IanP27 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 We only ask this question because the consensus is that he’ll be traded by the Arizona Coyotes prior to the March 2 deadline. The skinny: Yandle is a 27-year-old defenseman who’s signed through next season for a cap hit of $5.25 million, after which he can become an unrestricted free agent. So far this season, he has four goals and 23 assists in 43 games while logging an average of 24:10 in ice time. League-wide, only Blues d-man Kevin Shattenkirk has more power-play points (24) than Yandle (17). Minnesota. The Wild could probably use another big-minute d-man, if only to lessen Ryan Suter‘s workload. Plus, their power play isn’t very good, and Yandle could help there. NBC Sports Any thoughts on this? Realistically what would it cost the Wild, and would Yandle bring enough to the team for what it would cost them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hf101 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 I don't think Yandle is the right d-man for the Wild and is probably not worth a trade. Phoenix has a decent number of defensive prospects also they probably are be looking for offense. If they could do a Yandle for Vanek trade straight up it would be a win for the Wild for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yave1964 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Well every contender should at least kick the tires on him, a top pair offensive d-man, he obviously fits in better with some than others. Teams (in contention) in need of a defenseman with his talents, IMHO include: San Jose: other than Burns no offense from the back end Detroit: same other than replace Burns with Kronwall Vancouver Possibly the Avalanche if they believe they are in the race. Those would be my top four destinations for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam1986 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 no from the flyers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I'm with Jam....as long as its NOT the Flyers then go for it. Was never a big fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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