Jonas Brodin’s return bolsters Wild defensive depth

Jonas Brodin’s return bolsters Wild defensive depth

There was very little to nit-pick about the Wild’s season debut, as they handled the Blues in both ends of the ice, and skated out of St. Louis on Thursday with a convincing 5-0 win. But improving health on defense allowed coach John Hynes to make one notable change in the lineup for the home opener, with veteran Jonas Brodin replacing work-in-progress David Jiricek on the blue line. Brodin, 32, missed the season opener following offseason surge…

Central Notes: Connor, Dickinson, Brodin

While the fact that Kyle Connor received a no-move clause and significant signing bonus money ($41MM) in his eight-year, $96MM extension with the Jets may not seem like a big deal, it was for Winnipeg.  As Pierre LeBrun noted in his latest column for The Athletic (subscription link), those were two elements that GM Kevin Cheveldayoff had never put in a contract before.  However, Connor’s agent, Wasserman’s Rich Evans, told LeBrun that they were …