from Michael Russo of the Star Tribune,

What about Florida’s Tomas Fleischmann as a fill-in for Zucker?

A: Of the rental wingers, his skill is more intriguing than most and the Wild has inquired. The Wild has also inquired with Florida about Sean Bergenheim and Arizona about Antoine Vermette. As for defensemen, it has inquired about costly Andrej Sekera (Carolina), Jeff Petry (Edmonton) and Zbynek Michalek (Arizona).

Russo has a sense of humor too...

Since the Kevin Garnett trade, do you see a Marian Gaborik trade in the future?

A: I’ll go with no.

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