career NHL Game	October 15, 2016
	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	October 22, 2016
	300th Career NHL Goal	October 23, 2016
	1st Career NHL Assist	October 25, 2016
	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	October 29, 2016
	200th Career NHL Game	November 12, 2016
	400th Career NHL Assist	November 21, 2016
	100th Career NHL Assist	December 2, 2016
	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	December 7, 2016
	800th Career NHL Point	December 11, 2016
	300th Career NHL Game	December 15, 2016
	200th Career NHL Game	December 20, 2016
	400th Career NHL Game	December 22, 2016
	300th Career NHL Game	January 5, 2017
	800th Career NHL Game	January 5, 2017
	100th Career NHL Game	January 19, 2017
	200th Career NHL Game	January 26, 2017
	800th Career NHL Game	January 26, 2017
	1st Career NHL Hat Trick	February 4, 2017
	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	February 12, 2017
	100th Career NHL Point	February 18, 2017
	600th Career NHL Point	February 18, 2017
	300th Career NHL Game	February 27, 2017
	300th Career NHL Point	February 28, 2017
	300th Career NHL Game	March 9, 2017
	200th Career NHL Assist	March 10, 2017
	100th Career NHL Assist	March 10, 2017
	900th Career NHL Game	March 16, 2017
	1,000th Career NHL Game	March 19, 2017
	900th Career NHL Game	March 30, 2017
	200th Career NHL Point	April 2, 2017

Transactions

The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season.

Trades

Date			Ref
	To Ottawa Senators Marc Hagel	To Minnesota Wild Future considerations	^[8]
	To Arizona Coyotes 1st-round pick in 2017 2nd-round pick in 2018 Conditional 4th-round pick in 2019 Grayson Downing	To Minnesota Wild Martin Hanzal Ryan White 4th-round pick in 2017	^[9]
	To Arizona Coyotes Teemu Pulkkinen	To Minnesota Wild Future considerations	^[10]

Free agents acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
			3 years, $10.5 million	^[11]
			1 year, $650,000	^[12]
			2 years, $2.3 million	^[13]
			1 year, $600,000	^[14]
			1 year, $650,000	^[15]
			1 year, $575,000	^[16]
			1 year, $1 million	^[17]
			2 years, entry-level contract	^[18]

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
			1 year, $2.6 million	^[19]
			1 year, $600,000	^[20]

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
		2 years, $4 million	^[23]
		1 year, $600,000	^[24]
		2 year, $1.25 million
		1 year, $1.55 million	^[25]
		1 year, $660,000	^[26]
		1 year, $650,000	^[27]
		2 years, $5.1 million	^[28]
		3 years, $2.4 million entry-level contract	^[29]
		2 years, $1.3 million contract extension	^[30]
		3 years, $4.275 million entry-level contract	^[31]
		3 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract	^[32]

Draft picks

See also: List of Minnesota Wild draft picks. Below are the Minnesota Wild's selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo.

Round		Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	15	Luke Kunin	C	United States	Wisconsin Badgers (Big Ten)
4	106	Brandon Duhaime	RW	United States	Tri-City Storm (USHL)
7	196	Dmitry Sokolov	RW	Russia	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
7	204	Brayden Chizen	D	Canada	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)

Draft notes

• The Minnesota Wild's second-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent Andrew Shaw to Montreal in exchange for a second-round pick in 2016 (39th overall) and this pick.^[33]

Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 1, 2014 that sent Josh Gorges to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.^{[34] [35]}

Buffalo previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014 that sent Matt Moulson and Cody McCormick to Minnesota in exchange for Torrey Mitchell, Winnipeg's second-round pick in 2014 and this pick.^[36]

The Minnesota Wild's third-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 20, 2016 that sent Jimmy Vesey to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.^[37]

Buffalo previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016 that sent Jamie McGinn to Anaheim in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).^[38] The condition – Buffalo will receive a third-round pick in 2016 if Anaheim does not qualify for the 2016 Western Conference Final^[39] – was converted on April 27, 2016 when Anaheim was eliminated from the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Anaheim previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015 that sent Kyle Palmieri to New Jersey in exchange for Florida's second-round pick in 2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).^[40] The condition – Anaheim will receive the higher of either Florida or Minnesota's third-round pick in 2016.^[41] – was converted on April 24, 2016 when Minnesota was eliminated from the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs ensuring that the Wild's pick would be higher than Florida's.

New Jersey previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 26, 2015 that sent Jaromir Jagr to Florida in exchange for a second-round pick in 2015 and this pick.^[42]

Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 24, 2015 that sent Sean Bergenheim and a seventh-round pick in 2016 to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.^[43]

• The Minnesota Wild's fifth-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent a fifth-round pick in 2015 to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.^[44]
• The Minnesota Wild's sixth-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016 that sent David Jones to Minnesota in exchange for Niklas Backstrom and this pick.^[45]
• The Florida Panthers' seventh-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on February 24, 2015 that sent a third-round pick in 2016 to Florida in exchange for Sean Bergenheim and this pick.

Notes and References

1. Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. 2013. Diamond Sports Data, Inc.. 73. 978-1-894801-26-3.
2. Web site: 2016-17 Wild Preseason Schedule - Minnesota Wild - News. Minnesota Wild. June 24, 2016. June 7, 2016.
3. Web site: 2016-2017 Regular Season Schedule/Results - Minnesota Wild - Schedule. June 24, 2016. Minnesota Wild.
4. Web site: 2016–2017 – Regular Season – Minnesota Wild – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats. NHL.
5. Web site: 2016–2017 Regular Season – Minnesota Wild – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats. NHL.
6. Web site: NHL Names Dubnyk Third Star of December . NHL.com. January 3, 2017.
7. Web site: Wild sending three to NHL All-Star Weekend. TwinCities.com. January 10, 2017.
8. Web site: Senators acquire forward Marc Hagel from Minnesota. nhl.com. February 1, 2017.
9. Web site: Wild land Hanzal, White ahead of trade deadline. foxsports.com. February 26, 2017.
10. Web site: Coyotes Acquire Pulkkinen From Minnesota. NHL.com. February 27, 2017.
11. Web site: In Staal, Wild Gets Its Center At Right Price. nhl.com. July 1, 2016.
12. Web site: Wild Agrees To Terms With Free-Agent Goaltender Alex Stalock. nhl.com. July 1, 2016.
13. Web site: Wild Agrees To Terms With Free-Agent Forward Chris Stewart. nhl.com. July 1, 2016.
14. Web site: Wild Signs Free-Agent Forward Pat Cannone. nhl.com. July 5, 2016.
15. Web site: Wild Agrees To Terms With Victor Bartley. nhl.com. July 5, 2016.
16. Web site: Wild Signs Ryan Carter. nhl.com. February 27, 2017.
17. Web site: Wild signs veteran defenseman Mike Weber for rest of season. Star Tribune. May 28, 2017.
18. Web site: Wild Signs Justin Kloos to Entry-Level Contract. nhl.com. March 30, 2017.
19. Web site: Red Wings add free agent Thomas Vanek. Detroit Red Wings. Kyle. Kujawa. July 1, 2016. July 1, 2016.
20. Web site: Rangers Sign Justin Fontaine. nhl.com. October 17, 2016.
21. Web site: Minnesota Claims Teemu Pulkkinen off Waivers. nhl.com. October 17, 2016.
22. Web site: Waiver claims: Bolts get McKegg, Jackets snag Dalpe. Halford. Mike. NBCSports. February 27, 2017. February 27, 2017.
23. Web site: Wild Re-Signs Jason Zucker To Two-Year Contract. nhl.com. June 30, 2016.
24. Web site: Wild Re-Signs Tyler Graovac And Zac Dalpe. nhl.com. July 3, 2016.
25. Web site: Wild Agrees To Terms On A One-Year Deal With Darcy Kuemper. nhl.com. July 6, 2016.
26. Web site: Wild Re-Signs Defenseman Zach Palmquist. nhl.com. July 11, 2016.
27. Web site: Wild Agrees To Terms With Jordan Schroeder On A One-Year, Two-Way Contract. nhl.com. August 2, 2016.
28. Web site: Wild Agrees To Terms With Matt Dumba On A Two-Year Contract. nhl.com. August 2, 2016.
29. Web site: Wild Agrees To Terms With Defenseman Gustav Bouramman On A Three-Year Entry-Level Contract. nhl.com. August 29, 2016.
30. Web site: Wild Re-Signs Stalock to Two-Year Contract. nhl.com. February 3, 2017.
31. Web site: Wild Signs Luke Kunin. nhl.com. March 27, 2017.
32. Web site: Wild Agrees to Terms with Defenseman Carson Soucy. nhl.com. May 28, 2017.
33. Web site: Canadiens trade for Shaw, deal Eller. June 24, 2016. June 24, 2016.
34. Web site: Trade to Sabres ends Gorges' run in Montreal. July 1, 2014. July 20, 2014.
35. Web site: Canadiens acquire a second round pick in 2016 from the Sabres for Josh Gorges. July 1, 2014. July 20, 2014.
36. Web site: Wild acquire forward Moulson from Sabres. National Hockey League. March 5, 2014. March 5, 2014.
37. Web site: Sabres acquire rights to Vesey from Predators. June 20, 2016. June 20, 2016.
38. Web site: Ducks Acquire LW McGinn from Buffalo in Exchange for a 2016 Conditional Third-Round Pick. February 29, 2016. February 29, 2016.
39. Web site: Sabres trade F McGinn to Ducks. February 29, 2016. February 29, 2016.
40. Web site: Left wing Kyle Palmieri acquired by Devils in deal with Ducks. June 26, 2015. June 26, 2015.
41. Web site: Devils' trade for Kyle Palmieri is finalized. June 27, 2015. June 29, 2015.
42. Web site: Devils trade Jaromir Jagr to Panthers for picks. February 26, 2015. February 26, 2015.
43. Web site: Wild acquire Bergenheim from Panthers in trade. February 24, 2015. February 24, 2015.
44. Web site: Trades completed during 2015 NHL Draft weekend. June 27, 2015. June 27, 2015.
45. Web site: Flames acquire Backstrom, sixth round pick from Minnesota for Jones. February 29, 2016. February 29, 2016.