Pierre-Marc Bouchard Will Return in 2008-09

Saturday, July 26th Gm Doug Riseborough announced that the Wild have settled on a deal with forward Pierre-Marc Bouchard. Bouchard was briefly on the trading block, and his future with the Wild was anything but certain. Now, it appears as though the Wild have every intention of keeping him in a Minnesota jersey as long as they can.

The deal is reportedly worth $20.4 million over five years (more than they were paying Rolston). Putting up 63 points last year, with a team record 50 assists, Bouchard has proven that he is an indispensable part of the offense. He even showed up to the playoffs last season (few members of the Wild did…), which likely cemented him as someone they were likely to resign.

~ by minnesotawildtimes on July 29, 2008.